Locked out of my NAS!

[sktn77a]

I used the default formatting for NAS (is that ext4 on a ds218play)? I’m not aware that I activated versioning, is that on by default?

 

[Telos]

I used the default formatting for NAS (is that ext4 on a ds218play)? I’m not aware that I activated versioning, is that on by default?

Look and see. I can't do that from here. Storage Manager and Synology Drive Server can tell you.

 

[sktn77a]

Yes, it's EXT4 (apparently the only option for the internal drives on the DS218play). I've looked for a backup/versioning option but can't find anything.

 

[Telos]

Yes, ext4... So onto Synology Drive... Just FYI... but any shared folders for which versioning is enabled will double their file storage use at the outset. For example, if you choose to version a 500GB shared folder, 1TB of space is required.... 500GB for the active files, and 500 GB for a baseline copy that versioning uses (not applicable to btrfs formatted volumes).

For Synology Drive Server... you can see versioning here:

 

[sktn77a]

OK, thanks. I( can't do anything with Drive server right now as I keep getting the eror message "drive full". I'm deleting some folders but that (apparently) is going to take some time!

 

[Telos]

Unless you have a specific need for Drive, perhaps uninstall Drive Server fully, including settings/backups/versions.

Then examine your drive contents.

Alternately, you can stop Synology Driver Server, SSH in to your NAS and examine folder sizes. If the @synologydrive folder is the issue, delete it (which will delete all backups/versions). After exiting SSH, check your drive utilization.

 

[sktn77a]

Being a bit of a neophyte, I won't be messing with SSH. I'll delete some more files and then see if I can turn off any versioning that may have been set.

-- post merged: 22. Jul 2021 --

OK, I'm able to access it now and see the page you posted above. How do I clear out the versions (there are 32)?

 

[fredbert]

To clear the versions and also the associated Drive database storage: select the Team folder then click Versioning. You can either reduce the maximum versions (which will reduce DB storage) or just disable version control. Repeat for other Team folders.

[DSM 6 screenshot]

 

[akahan]

Agree with Fredbert, but I would point out that when you reduce the number of versions saved, or otherwise change the versioning, it can take time (more than a few minutes...) to see the effects. You won't see an immediate reduction in disk space usage, you have to be patient.

 

[sktn77a]

OK, thanks all. I've got my storage space back to where it was before I installed Drive (that package has been disabled now).

Back to the original issue in the post: Why am I blocked out of my drive on the local network???

EDIT: A bit more investigation reveals that it was my desktop (192.168.1.20) on my local network that was permanently blocked. I deleted that IP address in the autoblock section but wonder why it was blocked in the first place?