good way to move data around in the array using a Windows program?

[CaptainTivo]

I am looking for a program which would run on a client PC under Windows XP that can move files/dirs from one disk or share to another on the array.  That is, I want a program with a windows interface that will cause a "local" mv or equivalent to happen.  I have been reading about rsync and it sounds like this protocol has the capability to do this, but all the documentation talks about "synchronizing" files not copying or moving files.

 

Thanks for any pointers.

[leg0]

I have been using Midnight Commander to do this since my transferred files were not organized from the source. You can type "mc" on your telnet or unraid console. So far it was worked great for me.

[dgaschk]

If your running a 5.0 beta you may need to run the New Permissions script after moving files with the command line.

[leg0]

If your running a 5.0 beta you may need to run the New Permissions script after moving files with the command line.

 

Should have mentioned, since you are looking for a Windows program, I use Putty to open a telnet session to my server. Then within the telnet session use midnight commander.

[CaptainTivo]

Thanks, but this is not what I am looking for.  I currently use Putty to login to the tower and use the common Linux commands to copy, move etc.

 

What I want is a native Windows program to run on my PC that will provide me with an Explorer-like view of the Unraid array but will execute copies, moves, etc. on the unraid server without moving data to and from the PC.  I think rsync has the capability to do this, I just need a Windows "front-end".  Since this is a common need, I thought someone else would have found a solution.

[mr.sparkle]

unRAID-web's AjaXplorer?

[CaptainTivo]

Thanks.  That is exactly what I wanted.

[odd1]

Pardon my not understanding but can't you just use windows explorer? That's what I use to move files around...

[CaptainTivo]

Depends.  If you are moving files to/from a PC and the unraid server, then any Windows copy program will do (I use TeraCopy because it will verify that the files transferred intact).  However, if you want to move or copy files from disk to disk *within* the array, then you will see much less performance if you run a copy command on a remotely attached PC.  This is because the file's data will read across the network to the PC and then written back across the network to the server.  If you login to the server (e.g. using Putty) and execute a "mv" command on the array, then the data is read on the server and written on the server, never crossing the network.  I typically get 2x or more speed this way.  I really only need this to "rearrange" files on the server if I happened to put them in the wrong place or I want to redo my directory structures.