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Deleting large file fails and crashes NAS
Hi all.
I have a 300GB file that I want to delete however when I try to do it via Windows or SSH it fails and crashes the NAS, meaning I have to remove the power to reboot it (it doesn't respond to...
You could try a single truncation via ssh
truncate -s 0 myfile.ext
Progressive truncation just uses different parameters for -s (size). For instance, -s 100G or -s 100M.
Echo is another tool that can truncate a file.
echo > myfile.ext
Either way, turn snapshots off before you do this. Perhaps also disable checksums and quota if they are enabled (look on the volume settings wheel).
If it works, I suggest running a balance afterwards. If that also locks up, then post back.
Running a disk text now. For a 4TB setup in RAID1 (4TBx2) how long should I expect this to take?
The last one I ran took 13 hours with a 4x6TB array with healthy disks. I'm not sure if it tests the drives sequentially or in parallel. Maybe assume about 8 hours.
If you have spindown enabled, maybe temporarily turn that off.
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