Learn more about removing a hard drive
You can remove a hard drive from your server storage on the Server Storage tab of the console.
Important
If you add a hard drive to your server storage, you commit it to be part of your total server-storage space. You should not disconnect the hard drive to use it for other purposes. If you want to use the hard drive for other purposes, you should first select the hard drive and click Remove.
If you select a hard drive and then click Remove, the Remove a Hard Drive Wizard starts. The wizard helps you remove a hard drive from server storage. It first determines if you have enough remaining server storage for your files, folders, and backups and enough remaining server storage to continue Folder Duplication. If the remaining server storage is sufficient, the wizard attempts to move the files, folders, and backups from the hard drive to the remaining server storage.
The wizard first examines the hard drive and the remaining server storage.
If you have enough remaining server storage, you can continue and the wizard moves the folders and files from the hard drive to the remaining server storage. You can then disconnect the hard drive.
If you do not have enough remaining server storage, you can lose Folder Duplication, permanently lose files, permanently lose all of your home computer backups, or any combination of the three. The wizard calculates the exact consequences and shows them to you before the hard drive is actually removed from server storage.
To avoid these consequences, do the following:
Cancel the wizard.
Add another hard drive to server storage by using the Add a Hard Drive Wizard. The additional hard drive provides enough server storage for the Remove a Hard Drive Wizard to move the files.
Choose the hard drive that you want to remove, and then run the Remove a Hard Drive Wizard again to move the files and folders.
Disconnect the hard drive.
Warning
You will lose all files on a hard drive if you physically disconnected it from your home server without running the Remove a Hard Drive Wizard and you can no longer find the hard drive in order to connect it again. The consequences of removing the hard drive from server storage are displayed, but to protect your files you must reconnect the hard drive and run the Remove a Hard Drive Wizard.