Hello everyone,

I have a Multimedia share with a few folders in it. Each folder is for a different use case (movies, TV shows, music, etc.).
Currently I have only one disk in the array, but I'm starting to get a bit low on space, so I would like to add another disk to the array.

Since the "TV Shows" folder is currently the biggest one, I would like to move it to the new disk. I know that shares can be allocated to run only on specific disks, is it possible to do the same with folders inside a share?

Your help is much appreciated.

Cheers.

16 minutes ago, viskanic said:

is it possible to do the same with folders inside a share?

Not directly.

 

You should be able to achieve the effect that I think you want by setting the Split Level setting for the Multimedia share to Manual and then creating the folders at the next level only on the drives you want to be used for that folder (and its contents).   
 

Note:   There is a bug in the 6.12.10 release that stops it correctly honouring the Manual Split Level.    You need to either be on an earlier Unraid release or the 7.0.0 beta for this to work correctly.

 

Hi @itimpi,

Thank you for your prompt reply.

I guess I'll have to wait for a bit until v7 gets out of the beta phase.

I've got an interesting answer from ChatGPT, would you be so kind and check if any of it makes sense for what I'm trying to achieve?

Thank you
 

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Assume you have a share named `Media` and you want to move a folder named `Movies` to `disk3`:
 

1. Stop the array from the Unraid web interface.

2. Open the terminal from the Unraid web interface or connect via SSH.

3. Move the folder using the command:

   mv /mnt/user/Media/Movies /mnt/disk3/Movies

4. Optionally, create a symlink to keep the folder accessible under the `Media` share:

   ln -s /mnt/disk3/Movies /mnt/user/Media/Movies

 

5. Start the array from the Unraid web interface.
 

This approach allows you to move a specific folder to a dedicated disk while maintaining the overall structure and accessibility of your shares in Unraid. For further details, you can refer to the Unraid forums and documentation.

 

The possible issue with the ChatGPT solution is that it creates a new top level folder called "Movies" and this will result in a new share called "Movies" automatically being generated (with default settings) and this may not be what you want?

 

That does not mean, though, that it would not work and there are users who use this technique if they do not mind the extra share being generated.