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No worries about the recycle bin. Good thing about this being a software RAID I can start from scratch without worrying about losing any data. I got a feeling copy and pasting Terabytes of data would take quite a while. As I'm still in trial and error mode, I tried this:
 
Stopped the pool, assigned 1 drive a letter in Disk Mgmt, renamed the affected folders, removed the drive letter, double checked the pool in Drive Manager, then restarted the pool. All the BDs are now in 1 folder, and all the MKV's are in 1 folder. My music was already on 1 hard drive so no worries there. My plan is to do an update overnight and hopefully the parity info will have reflected the changes.
 
Next challenge: I ran into the issue of the default folders needed to be reconstructed, now I need to figure out how to (without copy/pasting) use my existing default folders as the ones the dashboard sees.
 
Fun times... :D

I decided to build a home file server after completing my first gaming/workstation PC build. I enjoyed the process of building a computer too much that I just needed another project. I got sick of storing my media collection on external HDD's trying to keep track of where everything was and trying to have everything backed up across multiple drives.
 
I have this file server set up using a RAID 5 configuration using 5x3TB drives which gives me a total of 12TB usable storage space (10.8TB's formatted). The purpose of this server is to back up all the PC's in the house, as well serve as a single location for all my media so I don't have to keep track of everything across multiple PC's and external HDD's.
 
If you would like to check out my other build log it's named 'SilentCure' and is pinned under the 'Build logs of the week' section of 'Build logs'.
 
Any Q's please feel free to ask. Thanks for checking it out!
 
specList -
 
Case - Bitfenix Prodigy with windowed side panel
PSU - Seasonic 400W 80+ Platinum series fanless
MOBO -  ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe
RAM - 2x4GB G.SKILL 1600MHz CL8-8-8-24 1.5V
CPU - Intel Core i3 3225 3.3GHz
CPU cooler - Noctua NH-L9i
RAID controller - Adaptec 6805 8 port
HDD's - 5x3TB WD RED
Boot drive - Samsung 256GB 840 Pro
Fan controller - Bitfenix Recon
Fans - 1x230mm Bitfenix Spectre - front intake
            1x140mm Enermax Apollish Vegas - rear exhaust
            2x120mm Enermax Apollish Vegas - top intake
            1x80mm Noiseblocker NB-BlackSilentPRO - RAID controller heatsink cooler
Lighting - RGB 60 LED strip
OS - Windows 8
           
 

Here's my setup. 18TB. A work in progress.
 
Hardware
CASE: Cooler Master CM 690
PSU: Cooler Master Silent Pro M600
MB: Gigabyte GA-945GCM-S2C
CPU: Intel Core 2 E4500
HS: Stock heatsink
RAM: 4GB DDR2 667
RAID CARD 1:  SUPERMICRO AOC-SASLP-MV8
SSD: Corsair Nuetron 256GB SSD (soon to be installed)
HDD 1: 1x 3TB Seagate ST3000DM001
HDD 2: 2x 2TB Seagate ST2000DL003
HDD 3: 2x 2TB Seagate ST32000542AS
HDD 4: 2x 2TB WD WDC WD20EADS
HDD 5: 1x 1TB WD WDC WD10EACS
HDD 6: 2x 1TB Seagate ST31000528AS
 
 
 
Software and Configuration:
Currently running WHS2011. Docs, pics and music are the only data backed up to another PC.
8 Drives on Raid Card, 2 on MB
I am planning to convert to flexraid, just doing some research before pulling the trigger. Also plan to replace 1TD HDD used for OS to a 256GB Raid
 
Usage:
Primary usage is data storage. Data includes BD Rips, MKVs, Photos (Raw and JPEG), and Music (mp3 and flac)
Several media players connected via network (PCH x2, Dune, laptops)
Subsonic used for remote access to music and some small video files
Remote Access to all PCs
Backup:
Critical data copied on another PC. PC and Server Backups via WHS
 
Additional info:

 
Photo's:

That is one nice system you got there andi!

yeah, yeah, I know. 1st things 1st, gotta get my server rebuild done..

