mythic

Coming from Synology and miss this setting. I think it make a hard link if you copy a file to the same drive. So both speed and space saving. First thought ZFS deduplication was the same thing but it seems like its not, and that ZFS deduplication is really resource heavy in contrast.

This was something i miss coming from a Synology NAS, they have a trash for every share that is system wide so not only SMB like the Recycle Bin plugin. Really miss that so i hope this is still under consideration.

I believe the most significant challenge Unraid faces in attracting more customers is not a lack of marketing but the complexity of its setup. I ventured into it a few months ago, and just the initial step of obtaining a supported USB key required substantial research. Then, when you acquire a modern, reputable brand key, it's often too large for the setup to proceed, necessitating the use of external applications and manual installation to make it work. Expecting people to use 16GB sticks today is akin to asking them to revert to using floppy disks. Beyond that, there's inadequate settings information in the os; the wikis are somewhat outdated. The main resource becomes scouring through old YouTube videos for guidance. The absence of setup wizards and the high risk of errors, along with limitations like no WiFi connectivity from the host, compound the issue. Although I appreciate the operating system, I cannot recommend it to less tech-savvy friends. This, in my opinion, is Unraid's most substantial barrier to increasing revenue, not marketing. Marketing will naturally follow if the software becomes easy to set up and stable. Challenge a typical Windows user to install it with a RAID, a VM, and a Docker container without making mistakes or needing to search the internet for help. Achieving that level of user-friendliness and revenue will follow.

I have yet to try Unraid so im not entirely sure what im saying has bearing, building my server right now. But as i have read mover can be made to move all files and files of a certain age when a fill rate of the drive is reached. My whish would extend i bit more than just choosing Array A move to B if % fill. But also Move A to B and B to C if % fill until % fill is reached starting with last used files. If this was possible i could have Fast nvme raidz array A slower sata ssd raidz array B and even slower hdd raidz array C. And the files would drip down based on use, and not move back and forth like a read/write cashe, killing the ssds. So if like array is 90% filled then empty to 80% fill. And so forth. That would be perfect and i would not have to manually monitor what needs to be placed where.