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nmgeek
Jul 14, 2023Tutor
Time Machine tries to back up /Volumes/.timemachine
Today, I attempted to restore a file from the Time Machine backups stored on my ReadyNAS and, at first, could not get the Restore button to show active (instead of gray). After reviewing Time Machin...
StephenB
Jul 15, 2023Guru - Experienced User
nmgeek wrote:
I have 12TB of storage. Is it really true that more than 2TB of my disk space has to be empty for the NAS to have reasonable performance? How does it use that "empty" space?
I always recommend keeping at least 15% free space, especially if you have snapshots enabled. Snapshots can very quickly grow, and fill the volume completely.
BTRFS can misbehave if it ever runs out of space and posters here have lost their volumes when it became full.
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