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No, the SSD optimizer seems to be working just fine :-)

Great. Thanks for the advice, Christopher.

So I have created a dedicated file server out of an old HP computer, and added DrivePool, DriveScanner and CloudPool. It is going well :-) Because it's an older PC, I'd like to optimize the performance of DrivePool. (As I have an SSD, I have already installed SSD Optimizer, disabled real time-duplication, and confirmed that it is working correctly). What do you think of these settings: FileBalance_BackgroundIO: FALSE FileDuplication_BackgroundIO: FALSE DrivePool_BackgroundTasksPriority: 10 Network I/O Boost: Enabled Balance immediately, but not more than every 2 hours Any other performance tweaks? Thanks

Never mind, I installed it onto a different PC.

I'm in no particular hurry. I'm here for DrivePool

Hi I'm installing CloudDrive (it was included in the bundle, so I thought it would be rude not to), but I get this error: Install Error: Service 'StableBit CloudDrive Service' (CloudDriveService) failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services. System: Windows 10 64bit. Log attached DrivePool installed without error... StableBit_CloudDrive_(64_bit)_20170731122736.log

> So I'm not sure they'd benefit from a change here. It's only my opinion, but as a new user, I do not find the UI intuitive. Hunting for options in a cascading menu just does not seem as logical (or indeed, quick) as a dialog that groups all of the pool options, and allows you to logically progress through them. It also does not align with Windows standards. Great article by Joel: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2001/10/24/user-interface-design-for-programmers/ But as an old software designer, I'm probably too set in my ways ;-) > And no, you don't need a second license Great, thanks.

5. Also, I'm trying to make DP "prefer" to use certain drives for certain folders using the file placement options. But this has resulted in the error "1.93TB could not be moved because a suitable destination could not be found" (I have around 6.5GB free). Is this not possible without manually managing it?

Thanks Christopher, I did not notice that option. DP could really benefit from a more Windows standard UI. Specifically, important options should not merely be checkboxes in a drop-down menu. You should really have one Pool Settings dialog (which also includes hover hints and could promote some settings like FileDuplication_DuplicateTime). Can you clarify Q3, which you say it already does. Do you mean it wakes the computer to perform the tasks? Or do you mean it will prevent sleep from occurring while tasks are active/pending? 4. Do I understand that if I install DP on a second computer, I can see the status of a DP on the LAN? Does that require a second license? Thanks for your advice and great software :-)

Hi 1. I'm running Beta 754. Is this the most stable version to use? Have just signed up and replaced by WHS v1 with an old PC with six connected USB drives. The PC only supports USB 2, so I installed an SSD into the PC to take advantage of the SSD Optimizer. I see now from my reading, that I should actually have two SSDs, but that is not possible because this (Slimline HP) only has a single SATA connector. But the second SSD drive is only needed for real time duplication. This is not something I need (delayed duplication is fine for me, after all the drivepool is for backup files, so the duplicate is actually the third copy). 2. So is the method to disable realtime duplication, still to set FileDuplication_AlwaysRunImmediate to False? (and then restart)? Because the entry FileDuplication_AlwaysRunImmediate does not exist in DrivePool.Service.exe.default.config. 3. It would be cool if I could make DrivePool Balance and Duplicate as the end of the day, and then automatically put the PC to sleep. I assume that is not possible?

I forced it to recheck, and the errors seems to have gone away. At this stage, the drive is only 12% checked, and none of the others at all. I expect this is because it is avoiding scanning while DrivePool gets fully balanced and duped for the first time. Will let you know if I see any other quirks.

Hi I'm evaluating scanner and disk pool. I have created a file server with six external drives connected by USB. Scanner has reported for one of my drives: "Damaged" Hard disk is unable to read 2822530 sectors It did not complete the scan, because I cancelled it and ran: chkdsk r: /f