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So here is what I did please let me know if this is ok or not. 1. created the pool ( Drive letter assigned was G:\) 2. Moved all files from drive E into the hidden folder on drive E 3. In disk management for windows 7 changed the drive letter of E to F 4 In Disk Manamanget change the drive letter for G ( Drive Pool) to E:\ Seems to have worked just fine this way. I also noticed that it automatically balanced the drives ( even though documentation says that default is no balance) Is there anyway program out there that will create a list of all files on the drive( or folders) so that if 1 drive fails, I know what was on it? I'm not going to use the duplication feature quiet yet as I don't think the 50 % overhead is worth it right now.

I have two drives ( E: and F:) Drive E is full of files and drive F is empty i created a new pool and added both drives. I need this new pool to have all the files from drive E on it...I then need the pool to be given the drive letter E so that I can keep the same paths. Do i simply copy all files from E to the pool? or do i need to copy all the files from E into the hidden folder in the pool? once thats done how do I assign the drive letter E to the pool and change the drive letter of the "old" Es

Thank you for the quick reply. I am still curious to find out if there is a way to tell drive pool which files go on which disks. Like i mentioned before perhapes not using balancing? Ideally I would have 1 drive pool/ drive letter but movies on 1 drive and personal photos on the other drive. is this possible? In the event of a single drive failure, since as you mentioned there is no inventory system, This will also make recovery easier since I'll know what was on that drive.

So I'm curious if I use drivepoool to pool 2 drives without any duplication...if one drive fails do I lose all data from both drives? Is there a way to prevent that ( perhapes no balancing?) If so what is the diff between drive pool and duplication vs spanned drive and mirroring? Thanks!