Archivist

Thanks for the Tips. I was able to see a ~ copy of the file and after several hours of playing with it, I was able to rename and restore the file. I do like your idea of the Recycle plugin and will install that immediately. I also found a few other options in the Unraid Forum including XFS-Undelete though I could not understand exactly how to use it. Again thanks for the response, yours was the only one I received. Archivist

I'm an idiot, that said, I somehow managed to delete my 2022 TurboTax file from the folder on my Server. I can't find a "Trash" folder on the Server but it might be hidden. Is there anyway to recover that file? Please Help a poor soul? Archivist

Using 6.9.2 and Dolphin. I'm trying to delete Share (Apple) that has 2 sub-directory files that refuse to delete. What do I need to do to clear them so I can delete the Share?

Thanks Conner, you were correct. I had to remove each Drive from the array individually to have them all show up under the Preclear App. All Drives now being Cleared of Data! Much obliged! I'd forgotten a lot of my programming for Unraid, this Server has been around for ~ 10 years+ from all the way back in the original release version (3 or 4). Dave

Thanks for the info, I've used Community Applications to install Preclear and stopped the array. I've also gone into Tools and tried to set a new config (all disks; yes) but they all still show up in the stopped Array. After that I've tried to invoke Preclear but it won't let me identify the drives. What am I missing? Much obliged for the assisance! Dave

Is it possible to Pre-Clear the Drives while they are still in the Old Server? I've done them externally in the past prior to adding them to a "new" Unraid.

I have an older Server that I'm no longer going to use. It is running 6.8.2 and I would like to make sure nothing can be read and/or retrieved since some of the data could be compromising. I've looked through the system and see where I can start over and even re-format the drives (2 to 5 GB in size) but that is very time consuming, If necessary ok, but is there a "Best Way" to Wipe the Drives similar to the DOD standard for Windows/Mac? Recommendations welcomed! Thanks, Dave

Hi Guys, I solved my problem in a different way with some assistance indirectly from Spaceinvader One (Kudos). My Backup-Server did not have Krusader installed, so I did that first. Then I went to the "Backup Movies" Share and changed it's name under Shares to "Old Movie Formats". Then to allow it to be seen, I went back to the Share and turned off Samba (No) and Applied the change. Retuning to the Shares I then re-enabled the Samba to Yes. At this point with nothing in the Old Movie Formats Share, I was able to go to Krusader and move all of my Files (MKV/M4V/DVD (VOB) Movies) into the new Share - Old Movie Formats! Krusader once I understood its intricacies worked like a charm and all files moved lickity split! Hope this helps someone else with changing both a Share Name and Moving Files around in there UnRaid! Regards, Dave

Hi, I am trying to save my multiple versions of movies (vob/mkv/m4v>mp4) and they are now stored in the "Apple" Share. I don't think I have any other items in the Apple Share and would like to Rename it to Old Movie Formats for better description. Can I do that w/o creating a problem? I've read that the Samba Security Settings get messed up, so want to check on the change before making that Name conversion. The alternative would be to create a "New" share and Move (I guess) all the 1000's of files to it, but I'm not sure if that is Physical or just a internal Relocation of the files. If it's physical, I doubt that I have enough room to make another "copy". Thanks in advance for your suggestions and assistance. Dave

Solved

Thank You at this point I will continue to assess the Drive and consider this post Solved!

I was able to get to the cable/card and suspect the card is the problem as part of 1 connection tab is broken. I did re-seat the cable and got the following result after rebooting/restarting the array and let it run over night. See diagnostic. I know the card is suspect, doesn't it still indicate a problem with the drive. If I need to upgrade the card, I might think seriously about upgrading the MB etc as it is a very old relic. Thanks in advance for your assistance and thoughts. Dave backup-server-diagnostics-20200225-0803.zip

Thank You! Dave

As an Alternative since my Backup Server is difficult to access, is there a way to "move" all data from the suspect hard drive to another drive then remove/delete that drive from the Array? If I delete the suspect drive after moving any data, I think I would then have to rebuild Parity. Thoughts or ideas appreciated. Archivist

Much Obliged, I'll try that. Dave