Windows 10: Storage Space Becomes Unformatted

RegardingEdition Windows 10 Pro Version 20H2 Installed on ‎07/‎28/‎21 OS build 19042.1466 Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.3920.0 Running onDell Inspiron 660S Processor IntelR CoreTM i3-3240 CPU @ 3.40GHz 3.40 GHz Installed RAM 8.00 GB 7.88 GB usable After a system reboot, my Storage Spaces drive shows as unformatted, despite the fact that the storage pool does not report a problem other than recommending I add more storage and the physical drives are okay both show green check marks. I am using two-way mirroring and the storage space size is 16TB. Currently usin

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Will any formatted drive work in Storage Spaces?

Original title: Storage Spaces

Will any formatted drive work in Storage Spaces? I read in a post that the drives had to be unformatted.

 

Post update storage space problem

Unfortunately as the storage space is seen as an unformatted drive after the update it is not possible to change the drive letter.

I could reapply the update after changing the drive letter but hold out little hope of getting a different result.

 

Storage Space and Space Pooling in x32Win10ProV20H2

Thank you very much for your reply.


You don't show a screenshot, so I am uncertain to which part of the process of creating a storage space you are referring. I pointed you to the tutorials. I now provide you with a screenshot of part of one of them, which shows a warning which might be what you are referring to.





Your question about double storage / redundancy appears to relate to the normal operation of storage spaces once configured, so seems obscure.

My impression is that few here have used storage spaces.

Note too the warning in
Create a New Pool and Storage Space in Windows 10