Hey Guys -
I've used Stablebit DrivePool and Scanner for at least a couple of years now and love it - thanks for the great work. I do, however, have one issue that I haven't ever gotten resolved...
Issue: Disappearing / Reappearing Folders
I've had this issue for well over a year now and have been using a workaround which will no longer work due to new scripting I'm putting in soon. I have a fairly large pool (stats below) which mostly contains media files. The issue I'm experiencing is only in one folder / path and it happens to be one which has the most folders within its root coming out to about ~3,500. Sometimes (cannot reproduce at will) when I or a script copies a new folder into this path, it does not appear in Windows Explorer or when I list directories within the command prompt. I've found that if I know the name of the folder, I can change directory (cd foldername) from the command prompt and successfully enter it and list files within - but even after doing so it still doesn't appear in Explorer or a directory listing of it's root. The folder will eventually appear as normal, but usually only after 1 sometimes 2 reboots and waiting a bit (waiting for a balance job perhaps?)
Before posting, I reviewed the logs, but they make no mention of the folder whatsoever nor any error. Since this started, I've had my scripts put the new folders in a temporary dedicated folder while they are being accessed somewhat frequently, then have a Windows task nightly move all folders older than 7 days to the primary folder (one with the issue) as if they disappear for a while at that point, it's not as big of a deal.
I'm on the latest version of DrivePool with a pretty much default configuration except that I use the SSD plugin for new writes. Since this has occurred, I also have performed an OS reinstall which obviously included reinstalling DrivePool then importing the pool, but found the issue remained. Has anyone seen this behavior before and / or have suggestions?
Thanks!
Disk Pool PC Stats
- Windows 10 x64 Creator's Update
- Intel 3770k CPU OC'd to 4.0Ghz
- 32 GB RAM
- 44tb Drive Pool
- Samsung 850 Pro SSD for OS & primary apps (not in pool)
- 1tb Hybrid drive for App Caches & VMs (not in pool)
- 256gb SSD for VR Gaming Installations (not in pool)
- RocketRAID 2720 SAS Controller
- Nvidia GeForce 970 GTX
- Oculus Rift (3 sensors + 2 touch controllers)
- x3 monitors
- Huge tower with much cooling
- Many other devices & accessories
Disk Pool Stats
- StableBit DrivePool 2.2.0.651 Beta + SSD Optimizer Plugin
- 43.9TB Total / 42.9 unduplicated / 69kb duplicated / 50.7gb other
- RocketRAID 2720 SAS Controller connects 7 of the disks with remaining connected to motherboard / 6Gbps used where possible but 1-2 have 3Gbps
- 11 disks (10 Standard / 1 SSD)
- Balances immediately every 2 hours unless 25gb+ needs moving
- All 4 options for performance enabled (Lots of network I/O)