Windows 10: Storage spaces prepare for removal not an option

I have a 63 TB storage space, Storage spaces claims I am using 55.7 TB of 56.3 TB pool capacity. I already removed one drive from my pool and have moved files off the SS to reduce it's actual used space to 41.4 TB. Why does SS still think it is full? I cannot initiate a prepare for removal because the option does not show up.

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Microsoft storage space device?

Hi Misa

Please Note the following process will remove you drive form storage spaces, it will also wipe that drive back to Unallocated Space

Open the Settings App (gear icon on your Start Menu)

Go to System - Storage

Click 'Manage Storage Spaces'

Click 'Change Settings' and if necessary, confirm that choice

On that drive, click 'Prepare for Removal'

That drive will be listed as 'Preparing for removal'

Wait until that drive is listed as ' Ready to remove', Click Remove - Remove Drive

Then open Disk Management (accessible by right clicking your Start Button

Right clcik the Unallocated space on that drive and choose 'New - Simple Volume' then accept the defaults

You will then have a full clean drive ready to use . . .

 

How to remove a bad drive in Windows 10 storage spaces pool

Could someone list the steps involved in replacing a bad drive from a Windows 10 storage spaces pool? I cannot find any info on the Microsoft support site that is specific to Windows 10. Also, could you list the steps to remove a 'good' drive and replace
it with another drive if the process is different?

 

Storage spaces preparing for removal


Im running my media pc with storage spaced but 1 of my 500 GB drives failed so time to replace so got a 3tb drive and added it to my pool then left to optimize but 10.8% later the new drive failed *Sad having 2 drives fail took the whole storage pool away leaving me without all my files, i posted of the buggered drive, i now have the replacement here but optimization wont start at all and i cannot remove either failed drive as i dont have the space so i need to add a new drive, so i added 3 drives 1.8tb total but i still cant remove or optimize, so im in a pickle and i dont like pickles...