Expanding Windows Storage Spaces

Hello...

I've recently added a couple of drives to my existing Storage Pool which is made up of the following drive sizes:

2x4TB
4x3TB

The pool is set for parity.

The total pool capacity showing is 18.1TB and currently using 8.27TB however when I check the drive within Windows Explorer it reads:

Storage space (drive V) 2.76TB free of 8.26TB

Please note that I have optimized the pool.

Am I missing something here as I would assume that the 8.26TB would increase to what the total pool capacity is (18.1TB)?

Please note I can increase the "Available pool capacity" from 9.91TB to 18.1TB but I'm concerned that I'll lose all my data.

Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Hi there, I know it's a bit of a late reply; though I've on several occasions increased space sizes and have never experienced any data loss. You simply click the "Change" link for your storage space "Drive V". Then in the "Storage Space Size (maximum)" field you increase this number to match your new higher capacity storage pool. You can even go higher like say 50TB; in case you want to add more storage to the pool later on.

Same subject double-posted at Windows Storage Spaces Questions - Windows 10 Forums

Berton said:

Same subject double-posted at Windows Storage Spaces Questions - Windows 10 Forums

Not the same subject, one involves expanding a storage space, the other in resiliency and columns.