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ckj1980
Aspirant
Apr 26, 2016
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Deleting Snapshots

Hi all,   I'm cleaning up a RN2120 and have deleted all shares however there is approx 1.6Tb in use for Snapshots for those folders I just deleted.   How do I clear this off?   Will a SCRUB rem...
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    mdgm-ntgr
    Apr 27, 2016

    From your problem description it sounds like most likely you created your volume on very old firmware, which is why I liked the idea of destroying the volume and creating a new one (or even doing a factory reset - wipes all data, settings, everything).

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mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Apr 26, 2016

If  you've deleted all the shares you may as well delete the volume (destroying any remaining data on that) as well and create a new volume.

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StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Apr 26, 2016
mdgm wrote:

If  you've deleted all the shares you may as well delete the volume (destroying any remaining data on that) as well and create a new volume.

I agree, but wanted to add that you should install your apps first, and reinstall after you create a new volume.

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