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Running Out of Space on a NAS or Server
Your NAS or server is full or close to it. Start with the question that matches what you have, or open the Upgrade Advisor and enter your drives.
Questions
- What Is the Right Way to Expand TrueNAS Storage?
It depends on your free bays. - Can I Mix Different Size Hard Drives in a NAS?
Yes, in most cases, but the array type decides how much of each drive you get. - Can I Replace One Drive in RAID 5 With a Larger Drive?
Yes, but on RAID 5 one larger drive adds no usable space by itself. - My Plex Server Is Running Out of Storage: How Do I Expand It?
First find out which drive is full: the one with your media, or the one with the Plex Media Server data directory. - How Do I Replace My Synology Drives With Larger Drives?
Swap one drive at a time and let the pool finish its repair before you pull the next; Synology, QNAP, UGREEN and Asustor all say one at a time. - My Synology NAS Is Running Out of Space: What Should I Do?
Check what is filling the volume before you buy anything: Recycle Bins, snapshots and file clones can hold space, and a volume can grow into free pool space at no cost. - How Do I Upgrade My Unraid Parity Drive to a Larger Disk?
Only a disk larger than your current parity disk calls for a parity change.
Tools
- NAS Upgrade Advisor: See how much space each way of upgrading gives you, and how many rebuilds it takes.