Chapter 4 Web Admin interface

Name

Storage

Descriptions

Disks

Format Disk

You may format disks in or connected to the LinkStation. All data on the disk will be deleted if the drive is formatted. Back up any important data before formatting a disk.

You cannot format a drive if you’ve scheduled a backup job. Also, do not format the drive if it’s configured as the backup target of another LinkStation.

The following tasks open a [Confirm Operation] screen.

Delete Folder

LinkStation's Restore Factory Defaults

Erase Disk of the LinkStation

Enter the number shown in the [Confirmation Number] field within 60 seconds, and click [Apply].

The LinkStation can format or recognize the following format types:

Format type

Descriptions

EXT3

EXT3 is recommended for external drives

(USB hard drive

attached to the LinkStation.

only)

• You can perform both Read and Write.

 

• Supports Journaling File System.

 

• May take a while to format (a few minutes to a

 

hour).

 

• Less space is available than XFS after

 

formatted.

 

• More files in 1 folder, slower the access space.

 

Note: An EXT3 Reader is included in this

 

package for reading EXT3 disks from a

 

Windows PC.

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