Is there any way to delete data using the FreeNAS web interface? The disks are at 96% full and I can’t log on using Windows Explorer. I need to delete some data first, in order to connect via Windows Explorer to delete some more data.
Thanks…
Use SSH to get a command line session. Use this to delete data.
Mind snapshots…
And consider upgrading both OS (FreeNAS 9.3.1 
) and the storage pool. The underlying drives are likely small and old.
Thank you pmh…
I finally did get into my FreeNAS unit… but I’m not good with Unix (I guess) commands. Would you be able to provide commands for both listing the files, and then deleting specific files, or maybe a link to common commands ? I found some basic commands on the internet, and one was “ls” but that didn’t list any files.
Thanks…
You are correct… my whole setup is old and should be updated/replaced, but just can’t afford that now. This issue (full drives) is my fault. I usually manually delete older backups but didn’t get to such in time. Now the drives are full and I need to delete some to free up needed space and be able to manage the space in Windows Explorer.
Thanks…
df to get a list of all your directories/datasets
cd to change the “working directory”
ls -l to show the files and subdirectories in the working directory
rm to remove files
But that is dangerous territory if you are completely unfamiliar with the command line.
Thanks to everyone… my issue with no free space has been resolved. I can now see the NAS in Windows Explorer.
Thanks again !