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2 Click Drives to format an internal drive or USB Drives to format an external drive.

3 Select the drive or array to format and click Format Disk.

Note: If you connect an external drive to the LinkStation and the drive status is still shown as “Unformatted”,

refresh the status by clicking Rediscover Disk. If the status doesn’t change, disconnect and reconnect the USB

drive.

4 Select a format type and click Format.

5 The “Confirm Operation” screen will open. Enter the confirmation number and click OK.

6 Depending on the size of your drive, the format may take several minutes or several hours to complete. The

power LED will flash during the format. Shared folders cannot be accessed during a format. Click OK when

completed.

Chapter 4 Storage Management