Is folder structure replicated on the drives?

[DVDAPEX]

Hi.  I don't yet have DrivePool (yes, I know 30 day trial, but before I do...) but I was wondering how the folder structure looks when spread across multiple drives.  For example, let's say I have an enormous photo collection (not pron!) stored in a pool that crosses 3 drives (let's call them Drive 1, Drive 2 and Drive 3).  In the pool, I'm assuming a path might look something like this:

P:\Photos\Vacations\US\2014\Hawaii\Pic0000000.jpg

If this folder was spread over the 3 drives, would each drive look something like this?

Drive 1

D:\Photos\Vacations\US\2014\Hawaii\Pic0000000.jpg

D:\Photos\Vacations\US\2014\Hawaii\Pic0000077.jpg

D:\Photos\Vacations\US\2014\Hawaii\Pic0000300.jpg

Drive 2

E:\Photos\Vacations\US\2014\Hawaii\Pic0300000.jpg

E:\Photos\Vacations\US\2014\Hawaii\Pic0000458.jpg

E:\Photos\Vacations\US\2014\Hawaii\Pic0023415.jpg

Drive 3

F:\Photos\Vacations\US\2014\Hawaii\Pic0300124.jpg

F:\Photos\Vacations\US\2014\Hawaii\Pic0005710.jpg

 

If this is the case, then if I removed a drive and looked at the contents, I wouldn't have all of the pictures, but I would have a structure according to my design and understandable to me as opposed to something cryptic like F:\asdfu4323jkasdf09234j5igdsa\Pic0005710.jpg

 

Which scenario is the case (or is it something different altogether?)? 

[Umfriend]

Yes. Each HDD will have a hidden poolpart* folder that you can see by having explorershow hidden files. Within that folder, you have your normal folders structure on each HDD. A single HDD may not have all Folders in case the duplictaes are stored on the other two HDDs but if there is a file on a HDD then it is placed in a folder that is understandable to you.

Edit: Misread, you are not duplicting. Yes, remove a drive, put it in another system, view hidden folders and files and within the poolpart folder the folderstructure will be as you see it, e.g., Vacartions\US\2014 etc.

[DVDAPEX]

Thanks Umfriend.  That was the last bit I needed to know before giving this a go.

[Christopher (Drashna)]

14 hours ago, DVDAPEX said:

For example, let's say I have an enormous photo collection (not pron!) 

No judgement if you did. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.  I have 20TBs of... so ....

14 hours ago, DVDAPEX said:

If this folder was spread over the 3 drives, would each drive look something like this?

It would be X:\PoolPart.xxxxx\Photos\Vacations\US\2014\Hawaii\" specifically.  

 

All of the pooled content is stored relative to these poolpart folders. DrivePool effectively combine/concatenate the drives (under the PoolPart path, at least).