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Chapter 6 Storage Screens
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6.8.1 Creating or Editing an External Volume
" Creating a volume on a USB device formats it. All data on the USB device is
lost.
Click Storage > External Storage > Volume > Create to display the external (USB-
connected) volume creation screen as shown next. You can also select an existing external
volume and click the Edit icon. Use this screen to add or edit external storage volumes.
" Keep an encrypted volume’s password or USB key in a safe place. You cannot
access a locked volume without the password or USB key. All of the volume’s
data will be unusable. If you use a USB key, keep backup copies. Do not use
the USB key for anything else (do not store data on it or format it).
Figure 138 Storage > External Storage > Volume > Create
The following table describes this screen.
Table 36 Storage > External Storage > Volume Create
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Available Disk(s) Select the external (USB) device upon which you want to create the
volume.
Volume Name Type a volume name from 1 to 31 characters. To ease management, it is
highly recommended that each volume use a unique name.
Acceptable characters are all alphanumeric characters and " " [spaces],
"_" [underscores], and "." [periods].
The first character must be alphanumeric (A-Z 0-9).
The last character cannot be a space " ".