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The Disk Space Distribution page displays:
7 . To accept how the disk space will be proportioned f or shared folders and
backups
(only 200 MB will be allocated for shared folders), click F i nish .
If you wan t to allocate more space for shared folders, select Allocate more space
for shared folders and then specify how much space to allocate (either All
available disk space or Specified disk space ). If you select Specified
disk space , enter the number of gigabytes t o allocate for shared folders (the
minimum is 1 GB). Then click F i nish .
Note: You can expand t he amoun t of disk space allocated for shared
f
olders later (as long as free disk space is available), but you cannot reduce it
without
reconfiguring your disks and losing all your da t a .
If you plan to back up computer disks to your storage system, i t is
recommended
that you use the minimum amount of space for shared folders,
back
up all the computer disks that you plan to protect , and then expand the
space
allocated for shared folders. This ensures that adequate space is
available
for backups .
8 . When the confirmation message displays, click OK .