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Size of files/folders vs "size on disk" MASSIVELY different?
Hi there, I'm on my NVX via a windows 8.1 machine, just going through some image folders and tidying up a little, when I realised there is a simply massive disparity between the "size" and the "size on disk" reported by the folder/file properties when browsing the share in Windows.
I really do mean massive. A folder with 144kB of data is listed as being 400MB in size, for example. More: 6MB > 1.05GB. 102MB > 7.03GB. 152MB > 74GB.
I've read somewhere that the ReadyNAS may report unusually high filesizes as this somehow speeds up SMB. Is this what's happening here? All my data seems to be intact (it is also backed up, by the way), I'm mostly wondering if this is an effect of having just expanded the array (went from 1.36TB to 2.7ish today as I swapped in a larger drive). I suppose I should add that I've never noticed this before, either, although my observational skills are not stellar so perhaps it's slipped under my radar over the last year or so :D
Oh, should also add that this is only really happening in the pictures and documents share as far as I can see right now. No hidden files are present (that I can find, anyway). Does not seem to correlate with file quantity but does seem worse where smaller files are involved (documents, pics). Big files in the movies, software folders etc are not showing the same disparity.
Hoping this is normal!! :)
I really do mean massive. A folder with 144kB of data is listed as being 400MB in size, for example. More: 6MB > 1.05GB. 102MB > 7.03GB. 152MB > 74GB.
I've read somewhere that the ReadyNAS may report unusually high filesizes as this somehow speeds up SMB. Is this what's happening here? All my data seems to be intact (it is also backed up, by the way), I'm mostly wondering if this is an effect of having just expanded the array (went from 1.36TB to 2.7ish today as I swapped in a larger drive). I suppose I should add that I've never noticed this before, either, although my observational skills are not stellar so perhaps it's slipped under my radar over the last year or so :D
Oh, should also add that this is only really happening in the pictures and documents share as far as I can see right now. No hidden files are present (that I can find, anyway). Does not seem to correlate with file quantity but does seem worse where smaller files are involved (documents, pics). Big files in the movies, software folders etc are not showing the same disparity.
Hoping this is normal!! :)
- I ran again the volume consistency check manually and it found volume scan was needed, so rebooted with the vol scan, it reported fixed problems...re-ran the scrub - that finished good in approx 7hrs. Problem still there on file count....so I installed TreeSize Pro - to find out in the 100+ folders - which one tripped the size, and low & behold - found the single file showing 16TB in size (yes, impossible on a NAS with only 2.6TB). It was a quickbooks file. Zero clue how, but I opened the file, backed it up, resaved and now the file size reports normal at 58mb. Whew!!! TG for treesize pro finding exactly what file. The wonders of why or how this can happen, but guess any corrupt file can produce strange results.
I am sure CP now will be happy I am not trying to push 17.1TB of data ...thru our unlimited data plan. :)
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- Something wrong with the disks could possibly explain it.
The disk scrub failed to complete? That worries me more than the sector count by itself. Is there anything in the log that indicates why it failed?
What is your backup status on the data? Though it will be tedious, you might need to start copying folder by folder to get everything off that you can. - I ran again the volume consistency check manually and it found volume scan was needed, so rebooted with the vol scan, it reported fixed problems...re-ran the scrub - that finished good in approx 7hrs. Problem still there on file count....so I installed TreeSize Pro - to find out in the 100+ folders - which one tripped the size, and low & behold - found the single file showing 16TB in size (yes, impossible on a NAS with only 2.6TB). It was a quickbooks file. Zero clue how, but I opened the file, backed it up, resaved and now the file size reports normal at 58mb. Whew!!! TG for treesize pro finding exactly what file. The wonders of why or how this can happen, but guess any corrupt file can produce strange results.
I am sure CP now will be happy I am not trying to push 17.1TB of data ...thru our unlimited data plan. :) - I'm glad you found it.
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