June 24, 20242 yr I've had a weird issue with my Unraid set up which I cannot diagnose. For background, I am a novice user, got it set up and working for what I needed it for (Plex server), but this was based off following online guides and troubleshooting for various things, so underlying knowledge is patchy at best. About a week ago I lost the ability to access my Unraid server while on my local network. I attempted to access it using both its IP address, and "name.local/main". Services running remained available (I was able to watch videos from Plex). I attached a screen, mouse and keyboard to the server, but the screen would not output any display at all. I then powered down the server manually (using power button on the server). Upon powering up again, the server goes straight to the BIOS (Asus motherboard), but shows no boot drives available. The USB flash drive with Unraid on remains in the back of the server, and I have tried multiple USB ports. I have removed the flash drive from the server, and put only my Windows PC, but the flash drive does not show up in Windows Explorer. I'm really struggling to diagnose what the issue is, so any and all help would be appreciated.
June 24, 20242 yr Community Expert Solution It sounds as if the flash drive might have failed Do you have a backup of the flash drive?
June 24, 20242 yr Author I thought of this, but would the flash drive failing explain why I was able to continue using Plex before the system power down process was initiated? Thank you for the reply btw, appreciate it. I don't believe I have a back up of the flash drive, which I know is a failing on my part.
June 24, 20242 yr Community Expert 40 minutes ago, RichardM5422 said: don't believe I have a back up of the flash drive, which I know is a failing on my part. In which cases you may find this section of the online documentation accessible via the Manual link at the bottom of the Unraid GUI. You should always take a backup of the flash drive any time you make a configuration change. If you have a backup then recovery from the flash drive failing is very quick and easy. There are 3 recommended ways to do this. Click on the Boot drive on the Main tab and select the Backup option Install the Unraid Connect plugin and activate the backup option to get an automated backup made in the cloud Install the appdata backup plugin and set it to make automated backups locally.
June 24, 20242 yr Author I've just logged into Unraid Connect, and a flash backup was taken on Monday 17th June 2024. So I assume this is best way forward now?
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