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    How does one change the default backup destination drive? WHS saves all computer backups to D drive, which is the internal partition drive. I would like to put it on an external drive strictly used for the computer backups. It is currently installed as drive E.
    Thursday, November 5, 2009 7:31 PM

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    This is not possible. For Windows Home Server backups only disks are used, which are added via console to the storage pool. (Disks which have a drive letter, are usually not added.)
    If the server has multiple disks and WHS is at least Power Pack 1, the D: drive will be the last used for storing data and backups. (Although it may look different, since all the tombstones are also located on drive D:, and in a 2 disk scenario also one set of any duplicated folder.

    External drives you should not add to the storage pool, especially USB drives (or only as backup drive), since users experienced problems with such drives, depending on the intelligence of the enclosure, the quality of the USB port and the cabling. As backup drives they are dedicated to create a manual backup of the shared folders on the server, which makes sense, since the server could well be a single point of failure.

    Best greetings from Germany
    Olaf
    • Proposed as answer by kariya21Moderator Friday, November 6, 2009 2:57 AM
    • Marked as answer by Wheeler89 Saturday, November 7, 2009 1:05 AM
    Thursday, November 5, 2009 7:38 PM
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    This is not possible. For Windows Home Server backups only disks are used, which are added via console to the storage pool. (Disks which have a drive letter, are usually not added.)
    If the server has multiple disks and WHS is at least Power Pack 1, the D: drive will be the last used for storing data and backups. (Although it may look different, since all the tombstones are also located on drive D:, and in a 2 disk scenario also one set of any duplicated folder.

    External drives you should not add to the storage pool, especially USB drives (or only as backup drive), since users experienced problems with such drives, depending on the intelligence of the enclosure, the quality of the USB port and the cabling. As backup drives they are dedicated to create a manual backup of the shared folders on the server, which makes sense, since the server could well be a single point of failure.

    Best greetings from Germany
    Olaf
    • Proposed as answer by kariya21Moderator Friday, November 6, 2009 2:57 AM
    • Marked as answer by Wheeler89 Saturday, November 7, 2009 1:05 AM
    Thursday, November 5, 2009 7:38 PM
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    Hi Olaf,

    I don't feel you've answered the question directly.  How does one change the backup destination from D: (partition drive) to E: separate physical local drive (2TB) 

    Logic dictates that I store the backups on a separate physical drive from that of the primary drive (partitioned or not).  I manage my own offsite backup storage.

    Thursday, June 27, 2013 3:19 PM
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    Which version of WHS are you talking about?

    Phil P.S. If you find my comment helpful or if it answers your question, please mark it as such.

    Thursday, June 27, 2013 4:23 PM
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    WHS SP 2
    Thursday, June 27, 2013 5:14 PM
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    WHS SP 2

    Olaf has answered the question fully. as Windows Home Server version 1 was the only version that was available when the question was posted and answered. The user has absolutely no control over where (what disk) any individual file may be stored on in that version of the product.

    If you're using Windows Home Server 2011, then you can change the location of the backup database just as you would change the location of any other server share, by selecting the folder in the dashboard and choosing to move it. This is something you could have learned by simply starting the dashboard.

    I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)

    Friday, June 28, 2013 1:31 AM
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    The rhetorec is not required.  This does answer a lot of questions.   As you said, I have no control of where I can send the backups.  I have to upgrade to WHS 2011.  Thank you, all, for your input. 
    Friday, June 28, 2013 7:52 PM