Keep new data on local drives and move old data to cloud
Hello! I'm trying to figure out how to best set up my DrivePool. My pool consists of: Two local drives A and B (2 TB each) Two cloud drives C and D What I would like is for new data to be stored on A...
View ArticlePool moved to Second PC with a pool what happens?
Before i do this wanted to check what is likely to happen I have a pool in pc A and i want to move the drives to pc B But pc B has an existing pool So will the drives be added to the existing...
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Drive Missing and Duplication
Though i would report some good news as forums tend to be all doom and gloom Last night i did some maintenance on my main DP server and as part of that i removed all the drives All went well and i...
View ArticleDoes it matter if backing up many small files?
I'd like to backup my emulation folder since it took a bit of time to setup and would not want to deal with setting it up again if I were to have hard drive failure. Does it matter if I'm backing up a...
View ArticleNot all disks in the pool being used?
There are 10 disks my pool. 2 disks were pre-seeded. Data is now only apparently writing to 5 of the other disks in the pool. 3 of the disks in the pool are not getting written to, based on the graph...
View ArticleDrivepool and ReFS
Not sure if this has been asked before, so forgive the repeat... I've been using Drivepool for years now with NTFS as the filesystem. I'm going to be building a new storage server with Windows Server...
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VM Windows 7 drives no longer appearing in DP 'non-pooled' list
Before I start, let me say that I did my best due diligence and read through and utilized these three related forum posts but none of them helped me resolve my issues:...
View ArticleSSD Optimizer won't install in beta/rollback version?
So...the SSD Optimizer looks interesting to me, but apparently it doesn't recognize the beta version as a version it will install on. Is there a way I can I safely install the current non-beta now,...
View ArticleAdd SSD Raid to Pool?
So I've been doing a lot of work on my pool lately and am reminded that green drives are well...green and slow. So I have about 5-8 extra SSDs laying around that are all 60gb. I know I could speed...
View Article4 Port SATA controller for Windows 10.
I need 4 additional SATA ports on my new Z170 board with SMART support. No RAID. Is the Marvel 88SE9230 chipset a safe bet?
View ArticleNeed Advice On SATA Controller Purchase
Hi all, I've been using DrivePool and Scanner for quite some time. Everything has been running great. It's now time to upgrade some of my hardware. I am taking the plunge and am going to replace...
View ArticleDrivePool Prevents Write While Disk is Missing
Hi, I've been a long time DrivePool user and love the software, but I recently noticed something that I'm not sure was intended. I have one bad disk that frequently keeps disconnecting from the...
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Windows Backup / DrivePool
Hi guys, quick question. I have a DrivePool with certain folders duplicated (not the whole pool). Those folders that are duplicated, I also want to backup with Windows Backup to another drive. This...
View ArticleIs DrivePool abandoned software?
As a paying customer, i'm concerned by the complete lack of release stable updates over this extended period.The latest stable version 2.1.1.561 which was released eons ago. I know there have been some...
View ArticleProblem backing up (via Allway Sync) to USB drives
I recently had to migrate data from 5 X 4TB HDD's that were in an old WHS 2011 setup when my eSATA enclosure's power supply died. I was basically just using WHS 2011 as a file server, so I decided...
View ArticleSuggestion basic hardware
Dear all, after having read a lot about drive pool, I'm thinking to updade my old WHS 1. I have a very limited uses case. 1) Every week I sync all my files from main PC to the server 2) I would like...
View ArticleUnable to delete a second pool
I recently created a second pool at the same hardware under the same license consisting of a single spare drive that i had lying around. Today, I decided to delete the second pool that I have created...
View ArticleDuplicate Between Different Pools?
I was wondering if it is possible to duplicate Pool A to Pool B? I want to be able to duplicate my local storage to the cloud. With the way I have the trial configured right now I had to add my Cloud...
View ArticleHow does DP decide which files to delete when changing Duplication?
I guess it does not matter - but was curious how DP decides which files need deleting when you change the folder duplication (re organising my pool and need a bit of extra free space to make it easier)
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