Hello,
I tried the deduplication feature on my file server which has 2,12 TB of files.
See the result - GREAT! (Sorry, i cannot add the picture since my account is not validated yet)
The picture says:
Properties of Folder 'share'
724 358 Files, 123 837 Folders.
Size: 2,12 TB
Size on disk: 8,60 GB
Ok but this can't be true. This is a copy of a real productive share and there are even single TIF and AVI Files that are bigger then 8,6 GB. So i am a bit afraid what would happen if i go productive with it and the disk gets full or whatever...
I tried to disable deduplication, but then it still shows 99% saving in Server manager / Volumes and also with Get-dedupvolume. This is the ouput:
Enabled UsageType SavedSpace SavingsRate
Volume
------- --------- ---------- -----------
------
False Default 0 B
0 % E:
False Default 2.12 TB 99 %
F:
How can it save 99% when dedup is disabled?
I tried everything. Run dedupjobs again, also with the unoptimize parameter, garbagecollect etc. Also tried to uninstall dedup feature and install it again. chkdsk, .... Nothing helps.
So my question is:
1.) what can i do to really totally reset the deduplication on this server? Can i just delete the 'System Volume Information' directory?