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Folder Duplication - backup file of settings? Settings lost with C: SSD failure


surfyogi

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I lost my C: SSD drive some time ago. I seem to have lost a good working backup of it as well...

 

So I installed a new Windows 7 on a new SSD. I now have the pool back up and running, with 1 difference.

 

I don't know how to restore my Folder Duplication settings precisely as they were.

 

I have a few questions regarding how drivepool will act for me, so please follow, and I'll be brief:

 

 

1) Can I save my folder duplication config file (or, where is it and what's it called?) so that I can reload it sometime later if I lose my Windows C drive?  (assuming I am using same version of drivepool on new configuration? )
 
2) What happens to my backed up folders if I lose my C drive, have to re-install Windows 7?
Will the original duplicated folders still be duplicated across 2 or more drives (for example, if I have 10 drives pooled)?
 
3) If for any reason I don't set up backup folders immediately after a Windows re-install, will those duplicate folders/files stay as is, or will they be deduplicated over time by DrivePool?
 
I have used this forum many times before, and I don't remember these questions ever being addressed, it may be a special situation. Please point me to other threads if this is a duplicate question.
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Folder Duplication settings are stored ON the pool itself.  Period. 

 

So even if you reinstall, move to new hardware, etc, the duplication settings will always remain intact and the same.

 

that said, the balancing and file placement rules will not be retained, as these are stored locally. 

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