Windows 10 Storage Spaces Issue: Adding drives doesn't increase free space

Question

Hi there,

I am hoping someone can shed some light on this problem. I have included snapshots of (1) Storage Spaces window and (2) Windows Explorer.

I have added new drives to both Storage Spaces: One is two-way mirror and the other is simple.

My expectation is that explorer should represent the same free space. Am I doing anything wrong?

When I go to the 'change' option, it won't let me increase the size of available space.

Any help would be much appreciated and if further information is required, please let me know. Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

Hi Carlos. I'm Greg, 10 years awarded Windows MVP, here to help you.

I would not use Storage spaces or any other RAID or modified RAID as it can lose your files if one hard drive dies. There's no good reason to use it with today's huge SSD storage drives and backup imaging.

Look over these threads to make your own decision or fix your problem:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/6wc...

https://superuser.com/questions/1295399/did-i-j...

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/conte...

https://www.ufsexplorer.com/articles/how-to/rec...

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-set...

https://techgenix.com/windows-10-storage-spaces/

I would personally uninstall Storage Spaces to reduce the risk:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedeta...

Report back results for each step so I know what else to suggest.

Feel free to ask back any questions. Based on the results you post back I may have other suggestions if necessary.

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