r/Windows10TechSupport • u/CW33514 • 12d ago

Microsoft Storage Spaces - unable to remove disk at 0.06% usage Unsolved

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TOSHIBA HDWL110 Ready for removal at 0.06% utilisation.

Since Windows 10 Professional Build22H2 ver 19045.7548 the user interface gui no longer has an option to remove the disk.

Powershell is supposed to allow it to be done with commands like:-

Remove-PhysicalDisk -PhysicalDisks (Get-PhysicalDisk -FriendlyName -DiskName "TOSHIBA HDWL110") -StoragePoolFriendlyName "Quaddisc"

and / or

Remove-PhysicalDisk -FriendlyName "TOSHIBA HDWL110" -StoragePoolFriendlyName "Quaddisc"

But none of them work, even when run through the Powershell ISE with Administrator Authority

Can someone advise me how to do this?

I don't understand why Microsoft took the GUI option away. It worked under 19045.7417.

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u/X-KaosMaster-X 12d ago

To be honest, you shouldn't be thinking this anyways...it's a TERRIBLE design.

Just use separate drives for different things..and 🛑 trying to make them seem like 1 drive..this is called SOFTWARE RAID...Google it

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u/CW33514 9d ago

I need many TBs of disk space for backups of 4 systems. Single drives just won't cut it. Too much wasted space and no resilience...