SamBam Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Still on my trial to see if this is something i can learn. Following the videos on line i got a few of the things that a re important to me working, some not even close. Is there a way to 1) keep all the info on my array disks (i.e. movie and music files) and 2) just start over again since i still have 17 days reaming on the trial? Quote Link to comment
hitman2158 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Just to make it clear. 1) You are on the trial with 17 days left? 2) You wanna know if you can switch from trial to basic, plus or pro without loss of any data (no matter what)? Answer=Yes, it´s possible. Just buy the license you need and follow instructions. That´s it. You won't regret it. Quote Link to comment
trurl Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 It might be better and more instructive to work with us to try to fix whatever isn't working for you. Unlike Windows, for example, the Unraid OS doesn't accumulate a lot of stuff that needs to be cleaned out with a new install. The Unraid OS is unpacked fresh from the archives on flash into RAM at each boot, then settings from the webUI are applied. The OS runs in RAM. So in a way it is a fresh install at each boot. But if you really want to "start over" with your trial license, you can try this. I haven't tested this with a trial license but I think it should work. In any case you will have a backup of flash you can use if anything is missing. Go to Main - Boot Device - Flash and click on the Flash Backup button. This will download a zipped copy of your flash drive. Prepare the flash drive as a new install. Unzip that flash backup and get the super.dat and trial.key file from the config folder and put them in the config folder on the new install. Boot Unraid. This will result in keeping your disk assignments as they are with their data intact, but nothing else will be set up. There are basically 2 things you need to be careful of in Unraid whenever you want to be sure to keep your data, whether you are starting over or not. Don't format anything. Parity won't bring back a formatted disk. Don't add a disk with data on it to a new slot in an array that already has valid parity. Unraid will clear it so parity is maintained. As for keeping your data though, there is absolutely no substitute for backups. You must have another copy of anything important and irreplaceable. You should take care of this before doing anything else. If you have any questions, problems, or doubts, please ask. Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 4 minutes ago, trurl said: Unzip that flash backup and get the super.dat and trial.key file from the config folder and put them in the config folder on the new install. This won't work with a trial key, it's done on purpose, you can restore an existing config, you can start over and re-assign the disks. Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 This won't work with a trial key, it's done on purpose, you can restore an existing config, you can start over and re-assign the disks.Ignore the above, you can't replace the flash drive with a trial key, but should be ok to start over. Quote Link to comment
trurl Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Now I'm confused. Is my advice OK or not? I know there is some "secret" about trial keys, but it seems to me that everything on flash other than super.dat and the trial.key itself can be edited or changed as needed, including reset back to "new". Quote Link to comment
SamBam Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 All i really need is just put everything back to a "fresh" state. I was able to get things like Plex, Sonarr, etc working. but even following the vids on Openvpn, it never worked. not sure if i screwed something up or not. SO i was going to start all over again, but didn't want to lose all the move and music files i moved to the array. Just not sure how to go about it. So far , it hasn't been too much of a learning curve, even at 65 years old. I have been using linux for the past 6 yrs now. But at the same time this a completely new animal. If i can get this to do what i want on the old desktop i have , then i plan on building a new server and buying the pro. Quote Link to comment
trurl Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 If you got that far then just remove those things that aren't working for you and go from there. As I said, the OS is a fresh install every boot. Any docker, VM, or plugin can be removed and the OS will run like they were never there. Quote Link to comment
SamBam Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 Thanks trurl, i did that already and will give it a sot again. Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 4 hours ago, trurl said: Now I'm confused. Is my advice OK or not? It should be OK, but never tried it. Quote Link to comment
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