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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
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    Windows Server Essentials 2016 retrieve event log details

    I am trying to extract event log details for eventid 262 in the Microsoft-Windows-ServerEssentials/Admin event log which is under Applications and Services Logs. I've opened a Powershell session as administrator but when I run this: Get-WinEvent -LogName...
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    • get winevent powershell troubleshooting server essentials admin log windows server essentials 2016
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows Server Essentials 2016 Fails on Client Connector Install

    Windows Server 2016 essentials Windows 11 24H2 The issues started with Server Essentials warning that 3 of the clients have a new hard drive that needs to be added to the backup process. There is a hard drive on one of the machines that I have not added to the backup as it is a temporary...
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    • backup issues backup settings backup-incomplete cannot-connect-to-network client-connector clientdeploy.log computerconnector.log diagnostic logs hard-drive-backup-exclusion manual-backup-failure msi installer server essentials server not found troubleshooting windows server essentials 2016 wseclient
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    • Forum: Windows Server Forums
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    Windows Server Essentials 2016 problem adding second drive for client backups

    I've been successfully using WSE2016 since 2023 only for personal use to back up several PCs. A couple of months ago it failed, possibly the result of multiple power outages here in Florida. After trying to recover I gave up and did a new install using the same two 1TM SSDs as before...
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    • backup backup pool data recovery disk health disk management disk size discrepancy drive not recognised formatting partition power outage secondary drive solid state drive storage usb windows server essentials 2016
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Windows Server Forums