Re: [OT] : Bulk processing - any ideas?

["Rob Heyes" <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The primary drive in WHS is used as a "landing zone" - files
are
initially placed there and then moved to the other drives. This is
assuming that you're using WHS' own distributed file system.  If I
remember correctly it also creates 'tombstones' for the files in the
file system on the primary which tell it where the real files are
located. I have issues with the way that it distributes files around
e.g. they tend to cluster on one main drive with the copies
distributed on other drives

I just use my WHS machine for backups - I don't store any media on mine.

Rob

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Phil Harris" <phil@...> wrote:

> Oh - I read somewhere that the *PRIMARY* drive on a WHS machine
shouldn't be
> the smallest drive in the system ... does anyone know why that is?
It's
> gonna be a bit of a pain if I have to dedicate a complete 1Tb drive
to being
> a boot drive. :-D
>
> Phil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> > Of Mal Lansell
> > Sent: 05 December 2008 22:01
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] : Bulk processing - any ideas?
> >
> > I don't think you need to...
> >
> > If you have a spare drive (I know, sounds insane doesn't it!),
install
> > it in WHS, and then the copy contents of one of your used drives
onto
> > it
> > (I'm assuming WHS is on a new PC).  Wipe that drive and add it to
your
> > WHS machine.  Continue the process drive by drive until all your
data
> > is
> > transferred.
> >
> > BTW, did you ever find out what happens to all those vital little
files
> > - do they end up vulnerably stored in the gaps on the first
available
> > physical drive, or does WHS keep folder contents together?
> >
> > Mal
> >
> >
> >
> > Phil Harris wrote:
> > >
> > > OK - To try to keep my movies collection as safe as possible
when I
> > > migrate
> > > my "server" over to Windows Home Server what I
think I need to do is
> > > create
> > > ISOs from the current folder structures for all 900 odd
movies on my
> > > server
> > > . Doing this manually for all those films will take ages,
does
anyone
> > have
> > > any ideas how I could automate this process?
> > >
> > > Phil
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> > >
> >
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