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Windows storage space 63TB limitation

Numan 26 Reputation points
2021-04-25T21:57:48.867+00:00

I have a jbod of 12 drives and each one is 16TB for a total of 192TB.

I want to create a single volume of out these drives so I tried using windows storage space but it seems that it won't let me create a volume more than 63TB.

After googling it seems that this is a limit on windows 10 pro.

What are my options of overcoming this limit? Do I need to upgrade to window server or workstation or is there a way to achieve a single volume in windows 10 pro as well?

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-04-25T22:12:46.693+00:00

    What size are the clusters? Looks like they'll need to be 64kb
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/file-server/ntfs-overview#support-for-large-volumes

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  2. Yuhan Deng 3,766 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2021-04-26T03:50:48.063+00:00

    Hi,
    The volume limit is determined based on the file system and cluster size.
    For your reference:
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/windows-and-gpt-faq
    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/default-cluster-size-for-ntfs-fat-and-exfat-9772e6f1-e31a-00d7-e18f-73169155af95

    Thanks for your time.
    Best regards,
    Danny

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  3. Yuhan Deng 3,766 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2021-04-28T02:20:17.03+00:00

    Hi,
    I would like to check if the reply could be of help? If yes, please help accept answer. If you need any additional assistance, please feel free to feedback.
    Best Regards,
    Danny

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-05-05T13:48:37.367+00:00

    Any progress or updates?

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