How to Remove a Storage Pool/Volume?

Last modified date: 2022-03-30

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Storage Pools and Volumes can be removed from Storage & Snapshots > Storage > Storage/Snapshots page.

Notes:

All data contained in a volume will be deleted after its removal
If apps are installed in the volume, it is possible to migrate some of them to another volume prior to removing it 1
If the System Volume is removed, the NAS must be rebooted to recreate the default shared folders in another volume 2

How to remove a Volume:

Go to Storage & Snapshots > Storage > Storage/Snapshots
Select the volume and click on "Manage"
In the volume management window, click on "Remove" to open the Volume Removal Wizard
Confirm the removal by clicking on “Apply”.

How to remove a Storage Pool:

Go to Storage & Snapshots > Storage > Storage/Snapshots
Select the pool and click on "Manage"
In the storage pool management window, click on "Remove” > “Remove Pool”
Confirm the removal of all volumes/iSCSI LUN/Snapshots contained in the pool and click on “OK”.

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