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Hi, Thanks very much for the advice, I'll give that a try. Martin

One idea came to mind, would it be possible to copy the data onto a Windows spare drive as a backup and then re-format the 2 x 2tb drives then put them back into the nas then copy the data back from the backup drive and see if that uses the whole of the available disk space. As it seems that despite performing a scan and a…

Hi, Thanks for the excellent explanation. Unfortunately, that repair is beyond me so I have to manage it as it is for now. I cannot find a backdoor for such an old NAS so the only other option is to buy a new one and hope that can repair the errors. Martin

Hi, I have performed the operations as per the instructions. The final step where I attempt to expand the drives to use the full space gives this:- Then I tried an expand and got this Scan Result Phase 1 - find and verify superblock... Phase 2 - using internal log - scan filesystem freespace and inode maps... - found root…

Hi Folks, I have checked all over the net but can't find an answer so is there anyone out there who can advise me how to fix this problem, please? Thanks, Martin

Hi, Thanks for the reply. Update I removed a disk restarted the nas, stooped it re-inserted the 2nd disk, and am now trying a repair to see what happens. Before I use the program you suggested I ran another scan as there doesn't appear to be a repair option for the 2 disks in raid 1 the result was this Scan Result Phase 1…

Hi, Thanks fro replying. I have 2 x 1tb disks installed at the start. Removed 1 and installed a new 2tb disk. Rebuilt the raid 1 volume then removed the 2nd 1tb disk and installed another new 2tb disk rebuilt and then used the expand function to be able to use the full amount of space. As far as I recall the disks showed…

Hi Mijzelf, A further update: I had missed the OK box at the bottom pressing that solved the problem, thanks very much. Martin Thank you for your information.8-)) I am surprised that it needs repair but I suppose that is just windows for you. It is disconcerting to see the screen go grey without any indication as to how…