Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/12/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That worked. I'm not sure how I did it, but I changed the file system, deleted the volume, and when I reformatted it completely, it shows 2794.39 GB. Thanks! Tina On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 5:13 PM, Leo Wesson <leowesson at gmail.com> wrote: > Probably. Maybe the drive thinks it is still in the raid. > > Thanks! > > Leo Wesson > Photographer/Videographer > 817.733.9157 > www.leowesson.com > > > > > On Dec 18, 2013, at 4:07 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > > > Yes, Windows does that as it initiates the drive, but it was a quick > > format. Maybe I should do a thorough one? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Tina > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 4:55 PM, Leowesson <leowesson at gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Tina, did you reformat the drive after u took it out of the drobo? > >> > >> Leo Wesson > >> www.leowesson.com > >> > >>> On Dec 18, 2013, at 15:48, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi, Geoff - > >>> > >>> I still have the Drobo. I just replaced one of its 3TB drives with a > 4TB > >>> one and am switching the 3TB to my JBOD enclosure. It is just an > >> enclosure > >>> with no software. The drives slide in and out. Right now I have the > >> Drobo > >>> with 4 4TB installed. Two JBOD enclosures - they each have 1 3TB and 3 > >> 2TB > >>> drives. I'm replacing one of the 2TB drives in the enclosure with the > >> 3TB > >>> drive that came out of the Drobo. I had counted on having all of the > 3TB > >>> to back-up my scans. I didn't have this problem when I installed the > >> other > >>> two 3TB drives in the enclosures. Everything is exactly the same so I > >>> can't figure out why it's refusing to let me allocate half a terabyte > of > >>> space! > >>> I do wish somebody could come and sit at my computer to figure it out. > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> > >>> Tina > >>> > >>> > >>> On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 4:04 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at > >>> gmail.com > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Yep, I was trying to provide some sort of practical response based on > >> what > >>>> was in Tina's query. Many users don't want to have to deal with > >> partitions > >>>> and drivers and the like. Living with the 2TB limit might be the > >> simplest > >>>> and no risk outcome. Sitting at the machine with Tina would be the > ideal > >>>> assistance plan of course. > >>>> Tina is talking about a non-bootable disk I think. I assume in an > >> external > >>>> enclosure. At one point Tina had a Drobo unit ( which can deal with > the > >>>> bigger disks of course) but maybe no longer? > >>>> > >>>> I've never used any HDD's larger than 2TB as yet so I'll bow out. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Cheers > >>>> Geoff > >>>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> On 19 December 2013 06:20, R. Clayton McKee <rcmphoto at yahoo.com> > >> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> On Wed, 12/18/13, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> I assume that you have Windows 7 (or Vista)? This can't be > >>>>>> done with earlier windows than that. > >>>>>> For whatever its worth, my understanding is that 2 TB is a > >>>>>> limit due to the way windows deals with partitions. > >>>>> > >>>>> It's a limit for some partition types, but not a limit on physical > >> drive > >>>>> size. The worst case is that you may have to use multiple partitions > >> on > >>>>> the same physical unit.... As I understand it, most 7 boxes can > >> handle > >>>>> physical drives up to something outrageous like 256 TB. > >>>>> > >>>>> I sub-partition drives routinely as it makes it somewhat easier for > me > >> to > >>>>> organize the system. I've never had any kind of issue with this at > >> all. > >>>>> > >>>>> The partition reservation thing may be a limit in the JBOD box > firmware > >>>> or > >>>>> the indexing routines, neither of which I have any experience with. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> R. Clayton McKee > >>>>> PhotoJournalist > >>>>> from somewhere just south of somewhere else... > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Tina Manley > >>> http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Tina Manley > > http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com