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No, don't remove in the GUI. That would cause DP to try to move files off of the HDDs. You do not want to change your Pool at all, you just want to migrate it to a new environment. So: just do my new Windows HS install, install DrivePool and then physically re-connect the drives? -> Exactly right.

In this case, it is a physical disconnect. It is not really neccessary but it ensures that you do not accidentally select a Pool HDD to install the OS on...

I never updated this thread, but I encrypted my drives one by one, with no availability impact. I now have my entire pool encrypted at it works just as normal. Fantastic!

We recommend BitLocker, actually. It's baked into windows, and works seamlessly with the system. Additionally, the "Automatical unlock" option works very well with the pool. However, a lot of people do not trust BitLocker. And TrueCrypt, it's forks and a few other encryption solutions bypass the VDS system altogether. Since that is a big part of DrivePool... they don't work. And would require a nearly complete rewrite of the code JUST to support these products. I'm not trying to start a debate, but just stating this and explaining why we don't support them.