ZyXEL NAS326 User Guide - Page 97

Format the Volume

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Chapter 8 Storage Manager Table 29 Storage Manager > External Storage (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Eject Click this to eject the external volume. Status Volume Name File System Disk(s) Capacity Shared Folder Click Yes to eject the volume or No to exit this screen without saving changes. This field shows whether the volume is Normal, Unsupported, or Unformatted. Normal means the USB connected device is functioning properly. Unsupported means the USB connected device uses a file system the NAS does not support. Unformatted means the USB connected device is not formatted with a file system. Note: There is no explicit message from CIFS that tells users their volume is degraded or down. This field displays the volume name. If the status is Unsupported or Unformatted, the volume name displays "--". This field displays the file system that an external (USB or SD) volume is using. This field shows to which USB port the disk is connected. This field shows total disk size, the percentage of the volume being used and the percentage that is available. If the status is Unsupported, the capacity displays "Unknown". If the status is Unformatted, the capacity displays "--". This field displays the folder that shares files. Roll your mouse over the link and click it to display the files in the File Browser. 8.5.3 Format the Volume This allows you to format the connected USB disk. Click External Storage > Format to show the following screen. Note: Formatting the disk will also delete all your data in the USB drive. If the connected external volume has more than one partition, you can choose which partition you want to format. Cloud Storage User's Guide 97

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Chapter 8 Storage Manager
Cloud Storage User’s Guide
97
8.5.3
Format the Volume
This allows you to format the connected USB disk. Click
External Storage > Format
to show the
following screen.
Note: Formatting the disk will also delete all your data in the USB drive. If the connected
external volume has more than one partition, you can choose which partition you
want to format.
Eject
Click this to eject the external volume.
Click
Yes
to eject the volume or
No
to exit this screen without saving changes.
Status
This field shows whether the volume is
Normal
,
Unsupported,
or
Unformatted
.
Normal
means the USB connected device is functioning properly.
Unsupported
means the USB connected device uses a file system the NAS does not
support.
Unformatted
means the USB connected device is not formatted with a file system.
Note: There is no explicit message from CIFS that tells users their volume is degraded or
down.
Volume Name
This field displays the volume name. If the status is
Unsupported
or
Unformatted
, the
volume name displays “--”.
File System
This field displays the file system that an external (USB or SD) volume is using.
Disk(s)
This field shows to which USB port the disk is connected.
Capacity
This field shows total disk size, the percentage of the volume being used and the
percentage that is available. If the status is
Unsupported
, the capacity displays
“Unknown”. If the status is
Unformatted
, the capacity displays “--”.
Shared Folder
This field displays the folder that shares files. Roll your mouse over the link and click it to
display the files in the File Browser.
Table 29
Storage Manager > External Storage (continued)
LABEL
DESCRIPTION