March 24, 20251 yr I believe I've had this warning for the entirety of using unRAID. I've read about it and am still confused (my own ignorance and understanding). I don't remember changing from the default settings, but perhaps I did. I guess I believed I was backing up the cache to the array or someone suggested I do this. I have attached how I have my settings. What changes should be made? Do I simply change secondary storage to "cache"? or Should it be "None"? I have my cache in a pool/mirrored on (2) NVME, so is that enough of a backup? Do I need to deleted appdata folders files from the array manually if I change the settings? Thanks for any help
March 24, 20251 yr Community Expert The default for mover direction is Cache <- Array so you must have changed that at some point. You can use the appdata backup plugin if you want regular scheduled backups made to the array.
March 24, 20251 yr Author Just now, itimpi said: The default for mover direction is Cache <- Array so you must have changed that at some point. You can use the appdata backup plugin if you want regular scheduled backups made to the array. Thanks! Ok, I will change it back. Do I need to change "Secondary Storage" and/or anything else? Is it recommended to use appdata backup plugin, or do most consider having it mirrored to be sufficient?
March 24, 20251 yr Community Expert 5 minutes ago, wdpaynter said: Do I need to change "Secondary Storage" and/or anything else? No. 6 minutes ago, wdpaynter said: Is it recommended to use appdata backup plugin, or do most consider having it mirrored to be sufficient? Up to you, but remember even with a mirror things can still go wrong. Many do not bother with making the pool redundant and rely on the appdata backup plugin to keep a reasonably up-to-date copy.
March 24, 20251 yr Author So I changed Secondary Storage to "None" and obviously that negated the mover direction setting. I now have the warning "Share appdata set to cache-only, but files / folders exist on the array", which is related to my question regarding removing appdata files from array. Do I need to go to each individual drive on the array to delete the appdata folder? Also, I have had the appdata backup installed for some time I guess. I have not changed any of its settings, so I guess it has been backing it up all along? I assumed those mover settings were moving those files/folders from cache to array. So maybe my idea of deleting mentioned in this post above is irrelevant? Sorry, quite new and confused. Thx! Edited March 24, 20251 yr by wdpaynter Added info
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