6 Select the file system type and formatting options:
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Perform a quick format — Formats the volume or partition without scanning for bad sectors in
the volume or partition. Check this box to use this format method.
NOTE:
To decrease the disk formatting time, use the Quick Format option.
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Enable file and folder compression — Used only if you selected the NTFS format. Check this box
to use this format method.
7 Click OK to begin formatting.
A progress bar displays in the list view.
Deleting a Partition or Volume
NOTICE:
You must delete all shares and shadow copies from your volume before you delete the volume. If a volume
is removed before all shares of that volume have been removed, the NAS MMC may not display the shares correctly.
1 Right-click the designated volume, and then click Delete Volume.
2 Click Yes to delete or No to cancel.
The volume is removed immediately if you click Yes.
Working With Dynamic Volumes
Dynamic volumes are volumes created on dynamic disks using the Disk Management tool. This section
discusses how to create and extend dynamic volumes.
Creating a Dynamic Volume
1 Launch the Disk Management utility.
2 In the bottom half of the window, right click on the basic disk that you want to configure as dynamic
and click Convert to Dynamic Disk.
3 In the Convert to Dynamic Disk window, click to select the disk(s) that you want to convert and then
click OK.
4 When the Disks to Convert window appears, click Convert.
Extending a Dynamic Simple or Spanned Volume
You can extend a volume only if the following are true:
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The volume is formatted as NTFS.
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The volume was originally created on a dynamic disk.
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Unallocated space exists on a dynamic disk onto which the volume will be extended.
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