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Reclaim Deleted Space
I am using the ReadyNAS Ultra 2 in Windows. I deleted some large files but the NAS still shows no available space. There should be because the files totaled over 30GB in size. You can empty the trash ...
Ah yes, good point. But fragmentation shouldn't be an issue in this instance. I have a group of files that will rarely be removed and were all copied in one large block. I should account for damaged sectors, however, which can happen over the course of time.
What's odd is that I did another copy. This time I ended up being able to copy a few less files. I'm glad because I hit the 98% mark and stopped the copies, without clearly hitting the barrier. I have no idea how the software may have copied those extra files and into what space. HD space on an NFS drive contains more information than on the share so a 4TB to 4TB plan isn't going to happen. I'll probably take just a couple of files off for buffer but what you've said is good advice for my main NAS, which will constantly have copying back and forth and a variable number. Many thanks and at least I've got this interesting issue solved.
What's odd is that I did another copy. This time I ended up being able to copy a few less files. I'm glad because I hit the 98% mark and stopped the copies, without clearly hitting the barrier. I have no idea how the software may have copied those extra files and into what space. HD space on an NFS drive contains more information than on the share so a 4TB to 4TB plan isn't going to happen. I'll probably take just a couple of files off for buffer but what you've said is good advice for my main NAS, which will constantly have copying back and forth and a variable number. Many thanks and at least I've got this interesting issue solved.
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