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Deleting files does not free up disk space
I am running a ReadyNAS 312 with the 6.2.0 firmware. Two 1TB drives mirrored. I am encountering a problem which seems to be somewhat common. That is, when deleting files there is no resulting inc...
Okay, this is very odd timing. I checked immediately after making my original post and something like 70GB had appeared. The only thing which makes sense is that the snapshots I deleted (I only deleted the oldest few this morning) finally released their space. I don't know exactly how the snapshots work, but I suppose if the media files I deleted were all on one of the older snapshots then deleting those last few could make a huge difference.
I'll run a few more experiments but I'm still open to suggestion.
Thanks...
I'll run a few more experiments but I'm still open to suggestion.
Thanks...
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