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OK, I set up a share on the cache SSD. One thing, I can see the new share as a drive letter in WIndows, but unlike my Media share, I don't also see it under 'Network' in Windows Explorer. Afaik, the shares are setup the same way, any idea why Windows 'network' doesn't see it but I can see it as a drive letter?

Hmm, I thought the 'cache' drive was used by the Unraid OS automatically somehow, actually never really knew how it was used. So I can just create a 'download-temp' folder on the SSD and point my downloads there then? No need to partition anything? (I'm coming at this from a Windows user's mindset)

I have a 1tb NVME SSD installed and setup as a 'cache' drive. I'm not sure what it's cache-ing, but can I use it as a download drive? Maybe partition it 50/50 for 'cache-ing' and downloads? I would use it to download / seed before moving files to the main media array. I currently have a download folder on the 'media' array for downloads, which might spin up any of my many drives for downloads or seeding. Thanks in advance

It turns out it was just that my Mullvad VPN app didn't turn "Local Network Sharing" back ON when it updated. I thought the VPN may have done something, but couldn't recall what setting to check. (been slightly stressed out in the last few weeks, mostly lack of sleep.) My apologies for late reply, I wish I knew how to connect via SSH or Telnet, as I only really know Windows. Any places to get basic guides on SSH'ing to the server would be helpful below. Thanks for the replies.

I keep a separate Chrome window open on my Windows PC to access my Unraid server's WebGUI from time to time. I connected / checked it yesterday or the day before. (10.0.0.x/Dashboard) Today I can not connect to the WebGUI using my Windows desktop. I get a browser error, "This site can't be reached" "10.0.0.x refused to connect" "Check your Proxy or Firewall settings" -I can browse on the internet on the PC with Chrome normally, -I can access files in my media folders through Windows Explorer, -Plex docker is still running, I can stream media from Plex, -Krusader docker is still running in a separate browser window. -I restarted the Windows PC, still can't connect to WebGUI. -I run MullvadVPN on the Windows PC, been using it for about 2 months coming from another VPN service, if that means anything. I am looking for things to troubleshoot before I try restarting the server tomorrow. (I have to bring home a spare monitor from work to access the server directly, since my main desktop monitor is screwed into my desk's monitor arm) Thanks in advance

I get an error when moving the 20tb parity drive (smaller of my two) to a data slot, and adding the new 24tb as a new parity (along side my existing 24tb parity drive... "Array Operation Stopped. Invalid expansion. You may not add new disk(s) and also remove existing disk(s)." So DO I need to do a parity swap (copy from 20tb to new 24tb), or am I missing something, if I want to add the 24tb to the system in one step? (again, thanks for the help in advance)

Thanks, I wonder if I buy a third 'largest drive' (another 24tb), will Unraid let me use THAT as a data drive, since I can only have two parity drives...

In my Unraid server, I have a 24tb and a 20tb parity drive, and a 16tb and a few 14tb data drives. I just precleared a new 24tb drive, but when adding it to an available slot, I see the message at the bottom of message at the bottom of the 'main' page: Stopped. Disk in parity slot is not biggest. If this is a new array, move the largest disk into the parity slot. If you are adding a new disk or replacing a disabled disk, try Parity-Swap. Can I add my new 24tb drive as a 'data' drive, or do I have to make it a second parity drive and copy parity data from my 20tb to the new 24tb, and use the 20tb as data? Thanks in advance!

Yep, copying from my 16tb to the 24tb now, with the 20tb parity left alone. Thanks.

(edit) When looking for information after posting, I found this video (https://youtu.be/NM5phUqZxyE?si=y0TeZHc7L5NEso3Y&t=242) where it describes the procedure as @Gragorg posted. However, I have a 20tb and a 16tb parity. Does it matter which Parity drive I swap? (aside from longer times to copy) Thanks! (EDIT again) I can't seem to be able to use the 20tb as data yet, have to keep it as parity along with the new 24tb, and move the 16tb parity drive to data. Copying, fingers crossed...

My server has 6x 14tb drives for data, and a 16tb and a 20tb drive for dual parity. I shucked and installed a 24tb drive that I WAS going to use as a new parity drive, and thenuse the 20tb for a 7th data drive. UNTIL one of my 6x 14tb drives went 'missing' after rebooting the server. Swapping cables around did not help. So, can I use my 24tb drive as a replacement for the missing (presumed dead) 14tb drive, to rebuild my server? If so, how do I do this? Thanks in advance!

Thanks, I will look it up, though I have read differing things about how it is for advanced users, which I am definitely NOT one. If someone can get that working in Unraid (with an 'Unraid package'?) and post instructions for future novices, that would be great. On a side note, Ugh. I was going to use the Recycle Bin in Unraid -> Settings a long time ago, but when I didn't see my shares show up in the 'Shares' section after turning it on and clicking apply, I thought I did not have my shares set up properly and turned it off. I didn't realize that it only shows something in the 'Shares' section AFTER you have deleted something, not when just turning it on. I hope this bit of knowledge helps someone else coming from Windows who may miss that point.

Yeah, I'm an idiot for not testing it way back when I first set up the server. I thought that my shares would show up in the 'Shares' section of the Recycle Bin settings, like they show up in the normal 'Shares' page. When I didn't see my shares show up in Recycle Bin after turning it on, I thought I didn't set my shares up properly and could never figure out how to get them to show there, so i turned the Recycle Bin off. If I had tested it I would have seen that the 'Shares' section of Recycle Bin settings only populates AFTER you have deleted something, not just when you turn the feature on.

Howdy, not sure why, nothing shows up under 'smb shares' in settings. I can access the server (my 'media' share) from Windows Explorer, am I missing something? Thanks let me know if I should post screenshot of settings page(s).

Thanks