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This tag covers discussions about a disk labeled as Disk 2 that is offline and was previously part of a storage pool in Windows Server Essentials. Users seek guidance on how to bring the disk online, reattach it to the storage pool, or recover data from it during a server reinstallation. Common themes include managing storage spaces, handling protective partitions, and best practices for reusing drives from a previous setup without data loss. The content focuses on Windows Server 2016 Essentials and storage pool recovery.
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    Windows Server Essentials re-install best practice

    Once again, I need to re-install WSE 2016. I have the OS installed in a 120GB partition using the original drives (no reformatting, drive wiping, etc. from the previous setup), but don't know how to proceed from here. I have 2 SSDs attached now: SSD1 - 1TB Disk 0 which currently contains the...
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    • disk 2 offline storage pool reinstall without reformat storage spaces protective partition windows server essentials 2016
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    • Forum: Windows Server Forums