I just can't seem to get the hang of allocation and split level.  I have all my TV series spread over an array of 15 discs.  What I want is one share that is "TV Shows".  When I copy/move to that share, I would like to not have a series split to different drives.  It's probably so easy, but, I just can't get it right.  Laughing is allowed and help is appreciated.

Think of your shared folder as level 0 and the split level you allocate is the 1st level you DON'T want to split.  So some examples:

 

If you have "TV Shows" as the root folder (/TV Shows)

/TV Shows                    (level 0)

  -Weeds                    (level 1)

      -Season 1              (level 2)

      -Season 2              (level 2)

 

If you assign Split level 1 (and don't exclude any drives) then the /TV Shows folder could appear on all the drives, while Weeds (and any subfolders) would only be written to 1 drive.  If you assigned split level 2, /TV Shows/Weeds could appear on multiple drives, but the contents of each season would be on 1 drive (NOTE, Season 1 and Season 2 could be on different drives in this scenario)

 

If you use a more complex folder structure then just change the split level accordingly:

/Media                                    (Level 0)

    -TV                                    (Level 1) Choosing split level 1 could cause TV and all subfolders to be written to the same drive

        -Action                          (Level 2)

        -Comedies                      (Level 2) Level 2 would cause /Media/TV to be on multiple drives, with Comedies and all subfolders to be on the same drive

            -Weeds                      (Level 3) Level 3 would cause /Media/TV/Comedies to potentially be on multiple drives, with Weeds and all subs only on 1 drive

                  - Season 1          (Level 4) Level 4 would cause /Media/TV/Comedies/Weeds to potentially be on multiple drives, with Season 1 to be only on 1 drive

                  - Season 2          (Level 4)

 

Again, remember that the split level you choose is the first level that you don't want to split.  Also note that changing a split level after data is in the folder won't move existing data - it only applies to new data.  You'd have to manually adjust existing data, or move it out and copy it back after changing the split level.   

Thanks for taking the time to answer such a simple question.  That gives me just what I want.  Thanks again!