settings.json file "empty"

[phhowe17]

In a posting on Reddit it was mentioned that some settings are contained in C:\ProgramData\StableBit DrivePool\Service\Settings.json.  I have two systems with drivepool installed. On one of them, the file looks like a normal .json file but on the other system it is binary zeros.

Is it safe to delete and let Drivepool recreate or ?

 

[phhowe17]

I ended up deleting the bad .json file and rebooting. DrivePool re-created the file.

[Shane]

It should be. Alternatively, if both have the same version of DrivePool, you could copy the known good one across to the other machine and then restart the latter's DrivePool service.

[Christopher (Drashna)]

That is very odd, especially since it appears that the empty file is about the correct size, but filled with empty characters.  

If you continue to see this behavior, there may be other issues on the system.