Delete folders not visible in FileStation

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I have deleted 2 shared folders from “Control Panel > Shared Folders” but I have not deleted the data, so even though I don’t see them in File Station they are still taking up space. How can I delete them?

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You can SSH into the NAS and get rid of with command line or use a SFTP even for a non command line way. Those are easy way IMO but there are more as well

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Thanks for your response. I’ve tried connecting with Filezilla, but only the active shared folders appear; the ones I deleted don’t appear. Do you have any instructions on how to connect to the NAS via SSH? I’m not familiar with either the command line or Linux.

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1 you must enabling SSH on the NAS
https://docs.qnap.com/operating-system/qts/5.2.x/en-us/enabling-ssh-on-the-nas-61C229CD.html
https://docs.qnap.com/operating-system/qne-network/1.0.x/en-us/configuring-ssh-connections-406EE3FC.html

2 There is a help

I use the real “admin” for SSH

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Or just recreate the shares (manual option) and delete them again, this time WITH the option to delete the files.

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