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Before you begin, ensure that you meet the following conditions:
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- The disk you want to remove must be healthy and mounted.
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- This method allows you to remove only one disk at a time.
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- Note that there is no official support from LimeTech for this process; please proceed with caution.
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This method will erase all data on the selected disk. Please verify that all files, including hidden files, are removed before proceeding.
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This method will erase all data on the selected disk. Please verify that all important data has been moved before proceeding.
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To remove a disk using the parity-preserve method:
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1.**Remove disk from shares:**Ensure the disk is excluded from all shares, including global share settings.
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2.**Start the array:** Start the array with the disk assigned and mounted.
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1.**Start the array in maintnance mode:**Click on the disk you want to remove and then click the **Erase** button. This will erase the file system from the device while still maintaining parity, then stop the array.
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2.**Start the array:** Start the array in normal mode, the disk to be erased won't mount but the remaining disks will be online during the process.
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3.**Record array assignments:** Note your array assignments, especially the %%parity drive|parity-drives%%, as a safety measure.
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4.**(Optional) Enable Turbo Write:** For faster zeroing, enable Reconstruct Write ("Turbo Write") in **Settings → Disk Settings**, but only if all drives are healthy.
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5.**Zero out the disk:** Use the alternative command-line method below to manually zero out the disk.
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umount /mnt/diskX
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2. With newer releases we need to mount a dummy fs image in place of the disk that we unmounted, or the array won't stop in the end:
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