Drobo storage system User Manual page 11

6. A progress bar will be shown during the formatting process.
7. You will receive a confirmation dialog when formatting is complete, click OK and Drobo is ready for use.
Tip: When you add or upsize drives to Drobo after initial formatting, you will get immediate access to any additional
capacity. Once formatted, Drobo will handle formatting any new hard drives that you may add to it until the actual
capacity is greater than the volume size. When this occurs, an additional pool of storage is created with an equal size to
the previous volume. When this new pool of storage is created, Drobo will guide you through the process of formatting
this new volume. Be sure to only format the newly created volume to ensure your existing data is retained.
Tip: Use the Drobo Dashboard Format button when you wish to erase all data the drives in Drobo. This should only be
used when you are confident you want to erase all data on the drives in Drobo.
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