storage spaces

  1. Optimize Storage in Windows 11: Spanning Drives Made Easy

    As we move further into the digital age, storing data effectively has become more crucial than ever. Windows 11 users fortunate enough to have multiple hard drives available may want to consider spooling them together to create a larger, more manageable volume. This article dives deep into how...
  2. Top 3 Benefits of Using Storage Spaces in Windows 11

    3 Compelling Reasons to Use Storage Spaces in Windows 11 Windows 11 is not just about sleek designs and a revamped interface; it's also packed with an array of features that enhance your computing experience. Among these is Storage Spaces, a built-in tool that can significantly improve how you...
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    Can I use Storage Spaces to create a hybrid storage pool in Windows?

    Hi everyone, I have a question about Windows Storage Spaces and would really appreciate your insights. I'm interested in setting up a storage pool that combines both SSDs and HDDs to take advantage of the speed of SSDs and the capacity of HDDs. My goal is to create a Link Removed solution that...
  4. How do you recover data/repair from a drive failure in Windows 10 Storage Spaces?

    How do you recover data/repair from a drive failure in Windows 10 Storage Spaces? I have 4X 4TB drives configured as RAID 1 (mirroring). I assumed that meant that a copy of the data was also stored on the other drives since only 8TB of the 16TB is available. I ID'd the failing drive and...
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    Windows 11 Boot from Storage Spaces Virtual Disk

    I have windows 11 i am trying to boot from storage space virtual disk which as 2 disks in storage pools trying achieve the same thing as surface pro 2017 [surface pro 5 ] as mentioned in this thread Link Removed faced the same issue as mentioned in the thread ,the boot manager couldn't find...
  6. Windows 10 Remove-PhysicalDisk for disk which is marked retired fails

    Below error is seen sometimes when I try to remove a disk from storagepool. Remove-PhysicalDisk : One or more physical disks could not be removed because they are still in use. Extended information: The storage pool could not relocate data from one or more physical disks. Physical Disks...
  7. Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21296

    Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21296 (RS_PRERELEASE) to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. This build is being offered to ALL Insiders in the Dev Channel. All Insiders in the Dev Channel will now receive the same build going forward. Changes and...
  8. Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21286

    Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21286 (RS_PRERELEASE) to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. This build is being offered to ALL Insiders in the Dev Channel. All Insiders in the Dev Channel will now receive the same build going forward. What’s new...
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    SSD Upgrade issue - New drive not recognized by Marvell controller

    Running an ASUS P6X58D Premium MB. MB has a 6.0 GBs Marvell 9123 adapter with 2 ports. Also has 6 Intel SATA ports 3.0 GB. Bought a Crucial MX500 SSD 1TB drive. The controller does not recognize the Crucial SSD Drive. I was already running an older drive on the Marvell Adapter and it is working...
  10. Announcing Windows Server 2019 Insider Preview Build 17677

    Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are pleased to release a new build of the Windows Server vNext Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) release that contains both the Desktop Experience and Server Core in all 18 server languages, as well as a new build of the next Windows Server Semi-Annual Channel...
  11. Announcing Windows Server 2019 Insider Preview Build 17623

    Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are pleased to release the first build of the Windows Server 2019 Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) release that contains both the Desktop Experience as well as Server Core in all 18 server languages, as well as the first build of the next Windows Server...
  12. Windows 10 Pro for Workstations: Power through advanced workloads

    In the new world of work, advanced professions increasingly require high-performance computing capabilities. We’re working to ensure Windows meets your needs, even in demanding and mission-critical scenarios, which is why we Link Removed in August. For data scientists transforming big data into...
  13. Announcing Windows Server Insider Preview Build 17035

    Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are releasing Windows Server Insider Preview Build 17035 to Windows Server Insiders. This build is the first preview build of the next Semi-Annual Channel release of Windows Server. For more information on the Semi-Annual channel, please see the Windows Server...
  14. Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16251 for PC & Build 15235 for Mobile

    Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are excited to release Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16251 for PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring! The same build will be available for Insiders who opted in to Skip Ahead. We are also releasing Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview Build 15235 to Insiders...
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    Windows 10 Parity vs RAID 5

    I see a RAID 5 option in the disk manager in my Windows 10 pro 64bit os but it's greyed out , but I also see if could do a Parity RAID in storage space which it will allow me to do. So I'm curious why RAID 5 is greyed out and is there an advantage to getting RAID 5 to work vs Parity, which I...
  16. Windows 10 Unable to delete a storage space

    In the attempt to delete an existing storage space in a storage pool, when I click "Delete storage space" it replies with the message: "Can't delete the storage space. Close all applications that are accessing the storage space, then try again." However, the storage space has been emptied of...
  17. Windows 10 Storage space keeps reporting a drive is disconnected

    I've created a three-drive, parity storage space under Windows 10. On an occasional, though not infrequent basis, it reports one of the drives is "disconnected". But the drive is, in fact, connected hardware-wise. The only thing that I've found that corrects this is to shut-down the computer...
  18. Windows 8 How to master Storage Spaces in Windows 8

    Windows 8 includes a ton of great new features that are easy to overlook amidst the sturm und drang over the Start screen. Meet Storage Spaces, a new Windows utility that allows you to connect multiple data storage devices (internal and external) that rely on different interfaces (SATA hard...
  19. Windows 7 Too many hard drives? Look towards Windows 8

    Link Removed Storage Spaces promise to take the headache out of managing multiple drives once and for all. I am going crazy over Windows 8 Storage Spaces
  20. Windows 8 I am going crazy over Windows 8 Storage Spaces

    What is going on here? Total madness? Link Removed Link Removed First, please let me apologize for the mass of wires, general techno geek junk, and other no-no’s like a can of diet Pepsi right next to my StarTech 4-port USB3 drive bay. Once I did some extensive reading about Storage...