Balancing in version 1.3
Hello, I just wonder what are the default balancing policies for version 1.3.1.7541? Are the balancing polices configurable? If so, how? Thanks in advance Per
View ArticleDisable drive pool?
Wondering if there is a way to disable drive pool and then re-enable it? The situation is that I need to remove several drives temporarily and don't want drivepool to think anything is wrong. I'm...
View ArticleCan't create share on pool in server 2012 r2
Hi all, I've been running DrivePool on my WHS2011 for years now. It's been fantastic! I've decided to upgrade the server. I bought new hardware and installed Windows Server 2012 R2 with all of the...
View ArticleSSD Optimizer Drive Placement
Hello, I have been using DrivePool for a while and it has been working great. Recently I started using the SSD Optimizer plugin. It is also working great except when it comes to file placement on...
View ArticleFeature Requests
Importing/Exporting of file placement rules Select All/Deselect All for drives in the file placement rules (I know that one drive has to be selected so Deselect All could just keep the first drive...
View ArticleStorage controller based duplication
Just a quick feature request, unless someone can explain how to do this with the current version. I would like to place duplicated files on different storage controllers. I have 2 x HP Smart Array...
View ArticleDuplication Inconsistant
My pool started to throw this error/warning recently. The details shows: "\System Volume Information IndexerVolumeGuid" Access is denied. Duplicating now does not resolve the issue. All drives...
View ArticleRAID 5 on the pool
Hello Could you tell me please somebody how to set Drivepool to get funcionality the same or similar like in RAID 5? I have 4 1.5TB discs and i just want to have extra performance with one disck...
View ArticlePool full, best way to upgrade HDD to larger drives?
I'm sure this has been answered before but wasn't having much luck with my searches. My pool is little over 7tb and I only have 115gb of space left. Most of the data is duplicated. I want to replace...
View ArticleDrivepool and Scanner under Hyper-V / Server 2012.
Currently i have Drivepool w/ Scanner on Windows 10, i was thinking moving to Server 2012 and run Hyper-V virtual machines for Drivepool and other stuff, like Linux with Plex etc. Does it work? Is...
View ArticleWin7 -> Win10 and using of NTFS folders mount option for underlying...
Hi all, Drivepool newbie here. I've just bought single license for my Win7pro HTPC, now I'd like to upgrade it to Windows 10. Given that I intend to: perform the upgrade to obtain the retail Win 10...
View ArticleData on drive but not in pool
Hi, I am trialing drivepool, I added 3 disks to a pool, once of which had data. The pool drive does not show the files that are on one of the disks, yet the space is taken if you look at total...
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Phantom Pool Drive - Duplication inconsistant
Well I am not sure where to start... I'm afraid there are currently multiple issues: 1. Drive Pool Z: drive says "duplication inconsistant" - Rebalancing doesn't fix this 2. there are 2(i think it's...
View ArticleHelp! Drivepool not seeing Windows Drives
edit reinstalled windows again and I can select the drives now. However, I turned on data duplication and nothing is happening. Thoughts? original Hi so I had drivepool running perfectly under...
View ArticlePossible symlink resolution issue on Drivepool shares
Hello! I've been using Drivepool for around a month now, and have found it extremely useful and well constructed. Last night I found a quirk with symlinks on NTFS that I think I should pass along,...
View ArticleFiles are missing from pool, but they are on the drives in the correct place...
Yesterday my gf asked me to get her a movie, so I downloaded it for her. Today she wanted to watch it, and asked why it's not there, did I forgot? I said, of course no, I did, it's there. She says...
View ArticleExisting Data - no PoolPart.xxxx
Hi Stablebit! Quick question with DrivePool. I currently have 7 disks FULL of data, NTFS, that I want to pull in to the pool. I've installed Drivepool but, i can't see the existing data within the...
View ArticleDuplication warnings - The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable
HI, I have an issue on several files in one folder. A duplication warnings window is displayed with the following message: "There were problems checking, duplicating or cleaning up on or more...
View Articleunexpected file placement
I have 3 balancers active, plus file placement rules, and I am not seeing the file placement behavior that I expect. The 3 placement rules are: Stablebit Scanner, Prevent Drive Overfill, Ordered File...
View ArticleBest practices securing the file server from ransomware.
Due to the recent ransomware outbreaks in windows and macosx i've decided to secure my drivepool file server, i no longer share the entire drive pool with the homegroup, only specific directories are...
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