FAQ

Can I Convert a Static Volume to Thin or Thick?

Last modified date: 2020-10-08

Applied models:

All NAS Series

Applied Firmware:

4.4.1 or above

It is not possible to convert a static volume to a thin or thick volume (also called “flexible volumes”).

Static volumes are created directly from a RAID group. While thin or thick volumes are created inside a Storage Pool.

To be able to use the flexible volumes features, one would need to:

Backup data from the static volume
Remove the static volume
Create new Storage Pool
Create a thin or thick volume inside the new Storage Pool
Copy the data back.

Related documents:

https://www.qnap.com/en/how-to/knowledge-base/article/what-is-the-difference-between-static-volume-thin-volume-and-thick-volume

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