Setting up a new server - do I have to redo drive pool
I'm wondering if I'll need to back up my data and rebuild the pool if I format / start from scratch a new server. Or can I install drive pool and it will pick up the previous pool setup if the drives...
View ArticleDrivePool Beta Version and Windows File Cache
Hi! I'm using DrivePool on my Windows Home Server 2011 for almost 2 years now and it works great so far. Thank you so much for that great piece of software. I wanted to try out the latest beta...
View ArticleStartup issues (Coming from Flexraid)
Hi guys, Im just posting this to get a feel for how to configure this, I have for the last couple of years used Flexraid Pooling for my drives, as I really only need it to put together the drives...
View ArticleNeed help - I think my pool is no longer functional
I'm having serious issues with my pool since trying to move to Server 2016. I should have not bothered as I had working server but I guess hate myself. The worse that could happen though has...
View ArticleNeed help - I think my pool is no longer functional (might be ok now)
I'm having serious issues with my pool since trying to move to Server 2016. I should have not bothered as I had working server but I guess hate myself. The worse that could happen though has...
View ArticleWhat is the appropriate way of handling an OS switch with a drive pool?
I'm not sure yet if I lost any data but if I didn't I'd like to still try to move to Server 2016 Essentials. What isn't clear is what the best practice is to switch OS 1) Do I disconnect the...
View ArticleRelease Notes for new betas?
Chris Are there any release notes published (have done a bit of looking around) as cant find them I see with DP the latest is 739 I generally just upgrade as one becomes available as (crossed...
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problem with drivepool/licensing
So ive set up my drivepool on a windows 2k12server using a trial version. i used another copy to administer it. And everything worked perfectly Then the trial license went out. Fair enough, i bought...
View ArticleNetwork drives from within a virtual machine?
I'm wanting to check something before I start working on a project; Currently I'm running DrivePool with 4 drives on a Windows 10 machine. I want to convert this machine to a Linux host, install...
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Drive Letters and Balancing
New user here who is keen to move to DrivePool and SnapRAID from FlexRAID as it seems more transparent and better supported. On a trial for DrivePool and Scanner at the moment and have hit a couple of...
View ArticleDrivepool conflict with Windows 10 Windows Defender?
I have been happily using Drivepool on Windows 10 for many months. Had some problems but they were not Drivepool's, just bad drives. Then I tried to do a deep virus scan using Windows Defender. I...
View ArticleFull folder duplication on some drives and partial on others possible?
I have a 6 drive pool. 4 local HDD's & 2 CloudDrives (1 Amazon & 1 MS). I'd like to duplicate 2 folders in the pool. I'd like both Cloud Drive to keep a full set of the duplicated folders and...
View ArticleFile Placement Rules Not Working
Hi guys, I've set up my file placement rules to only allow files in a folder to go into a particular drive. In this case it's a CloudDrive drive. I'm finding that it's not following the rule and it...
View ArticleRemove Disk "Access Denied"
Looks like I've now myself run into this issue. I can't remove ANY drive from my pool, as I run into this Access Denied wall. I've tried to run the permission fixer, and that also fails with "Access...
View ArticleDrive Pool on WHS 2011 - Drive Order/Replacing Drives
Hi, I just had a brief lapse of attention as I was doing some maintenance on my Windows Home Server. I removed the drives, top to bottom - and use some compressed air to blow the dust out of the...
View ArticleQuestion about balancing...
Is it possible to ensure that a folder structure like this... videos\movies\movie\5-7 files for the movie That the 5-7 files are in the same folder when duplicated instead of scattered?
View ArticlePool file duplication 2x + CloudDrive (only some folder duplication)
Hello, I have the pool (file duplication 2x) and now I would like to add to this pool the CloudDrive, but only for some folders. So, only some folders from the pool will be duplicated (3x) in the the...
View ArticleMBR to GPT Partioion change
I've got a couple of 4tb drives in my pool that were migrated from a very old WHS setup. When the drives were initialised on that system they were initialised as MBR disks limiting them to 2tb (I...
View ArticleDrivePool not showing all drives
Cheers Guys, i am a total noob and i am just using CloudDrive and DrivePool for a couple days. I am very happy with CloudDrive but DrivePool just gives me tons of issues. The biggest atm is that i am...
View ArticleRemote Management not working
I have remote management enabled on my server. I installed Stablebit on my laptop, chose a 30 trail license and when I click the pulldown for what machine to manage my server does not show up. I...
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