Windows 10: storage pool, cannot change or delete in W10

Discus and support storage pool, cannot change or delete in W10 in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I want to change a storage pool capacity (to fully utilize 4x4TB drives) or delete the storage pool and space and start over. All help I can find... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by Kevin99C, Dec 18, 2018.

  1. Kevin99C Win User

    storage pool, cannot change or delete in W10


    I want to change a storage pool capacity (to fully utilize 4x4TB drives) or delete the storage pool and space and start over. All help I can find shows a "change" and "delete" button; all I have is View files. The powershell method of deleting didn't work either. All data can get wiped/formatted. Any ideas what's wrong or what to do?


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    Kevin99C, Dec 18, 2018
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  2. paulis109 Win User

    How do you recover old files /data prior to a Storage Pool (Delete pool is the only option thus far)

    I am looking for any suggestions as I have spent nearly 20+ hours working with MS and reading through blogs and creating/deleting storage pools to simulate scenarios.

    Basically I had storage pool that had a "Retired" drive and when working with Microsoft they asked me to use a USB drive and attach to existing storage pool to remove the other.

    Adding the USB Drive (2 TB w/ 1.5 existing backup data) sorta worked but ended up having to remove the storage pool and recreate.

    However the old pool still shows my old drives + the one "OK" good USB Drive that is part of the pool. But the Storage pool is "Red" and has an error of Inaccessible; check the physical drives section and only allows me to delete the pool.

    I do NOT want to delete in fear (and tested) that it will remove my USB backup drive from the storage but also make my data inaccessible (data on the drive prior to being part of the pool. 2-way mirror

    I purchased data recovery software and scanned the drives and see some of the data but the name/file structure seems a little off and my preference would be to be able to access my original files on the USB (Videos and pictures mainly) and delete the useless
    storage pool.

    Does anyone know how to access data prior to being part of a storage pool or find a safe way to remove/delete a pool from a s
     
    paulis109, Dec 18, 2018
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  3. 333t Win User
    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?
     
  4. rlmosk Win User

    storage pool, cannot change or delete in W10

    Not happy with Storage Pools.

    Thanks for your reply. I already read the Storages & spaces FAQ
    before I posted this query. Maybe I still don't understand how this Storage Pool works. I do understand what you are saying about
    C: Drive. But Cstorage pool, cannot change or delete in W10 :Drive also holds the "Library" files. These are the files I wish to delete on
    Cstorage pool, cannot change or delete in W10 :Drive to free up space because they are now on the Storage Pool drives. The 2 extra Storage Pool drives are internal HD's in my tower. If this is the way the Storage Pool works, then I'd rather not have the Storage Pool and I'll just backup
    my Library Files (pictures, videos, music, documents) on my internal HDs. Is there a way to reverse the Storage Pool I just created?

    Thanks.
     
    rlmosk, Dec 18, 2018
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