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Discussions about mirror setup on WindowsForum.com cover software RAID 1 (disk mirroring) for data redundancy and repair. Users ask about converting boot partitions to dynamic disks for mirroring in Windows 7, and whether ReFS supports automatic repair of corrupted data in a mirror setup. Topics include using third-party tools to scan mirrored disks and repair mismatched data, as well as manual data recovery from individual disks in a multi-disk mirror. The tag reflects practical troubleshooting and configuration questions related to Windows disk mirroring.
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    windows disk mirroring repair corrupted data

    LS, In a pre ReFS era, is it possible to somehow run a process(can be 3rd party software) that scans all disks (minimum of 3) in a mirror setup. If all but 1 disk have the same data then repair that 1 bad data to be similar to the others. If more than 1 disk report some different data then...
    • Diversity
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    • automatic repair backup data consistency data corruption data integrity data repair disk scan disk setup file check file management file recovery manual intervention mirror setup mirrored drives raid refs storage third-party tools windows filesystem
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Server Forums
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    Windows 7 Can you convert Windows 7 boot partition into a dynamic disk?

    Hello, I want to setup a Raid 1 mirror from one drive to another using Windows software raid. I know in XP you could not do this on the boot partition (C drive). Is it possible to do this in Windows 7? Thanks
    • npolite
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    • backup boot drive disk management dynamic disk mirror setup partition raid software raid windows 7 windows xp
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support