February 11, 20251 yr Feature Request: “Drain” and “Re-Include” Buttons Drain Button Add a checkbox column next to each pool device and array drive. Place a “Drain” button at the bottom of this new column. How It Works When one or more pools or drives are selected and “Drain” is clicked, Unraid identifies which pool(s) or drive(s) you want to clear. It checks which user shares use those pool(s) or drives as either Primary or Secondary storage. The Primary storage for those shares is changed to “Array,” and if it’s an array drive, that drive is excluded from all shares so only the remaining drives are used. The Secondary storage for those shares is set to “None.” Unraid moves all data from the selected pool(s) or drive(s) to the array, thereby emptying them—or, for an array drive, only transferring files to the other array drives. This streamlines the process of clearing a device by bundling all required share setting changes and data transfers into a single action. Re-Include Button Once a new or replacement drive has been properly cleared and formatted, a “Re-Include” button appears next to that drive. Clicking “Re-Include” adds it back to the array with a single click, automatically applying the same configuration and settings used by the other drives. By introducing these two buttons, Unraid would simplify drive maintenance, making it easier to remove and replace drives with minimal manual configuration.
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