Synology ds216j expand storage problem

adbp1 · 4 Feb 2017 at 12:52

Hi all, A while back i bought a ds216j with 4tb from ocuk to use as storage for kodi and quickly filled it with my movies/tv shows, so i bought a new 4tb to add to it, ive added the new 4tb but somehow not expanded but mirrored the existing drive now i cannot unmirror or expand.
the option to manage is greyed out.

can someone please explain to me how to fix this without loosing my data.

ive tried to google but everyone post i find tells me to go to manage but i cant as its greyed out.

EDIT: it tells me its a hybrid raid (SHR)

thanks Ali

adbp1 · 4 Feb 2017 at 13:11

Thanks for reply, i feared this was going to be the case.

adbp1 · 4 Feb 2017 at 13:19

sods law ive got a 4tb external but its half full so need to offload that before i can offload nas, heres for a long weekend of data moving!!

adbp1 · 6 Feb 2017 at 17:42

Ive got 90% of the data backed up, the odd tv show or movie im not to worried about, I wanted more space for the media centre so can i grab from 1 location instead of accessing multiple locations.
I will invest in a 4 or 6 bay when more moneys come my way!