Storage Spaces offers five types of resiliency options, including “simple” (no resiliency), “two-way mirror,” “three-way mirror,” “parity,” and “dual parity.” This guide will help you to use Storage Spaces to create and manage a parity volume, which, similar to a RAID 5 level, requires at least three drives. It provides storage efficiency and protection against one drive failure by copying data in multiple places. If a drive fails, you can replace it, and the data will regenerate using the parity information available on the remaining drives. This option is more suited to store long-term data (like backups) since it offers the most storage capacity when combining drives with protection, but performance is not ideal for files you use every day. In this guide, you will learn how to create a parity space using the modern Storage Spaces experience on Windows 11.
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Create parity volume with Storage Spaces on Windows 11
To create a parity space with Storage Spaces, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, the new drive will appear in File Explorer. If a drive fails, the storage and data will be available, but you will need to replace the hard drive in question as a second drive failure will cause data loss.
Manage parity volume with Storage Spaces on Windows 10
In addition to creating a pool and parity space, you can also manage many other aspects of Storage Spaces. You can extend, take it offline, delete, or rename spaces, and you can destroy pools.
Extend parity storage space
To extend a parity space on Windows 11, use these steps: After you complete the steps, the space and volume will extend to the size you specified. If you are using a capacity number larger than the physical space available, as soon as the storage begins to run out of space, you will need to add another drive to make the remaining space available.
Take parity space offline or online
To take offline or bring a space online, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, the space and volume will go offline or online, depending on the action.
Delete parity storage space
To delete a parity space, use these steps: After you complete the steps, the parity storage will be erased from the pool and any data previously stored in this storage space.
Rename parity storage space
To rename the parity space, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, the storage space will reflect the new name you specified.
Delete storage pool
To delete the storage pool, you need to delete the spaces and remove the drives from the pool using these steps: Once you complete the steps, the pool will be automatically deleted from the drives. Now, you can remove the drives from the system, or you can create another pool.
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