Hi! Im new in the UNRaid World  I now i have a Problem  
So let me explain. I bought a few Days ago a new system an i wanted to test UNRaid
I installed the OS an i had many Problems with it. The System shuteddown after few hours or over few minutes.
So i decided to check my USB Flash and i found out that it was a little bit to  broken.
I bought a new USB FLash an it never happend again.
After that i freshinstalled the OS.
I now a have this  i wanted to buy a key an i saw this 🤔 i dont know where i get this key😆 Can anyone helpme pls  
Thanks 

I looked at the screen capture and it looks like the last few digits in Flash GUID are all zeros.  This typical of cheap no-name USB flash drives.  (Flash Vendor of "Generic" is typical of these no-name drives.) They do not have assigned unique serial numbers.  Therefore, any drive serial number with all zeros will be blacklisted.

 

You should be looking for a USB flash drive from a major Memory manufacturer.  A Drive from virtually any other source will be a rebranded drive from some other manufacturer.   Full size drives are preferred over micro drives.  Larger size =  Better heat dissipation = longer life.   USB2 drives are fine as the flash drive is only used for less than two minutes during the boot process and three seconds during shutdown.  A Quality drive is only a few dollars more than a piece of junk that will either be blacklisted or (most likely) fail in a few months!

1 minute ago, Frank1940 said:

You should be looking for a USB flash drive from a major Memory manufacturer. 

In addition to @Frank1940's information, also note this PSA from LimeTech, which identifies problems with SanDisk USBs in recent times.

 

Thanks a lot! Yes its a SanDisk usb 😅 so then i go to buy antoher one 🤔 can i use it like a backup? An can i recover my files from the usb? I dont want to do all new 🤣

1 hour ago, LanceG0d said:

An can i recover my files from the usb?

Sure, just copy the files to a new flashdrive.

Okay thanks  

7 hours ago, LanceG0d said:

can i use it like a backup?

You must always have a current backup of flash. I don't see any good reason to use another flash drive as a backup since it can't be used with your license anyway.

 

You can always download a zipped backup of flash from Main - Boot Device - Flash - Flash Backup. Or use the My Servers plugin to have it backed up to limetech (Unraid) cloud.

Hi,

I find that some USB drives which I'd used for (trial) Unraid installs don't work with the Unraid USB Creator anymore.

 

They show as blacklisted when I use the USB creator now, though they worked just fine earlier - why?

 

My licensed Unraid is now on another USB, which I am trying to compare performance with because I have slow boot times. Isn't there a way to manage this so we can reuse disks post trial for legitimate reasons?

 

Would appreciate feedback on how this can be addressed. It's a bit annoying to have to get another USB (?) just to test this.

 

Thanks     

Edited August 3, 20241 yr by kman13
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Did you get any feed back on this? I too have an old USB that I want to reload with a current unRaid so I can test a potato server to see if it will work with unRaid. But I too get this error. HELP.

Could be an issue with the USB tool, try a manual install:

 

https://docs.unraid.net/unraid-os/getting-started/manual-install-method/

No solution yet - I got tied up with work and didn't manage to get back to my server in the last few months. Hoping that I can get in touch with them over the next few weeks and get an Xmas reprieve on those USB drives. Have 3 now that have passed the end of trial before I could get any time to restore my Unraid 🤦‍♂️

Edited December 7, 20241 yr by kman13