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USB Formatting Capacity Limit
Hello guys, Quick help pls? Running OS 6.1.1 1 - I have a USB 3.0 to SATA Dual-Bay USB 3.0 Hard Drive Docking Station attached to my NAS which was previously with two 3TB disks and now th...
What do you mean by partition table problem? This disk is brand new and was one of the disks installed in the NAS. I replace it by an 8TB disk and decided to use it in the USB dock station for backup purposes. As I said, when I plug it into Windows it formats very well and shows the full capacity. The only thing I can't remember right now is if I converted the disk into GPT on Windows. You think that could be the problem? I can be wrong but to have a single volume in a 4TB drive I need to use GPT right? or should I use Dynamic?
Tks,
Yes, GPT is the correct choice.
The NAS "Format" function does not actually repartition the drive (to prevent accidental data loss), so what actually got formatted was probably the root or swap partition.
What I know for sure is that after formatting the drive on Windows there is a folder there called System Volume Information. I probably need to plug this drive on Windows again and format it using Paragon Hard Disk Manager to see what happens because sometimes Windows create a small volume for system files when format and that could be confusing the NAS formatting?
JohnnyR2D2 wrote:
What I know for sure is that after formatting the drive on Windows there is a folder there called System Volume Information. I probably need to plug this drive on Windows again and format it using Paragon Hard Disk Manager to see what happens because sometimes Windows create a small volume for system files when format and that could be confusing the NAS formatting?
Well, it's working ok now, so you could leave well enough alone.
The system volume folder is just a hidden system folder - its not a partition.
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