My Fileserver
 
 
Hardware
CASE: Fractal Define R4
PSU: BeQuiet Dark Power Pro 550W
MB: Asus P9D-WS
CPU: Intel 4570S
HS: Stock Intel heatsink
RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600 Mhz
RAID CARD: LSI 9271-8i
SSD: Samsung 840 250gb
HDD: 6 Seagate Barracudas 3TB

Software and Configuration:
My server is running windows server 2008 R2 and im using my LSI card to make my array. 
My main array consists of 6 3TB drives in RAID 6, so I end up with 12TB of actual useable space. 
 
Usage:
I use the storage for movies, series, pictures, music and important documents. I am also running Serviio as a media server
to stream my content all around the house. It is also for backing up my computers. 

 
Additional info:
The server is connected with a 2Gbps connection to a Netgear Switch. 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Here's my setup. 18TB. A work in progress.
 
Hardware
CASE: Cooler Master CM 690
PSU: Cooler Master Silent Pro M600
MB: Gigabyte GA-945GCM-S2C
CPU: Intel Core 2 E4500
HS: Stock heatsink
RAM: 4GB DDR2 667
RAID CARD 1:  SUPERMICRO AOC-SASLP-MV8
SSD: Corsair Nuetron 256GB SSD (soon to be installed)
HDD 1: 1x 3TB Seagate ST3000DM001
HDD 2: 2x 2TB Seagate ST2000DL003
HDD 3: 2x 2TB Seagate ST32000542AS
HDD 4: 2x 2TB WD WDC WD20EADS
HDD 5: 1x 1TB WD WDC WD10EACS
HDD 6: 2x 1TB Seagate ST31000528AS
 
 
 
Software and Configuration:
Currently running WHS2011. Docs, pics and music are the only data backed up to another PC.
8 Drives on Raid Card, 2 on MB
I am planning to convert to flexraid, just doing some research before pulling the trigger. Also plan to replace 1TD HDD used for OS to a 256GB Raid
 
Usage:
Primary usage is data storage. Data includes BD Rips, MKVs, Photos (Raw and JPEG), and Music (mp3 and flac)
Several media players connected via network (PCH x2, Dune, laptops)
Subsonic used for remote access to music and some small video files
Remote Access to all PCs
Backup:
Critical data copied on another PC. PC and Server Backups via WHS
 
Additional info:

 
Photo's:

Here's my setup. 18TB. A work in progress.
 
Hardware
CASE: Cooler Master CM 690
PSU: Cooler Master Silent Pro M600
MB: Gigabyte GA-945GCM-S2C
CPU: Intel Core 2 E4500
HS: Stock heatsink
RAM: 4GB DDR2 667
RAID CARD 1:  SUPERMICRO AOC-SASLP-MV8
SSD: Corsair Nuetron 256GB SSD (soon to be installed)
HDD 1: 1x 3TB Seagate ST3000DM001
HDD 2: 2x 2TB Seagate ST2000DL003
HDD 3: 2x 2TB Seagate ST32000542AS
HDD 4: 2x 2TB WD WDC WD20EADS
HDD 5: 1x 1TB WD WDC WD10EACS
HDD 6: 2x 1TB Seagate ST31000528AS
 
 
 
Software and Configuration:
Currently running WHS2011. Docs, pics and music are the only data backed up to another PC.
8 Drives on Raid Card, 2 on MB
I am planning to convert to flexraid, just doing some research before pulling the trigger. Also plan to replace 1TD HDD used for OS to a 256GB Raid
 
Usage:
Primary usage is data storage. Data includes BD Rips, MKVs, Photos (Raw and JPEG), and Music (mp3 and flac)
Several media players connected via network (PCH x2, Dune, laptops)
Subsonic used for remote access to music and some small video files
Remote Access to all PCs
Backup:
Critical data copied on another PC. PC and Server Backups via WHS
 
Additional info:

 
Photo's: