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Deleting Files and Snapshots does not free up space - UI shows no more snapshots to delete
My ReadyNAS 104, running OS 6.5 was getting tight on space a couple months ago (4 x 4Tb). I deleted all the snapshots, but the UI still shows the snapshots taking up a bunch of space. Fast forwa...
If you are comfortable with the support implications of using SSH you could do e.g.
# touch /.force_snapshots_upgrade # systemctl restart readynasd
Thank you. Is there anything I can do to correct the problem or delete the snapshots? Or am I stuck wiping the NAS?
If you are comfortable with the support implications of using SSH you could do e.g.
# touch /.force_snapshots_upgrade # systemctl restart readynasd
Huzzah my friend! You have solved my mystery painlessly! Thank you much! I'm watching the snapshots disappear one by one, and my unused space grow by the Mb.
Those commands result in the snapshots being upgraded so they show in the GUI so you can then delete them from the GUI.
Space will only be freed up when every snapshot containing the deleted file has been deleted.
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