Acer Altos easyStore M2 User Manual - Page 169

147 Note: If you created groups (as described in "Adding a group" on page 133), you can perform this step with the Group Tab. This tab will display all groups. For example, if you created a group named Group1, and added User2 and User3 to that group and none of them will be assigned access to the shared folder. Select Group1 and click RO (Read-Only). User2 and User3 are not assigned access. This allows you to specify unique access rights for those users. For example, if you User3 and click RW (Read/Write), User3 would have read/write access to the shared folder and everyone else in Group1 would have read-only access to it. Expanding shared storage The disk space on your storage system is divided into three sections: • One for shared folders • One for backups of your computer HDDs. • One contains free space that can be used for either of the above. The Storage Status view on the Home page shows how much disk space is currently allocated for shared folders, how much is used by backups, and how much is available for either. You can expand the amount of disk space allocated for shared folders (as long as free disk space is available), but you cannot reduce it without reconfiguring your HDDs and losing all your data. Therefore, it is recommended that you allocate the least amount of space for shared folders until all the computer HDDs that you plan to protect have been backed up to the storage system. To expand the amount of disk space allocated for shared folders: 1 In the navigation bar, click Shared Folders. 2 Select the shared folder you to expand, then click Expand. 3 Specify the amount of disk space to allocate. You can choose to allocate the maximum available space or specify any amount. It is recommended that you limit expansion to 20 GB at a time due to the extensive processing time required for large expansions. To allocate additional space, select Additional disk space and specify 1 GB or higher. You can specify only whole numbers.)