Folder can't be found unless I search for it?
I have a Bluray rip. It's on my drive pool. If I search for it via Windows Search function it shows up. However, if I simply try to scroll down to it, it's not there. I've gone to the folder and...
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SSD Optimizer Question
Hello Everyone I have installed the trial version of Drivepool on an old system (with no SSD unfortunately) just to test things out. Because I do not have access to an SSD it was hard for me to test...
View Articlestarting over?
Ok so I had a pool giving the false drive missing.. anyway I messed around so much it is a total mess. I had a pool letter H. I removed 2 drives and formatted them and made a pool letter I anyway.....
View Articlekeep 2 pools synced
I have a 30tb pool with duplication on my server locally. i created 3 10 tb cloud drives on amazon then pooled those together into a single 30tb pool. is there any way i can sync the pools so...
View ArticleSSD Optimizer problem
Hi. I'm using DrivePool with SSD Optimizer plugin (with option Fill ssd drives up to 90%). I have dedicated partition on my ssd (small, 70GB), SSD Optimizer plugin configured and worked as expected...
View ArticleDrive died - what should I expect after "removing"?
OK, so eventually this was going to happen - I have lots of drives, and one finally malfunctioned so bad that it froze up my system. Removing the offending drive brought everything back to life,...
View ArticleCan't find this... How do I edit individual folder duplication?
When I try to edit which folders are duplicated and which are not, all I can seem to get asked is whether I want to enable duplication at all or not. From the screen which shows my current status of...
View ArticleFree space
Hello, I'm looking at switching from unraid to snapraid and drivepool. My question is how much free space do the disks need to pool them? When I hit add I get a message saying "Not enough free space on...
View ArticleCan I create shares the normal way on Windows Server after pooling drives?
I am about to start my first testing of Drivepool on a fresh install of Windows Server 2012R2. This new server will replace an aged old Windows Server 2008 box we have been using for the past 5 years....
View ArticleScanner triggered drive evacuation: Move or duplicates?
I was wondering, when Scanner triggers an evacuation of files, for files already duplicated elsewhere on the pool, does it pull and duplicate copies from healthy drives, or from the unhealthy drive?
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Disk Space Equalizer
OK, I've downloaded installed and activated the Disk Space Equalizer plugin but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to trigger it. How do I get it to run? Never mind. I figured it out.
View ArticleWhat is the default behavior for file placement
I have had DP for almost a year now, but after talking with several folks in the SnapRAID community I'm rethinking my strategy in terms of how files are placed. I had originally set up DP with the OFP...
View ArticleHow do I just display the Drivepool drive (and letter) in Win Explorer?
Just started my Drivepool trial (Windows Server 2012R2) and would like to know: 1. Best way to lose all the individual drive letters via Windows Explorer. I just want to see the Drivepool itself (and...
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Performance problem when downloading
Hello. I'm using uTorrent to download files to the pool (mediaserver), but I have a problem after i formatted my server. Win7 x64 pro 2x LSI SAS 9220-8i (IT-mode) 12x WD green 4TB (WD40EZRX)...
View ArticleSSD Optimizer placing files on archive disks, not the SSD
I've created a cloud drive, included it to the pool, and used File Placement to make all files in a certain folder be stored on the cloud drive. I've installed and configured the SSD Optimizer plugin,...
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Why does Drivepool display the wrong pool capacity?
I have just installed my first DP trial on WIndows Server 2012R2. For this first test - I have "pooled" 2 500GB drives. But I am seeing some weirdness in Disk Management after adding the two drives...
View ArticleMajor performance issues copying files from server to server
Continuing my trial testing. Using standard Windows Explorer file copy - this morning I sent a 1GB file to the pool (on new server) from my workstation and was getting an average speed of 115MB/s -...
View Articlepool free space and drive balancers
I've had DrivePool up and running for about a week now and everything is working great. (FlexRaid pooling used to give my Mac permission errors all the time. Haven't had one yet with DrivePool.) I used...
View ArticleMoving from WHS2011 to Server Essentials 2012
Hi I am currentlyusing DrivePool on a WHS 2011 system and will be moving to a Server Essentials 2012 server shortly and just wanted to know if it is a simple move. Do I just install DrivePool on the...
View ArticleHelp me understand "Pool seeding" using existing drive data (Q4142489)
Like many others - as I move my file shares over to Drivepool - I am faced with the prospect to having to transfer several TB of data - and ideally do not want to have to transferred that kind of...
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