FreeFileSync reports wrong HD size

Posts: 3 · toolman196105 13 Jun 2015, 17:23

I am using FFS for many years now and never had an issue till today. I replaced a 1TB HD in the NAS with a 2TB harddisk. Both the NAS and W8 report the HD being 2TB, however FFS tells me it is only 1TB. I have removed FFS, cleaned the register with CCleaner, re-installed, re-started the computer etc. etc. The error message keeps popping up. Anyone an idea how to change this? Appreciate your feedback

Posts: 1 · grayghost2 14 Jun 2015, 05:44

NAS How many bays?
All discs in the NAS must be same size/capacity

Posts: 7282 · Zenju 14 Jun 2015, 09:11

What FFS shows in a warning message is available size, not total size.

Posts: 3 · toolman196105 14 Jun 2015, 09:11

In the original set-up the NAS had 4 individual HDs: 2x2TB, 1x1TB, 1x500GB, these were all correctly reported by FFS.
In the new set-up it is 3x 2TB and 1x 1TB. Now FFS reports the new 2TB as 1GB, the others are reported correctly. That is what I don't understand.
Each HD is a copy of a HD/computer used in the family.

Posts: 3 · toolman196105 14 Jun 2015, 09:14

What FFS shows in a warning message is available size, not total size.Zenju

Zenju, it is a new HD which is formatted and is reported both in Windows and in the NAS as 2TB. It does not contain any data. Therefore it is strange that 1.3TB cannot fit, as well as the error warning of not enough capacity.

Posts: 7282 · Zenju 14 Jun 2015, 10:02

Zenju, it is a new HD which is formatted and is reported both in Windows and in the NAS as 2TB. It does not contain any data. Therefore it is strange that 1.3TB cannot fit, as well as the error warning of not enough capacity.toolman196105

Maybe you have some kind of quota set? FFS checks lpFreeBytesAvailable from GetDiskFreeSpaceEx, which reports the free space that is available for the current user in the current situation.