Tom899

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  1. Thanks! Is the best procedure to back-up the flash drive, to simply copy the contents to a folder on my windows machine?
  2. I purchased a WD - easystore® 8TB External, and shucked the drive for my UnRaid server. It happened to be a white drive (WD80EMAZ) so I had to cover pin-3 with Kapton tape, no problem works great. I read a lot in these forums about the beta PreClear plugin might not be compatible so I didn't do PreClear (I shouldn't be in such a rush!). I have the latest PreClear version now, but too late... Anyway, Since I was replacing a drive I did a Parity-Check/Rebuild, all turned out well. I then did an Extended SMART test, it finished with no errors. I wish I would of done a PreClear for peace of mind, now I just hope for the best.
  3. Another question please. Do you think it's a good idea to replace the USB drive because it's 8 years old? Or should I just let it be?
  4. I built my UnRaid server in 2010 with all 2TB drives. I'm now upgrading to 8TB drives. So far I have done the Parity drive and two data drives. In 2010 Lime-Technology sent me two JD_Firefly 2GB flash drives. Back then the other one was a back-up. I'm thinking about updating at least one of my flash drives because of age. What should I get (size and manufacturer(looking for the best)), and how do I move the contents and license? Thanks!
  5. Thanks, I will do one at a time. Appreciated! Tom
  6. I have an UnRaid server with (5) data drives and (1) Parity drive. My Parity drive is 8TB. I would like to replace (2) of my 2TB data drives with (2) 8TB data drives. Can I replace them both at the same time?
  7. Great video's, I also watched your preclear video. I have a question please. I would like to upgrade one of my (5) data drives to a larger size (my parity drive is already larger). I would like to preclear the new drive first. Is it OK to physically remove and replace the old data drive with the new one and start the preclear? Or do I have to leave the old drive in while I'm preclearing the new drive? I don't have the physical or MB capacity for more than (5) data drives at any one time. I replaced a drive a couple of years ago but didn't preclear it. This time I want to preclear. Thanks Since I posted this a few minutes ago, I've been reading the preclear thread and it looks like preclear might not be necessary anymore? I'm running 6.5.3... I have a few windows 10 boxes with free sata ports. Should I check my new 8tb wd drive with that?
  8. It just finished an extended SMART test, took about 6 hours (2TB). It passed with no errors. I guess I'll keep an eye on it. Thanks!
  9. Thanks, this is a 2TB WD drive. I'm still at 10%, must take a long time?