Data & Drive Help
So one of my drives have apparently died. I am still looking into that and if data recovery is possible. My question is how do I move forward. How do I find out exactly what data was on the dead...
View ArticleUpgraded WHS2011 to 2.x, Dashboard still shows 1.x
Okay, so my dashboard had gotten so that I could not open it at all. On a whim, I decided to uninstall SBDP version 1.3.7585, but had to do so through Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs because of...
View ArticleDrivepool + encryption
Hi, I am looking for at solution to encrypt my storage drives that I am using for drivepool. How is the easiest way to do this? I have read this forum through over and over again, but I cannot seem...
View ArticleIssues cleaning up old PoolPart.GUID directories
Hi, 2 issues i was hoping to get some advice on: 1) I recently removed and re-added a drive from my drive pool while juggling some file placement issues and it's left behind an old PoolPart.GUID...
View ArticleDuplication removed??
I logged into my server today to check on disk status, just a check. I hadnt noticed anything amiss. But I noticed when I looked in the pool that it listed 2.2 TB duplicated, but 1.6 TB not...
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Help with balancing
I want to remove all the unduplicated files from Drive H. I set the Drive usage limiter setting as seen in the picture. Pool shows new unduplicated files limit as 0%. But as you can see, it is not...
View ArticleStuck at checking
Had an old 500 GB drive fail. Removed it from the pool. Shutdown server. Removed disk physically from server. Replaced with new 4 TB drive. Turn on server and adds new drive to pool. Everything seems...
View ArticleCautionary tale re balancing & Recycle Bin
Usually I just leave DrivePool to do its thing, but tonight I checked in with its control panel on my WHS2011 home server for the first time in ages, and was confused (and somewhat alarmed) to see...
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Drive shows up in pool that has been removed because of damage filesystem
i had a drive that had a damaged filesystem. also it was a small 250 GB drive. so i cloned the drive and partions because it was also the OS drive and i didn't want to re-install. everything seems to...
View ArticleNAS/Hyper-V Build Advice
Hello! I'm looking for some advice on a server build I'm planning. Primarily this server will be a fileserver and Plex or Emby server supporting at least 2 streams at a time. OS will be Windows...
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Can't use Trial Version
Hi, I have heard great things about Drivepool and Scanner, and am in the process of trying out both. I installed both on a clean install of Windows 10 yesterday and activated the trial license....
View ArticleNewbie Question
Hi I am new to drivepool, looks great. I am testing in the 30 Day´s Evaluation Period. Is it possible to build a System (regarding on a specific balancing System) for Archive files. All new files are...
View ArticleServer Backup To Second Drive Pool
I have configured a second pool for doing daily server backups. When I try to configure the Server Backup, the second pool is not listed on the available disks to back up to. Am I doing something...
View ArticleMigrating pool to new machine: sanity check
Hi Appreciate if someone could give me feedback that the process I'm about to follow will work ok. I'm currently moving my server duties from a machine running WHS11 to a new machine running win10...
View ArticleC# Plugin: "SSD Optimizer" not Optimum
Is it possible to get the C# source to this? I guess I can Reflect it and snag it if need be. From the API, is it possible to force a file/rebalance immediately after a file has been copied to, say,...
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changed pooled drives "drive letters" in Disk Management, they didn't...
as the topic states I changed the pooled drives "drive letters" in Disk Management, but they didn't change in DrivePool. Now the pooled drives show up in DrivePool as the pooled drives with the old...
View ArticleDrivePool good for NAS?
I'm working on a 12TB+ NAS build which will be a Skylake system on Windows 10. A lot of it being Bluray rips. My thoughts are RAID would be far too complex for my needs and a Linux/ZFS system would...
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Ordered File Placement Not Working
Hi All, I am still evaluating this product and am very new to it so forgive me if I'm overlooking something simple. I, like many user out there, am attempting to use Drivepool and Snapraid, so I am...
View ArticleDrivePool Upgrade
I thought I read on the forum that a new version of Drivepool was being developed. Is there a timeframe for deployment?
View ArticleFastest way to move pool from 1 pool to another pool on other server.
I got 2 MicroServer both running drivepool. But decided to sell one and move my stuff over for the time being. The pool on server 1 about 5 TB big spread over 3 drives. Would it work when I rename the...
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