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    Hi i've searched around and can't seem to find the answer to this.

    I'd like to add a 1TB USB hardrive that has all my files on it to my WHS. The drive that i have running my WHS is 100GBs and has partitioned it as 20gb for system and 80gb for storage. The TB drive has over 700gb of data on it so i can't back it up or just add the drive to the pool because WHS wants to reformat it. Also i cant find a way to redirect the WMC so that it serves the music and movies off my TB drive instead of the data drive that WHS has made.

    I guess basically i'm asking is it possible to add exsiting drives with data on it to WHS?
    • Edited by omega552003 Saturday, October 18, 2008 6:18 PM
    Saturday, October 18, 2008 6:17 PM

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    omega552003 said:

    Hi i've searched around and can't seem to find the answer to this.

    I'd like to add a 1TB USB hardrive that has all my files on it to my WHS. The drive that i have running my WHS is 100GBs and has partitioned it as 20gb for system and 80gb for storage. The TB drive has over 700gb of data on it so i can't back it up or just add the drive to the pool because WHS wants to reformat it. Also i cant find a way to redirect the WMC so that it serves the music and movies off my TB drive instead of the data drive that WHS has made.

    I guess basically i'm asking is it possible to add exsiting drives with data on it to WHS?


    No.  WHS must have full control of all drives that are part of the storage pool.  It will format it when you add it to the pool.
    Saturday, October 18, 2008 6:24 PM
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    While it's possible to connect the drive and manually manage shares on it, Windows Home Server doesn't allow you to connect a drive that's full and use it in your storage pool. If you want the drive to be part of the storage pool, you should copy the files that are on it to another location before you add it to your server, then copy them to your server later. Or obtain another (bare) drive and install it in your server.

    I wouldn't really recommend using an external USB drive in the storage pool, though. A number of users have had a variety of issues with external USB drives. External SATA drives are another matter, however. Those seem robust.
    I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)
    Monday, October 20, 2008 8:08 PM
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    omega552003 said:

    Hi i've searched around and can't seem to find the answer to this.

    I'd like to add a 1TB USB hardrive that has all my files on it to my WHS. The drive that i have running my WHS is 100GBs and has partitioned it as 20gb for system and 80gb for storage. The TB drive has over 700gb of data on it so i can't back it up or just add the drive to the pool because WHS wants to reformat it. Also i cant find a way to redirect the WMC so that it serves the music and movies off my TB drive instead of the data drive that WHS has made.

    I guess basically i'm asking is it possible to add exsiting drives with data on it to WHS?


    No.  WHS must have full control of all drives that are part of the storage pool.  It will format it when you add it to the pool.
    Saturday, October 18, 2008 6:24 PM
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    While it's possible to connect the drive and manually manage shares on it, Windows Home Server doesn't allow you to connect a drive that's full and use it in your storage pool. If you want the drive to be part of the storage pool, you should copy the files that are on it to another location before you add it to your server, then copy them to your server later. Or obtain another (bare) drive and install it in your server.

    I wouldn't really recommend using an external USB drive in the storage pool, though. A number of users have had a variety of issues with external USB drives. External SATA drives are another matter, however. Those seem robust.
    I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)
    Monday, October 20, 2008 8:08 PM
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