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For more information, refer to "Formatting Hard Drives".
Notes:
• Formatting deletes all data from a hard drive. Be careful! Back up any important data on a drive before
formatting it.
• Hard drives that are converted to a media cartridge do not support changing RAID modes, creating LVM
volume, or access restrictions.
• Hard drives that are converted to a media cartridge do not support connection to a computer for reading.
• Shared folders cannot be accessed during formatting.
• Do not turn off the TeraStation until formatting is complete.
Erase Data on the TeraStation Completely
Under some circumstances, data from a formatted drive can be recovered. To ensure that data is gone forever, follow the
procedure below to completely erase the data.
1
In the TeraStation's Web Admin interface, click [Management].
2
Click
next to [Restore/Erase].
3
Click [Execute a Complete Format of All Drive(s)].