SSD Optimizer - Exclude files / folders
Hi, If using the SSD Optimizer is there any way to exclude certain files / folders so not to use the SSD's and write directly to the HDDs. I store some vhdx files on the pool, and (unless just...
View ArticleFile restore in Server 2012e with Drivepool
Does anyone know, what is the method to restore file(s) in Windows Server 2012 essentials backup when using Drivepool? I am trying to restore 2 files which were accidently overwritten. Because I have...
View ArticleNorton PGP Encryption with DrivePool
Has anyone had success using something like Norton PGP to encrypt the underlying disks in a pool? All the searches I ran so far seem to be geared toward Truecrypt and Bitlocker. Does drivepool behave...
View ArticleQ: Thinking of migrating from Drive Bender
Overall, I'm a happy Drive Bender user, have been for years, and no doubt would be fine for some time.... but given the recent changes at Division-M and Drive Bender going to Donation Ware, I figure...
View ArticleBluescreen and System restart
I started having an issue a few days ago and i'm not sure of the exact cause, but the crash is indicating that covefs.dll is causing my problem. I've noted twice now while read and writing at the same...
View ArticleQ: Balancing Setup - Have I got it right?
Newbie Q: I have 2 x 8TB Seagate Archive drives and 7 x HDS 4TB drives in my pool. As I need to grow my pool I remove a 4TB and replace with an 8TB. Given the disparity of performance of these...
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GUI Q: Is it possible to show Disk Activity Details when Balancing?
I've got the Balancer moving some files around and I can see what is happening in Windows Resource Monitor but the DrivePool GUI just shows "Balancing" without any details under Disk Performance. Is...
View ArticleMigrating from FlexRAID pooling to FlexRAID + DrivePool
I currently use FlexRAID RAID-F for snapshot RAID, which I'm pretty happy with. I also use the FlexRAID drive pooling feature to merge 8 HDDs, which I'm not particularly happy with since it doesn't...
View ArticleRecovery/Addition questions
I have a question regarding recovery and also adding files to the drive pool. I have an old computer acting as a second non-resilient backup with all 7 SATA ports occupied with old HDD's that I'd...
View ArticleNoob questions: problems with ASM1061, duplication, upgrading drives
Ok so first off I am a newbie to Drivepool and I am currently evaluating it. Box is Win 7 x64 pro, Asus M5A78L-M (AMD 760 chipset) AM3+ mlb with 6 sata 3 ports, FX 8320e, 16gb ram. I also have a...
View Articleonboard controller died, so missing 4 disks not sure how to proceed
Setup, 4 drives using the onboard controller and 9 drives using a raid controller. So the pool is 13 drives, so the onboard controller died, so 4 drives went missing. I can connect them via usb and...
View ArticleSID Folder in DrivePool Recycle Bin - Howto Remove?
Chris - I'm hoping your experience with file servers will help me out. I have found that the DrivePool "folder duplication" GUI settings with hidden files shown clearly shows a folder in the "Recycle...
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DrivePool Not Seeing Drives (+ a license issue)
For some unknown reason DP is not seeing the 4 HDDs in a HP Microserver (Gen8), just the boot SSD. It was working fine under Win 2012 R2, but a separate s/w incompatibility has meant changing to...
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DrivePool Temps shown do "flip"/differ from that reported in Scanner UI
...I just came accross a strange effect in DrivePool UI. I just had one older 2TB drive started dying on me in my pool and decided to do some upgrades before more of that *hit is going to happen......
View ArticleWill DrivePool work with Kodi? or SAS2LP-MV8? Few questions...
My HTPC is a mess and I've finally decided to increase storage and try and get my media in order. Word of warning, I'm very very new to software raid and hardware controllers but for the most part,...
View ArticlePool Organization stuck at 50%
After a system restart, the Pool Organization has been stuck at the middle for about 24hrs now. The drives statistic shows all the colors except for one drive in the pool that remains completely grey....
View ArticleSSD For OS & DrivePool Cache?
Hey It looks like the OS drive can be added to the Drivepool based on the GUI... I'm thinking of installing windows on an SSD and then adding the OS drive into the Drivepool and using the balancer...
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Ordered File Placement - Observations (and Advice?)
It sure it will be my config or understanding of how it works, but I can't seem to get Ordered File Placement working as I expect to: - Fill Drive 1, then 2 then 3 etc (in a specified order with the...
View ArticleVery low speed copy
Hi everybody...since a couple of weeks I have an issue with my pool drive. I copy a tv show onto the pool and it starts copying perfect, at 80Mb/sg but when 0 Kb left to copy the speed remains but...
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Correct way to move from Windows 8.1 Pro to Windows 10 Pro
I've got StableBit running on an 8.1 Pro system with 4x4TB's in the pool and a single SSD for the OS.. I'm concerned about the correct procedure to move to the Windows 10 Pro upgrade. I'd like to do...
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