Copying PoolPart folder???
Is it OK to do this: 1. Turn off PC 2. Remove a 1TB HDD 3. Copy the PoolPart folder from the 1TB to a new 6TB HDD 4. Insert the 6TB HDD to PC 5. Turn on PC and Remeasure in DrivePook 6. Use the 1TB...
View ArticlePerformance Advice Part Duex
If i have a DrivePool with 2x duplication, and it is serviced by two USB hard-drive towers. Naturally for best performance (only USB2 on the PC) it would be ideal to have all the originals on one tower...
View ArticleCannot delete files or modify files on pool.
At first, I thought it was some strange windows permissions error with Linux and samba, but now I'm not so convinced. I am able to read all the files but I could not change anything on the drive, or...
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Ordered File Placement Filling Drive to 100%
I've finished migrating all my drives to ReFS V3.2 but the Balancer has now filled drives leaving 0B Free (and I know bad stuff happens). I can not get the Balancer to free up some room on these full...
View ArticleDoes DrivePool use any kind of verification when creating duplicates?
When you change the duplication from 1x to something else, and DP proceeds in placing duplicate copies of files onto other drives, does it use hash verification to ensure that the duplicate copies...
View Article"Other" Data but shouldn't be
I recently added/removed/replaced some of the drives in my pool with some shucked 8TB WD REDs. Prior to this, there was only duplicated data with less than 1k of unduplicated data. Now, though, I...
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Issues removing a drive
So the specific drive i'm trying to remove is a good drive. I've removed other drives in the process (and added them back) and i haven't had any issues. I've tried to reboot several times but that...
View Article"DrivePool_VerifyAfterCopy" - option
Hello, I change the "DrivePool_VerifyAfterCopy" to "True". How to enforce checking of the whole pool now? I am going to verify the checksum of all the duplicated files. I use 3x duplication - what if...
View ArticleDrivepool + iSCSI user experience ?
Hi all, I have for years been slowly building adding drives to my Win10 NAS, seeking a silent HW option as well as simple to understand and recover once SHTF. My setup today is: Shuttle DS437T...
View ArticleHow does disabling duplication work?
Sorry for the rudimentary question but I searched around and couldn't find anything. I have about 70TB of media that is all duplicated across 15 or so drives. This has worked beautifully for me for...
View ArticleStorage Spaces inside a Pool?
Drashna, would I make my system explode if I did the following: Create a Storage Spaces Array 8TB x 6 - give it a drive letter then add that to a pool with duplication? My goal is to have a fast,...
View ArticleStorage Spaces inside a Pool?
Drashna, would I make my system explode if I did the following: Create a Storage Spaces Array 8TB x 6 - give it a drive letter then add that to a pool with duplication? My goal is to have a fast,...
View ArticleCan't create junction on the pool anymore
Hi there, I've been using Drive Pool on WHS2011 for a few years now and a few junctions between folders on the same pool. I've noticed that one of the junctions has disappeared and I cannot re-create...
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Files in Use?
I am getting a Duplication warning about files in use. However, I thought I had things setup on the folder in question to prevent duplication of the folder or any management of it. I use CrashPlan...
View ArticleUnable to remove drive from pool
My WHS2011 server recently went through a Windows update. Somehow in the process one of the pool drives file system got corrupted. (The pool was set to duplicate all files prior to the issue...
View ArticleWindows share pauses with DrivePool backed storage
It's a minor thing, but something I've noticed since I switched over to DrivePool, when I first hit the file server, there's always a pause partway through displaying the share contents. It shows about...
View Articlefiles not accessible via Pool but still there in pool-part folder(s)
I am almost sure, I am missing something here, but since DP is working so flawlessly in general, I cannot recall if what I see is a problem from my side of the keyboard or from DP. Did an upgrade to...
View ArticlePool measurment keeps resetting
I just started having issues with my WHS2011 build the other day after disconnecting everything dusting it all off and doing some much needed cable management but now that it looked good it stopped...
View ArticleIcy Box IB-3810U3 JBOD + Drivepool
Hi, I am still looking to expand my storage and am wondering if anyone has any experience with this enclosure ? I was aiming for a fanless/silent box but it would cost me far too much and I would...
View ArticleUsing potential faulty disk only for duplicated files
Hi, I'm using Drivepool together with a bunch of disks. After a longer power off period one of the HDDs is not recognized correctly (the used PC detects it as raw - another as NTFS). I'm atm using...
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