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ReadyNAS 104 Missing Disk Space
Hi, I have a Netgear ReadyNas 104, I have 2 volumes as Raid 0, its only for tv and movies so no backups required. I have moved 997gb of data from one volume to another, but the available size of the ...
Snapshots are a bit like the windows recycle bin. When you moved the files to the other volume, the NAS deleted the originals after the copy. So they end up in the snapshot (just like they'd end up in the recycle bin/trash if you did this on a PC). So they aren't backups at all.
If you keep delete the TV shows after you watch them, then you probably should stop snapshots from being made automatically. If you keep the TV shows for the long term, then you might want to delete the snapshots you have now, but let the NAS make new ones. That would give you some protection from accidental deletion, and fix your space problem.
To stop new snapshots from being created , go into the web admin ui.
Select "shares", then click on the share the files were originally in.
Then choose settings.
Set the snapshot schedule to "never".
Then you can delete the snapshots you already made by
select "shares", then click on the share
then choose "recover"
You'll see a list of folders that are just dates.
Right click on each of the date folders, and select delete. (don't click recover button at the bottom!)
If you keep delete the TV shows after you watch them, then you probably should stop snapshots from being made automatically. If you keep the TV shows for the long term, then you might want to delete the snapshots you have now, but let the NAS make new ones. That would give you some protection from accidental deletion, and fix your space problem.
To stop new snapshots from being created , go into the web admin ui.
Select "shares", then click on the share the files were originally in.
Then choose settings.
Set the snapshot schedule to "never".
Then you can delete the snapshots you already made by
select "shares", then click on the share
then choose "recover"
You'll see a list of folders that are just dates.
Right click on each of the date folders, and select delete. (don't click recover button at the bottom!)
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