Code Change Request

# 20786

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Christopher
Technical Support
StableBit DrivePool
2.1.1.561
Windows 10 (64 bit)
Public
Alex
Yeah, that's by design.

We should add a feature called "file placement strategy", it would have perhaps these options:

Place new files on:
  • The disk with the most free disk space. (i.e. by bytes)
  • The disk with the least percentage of data on it. (i.e. by percent)
Options:
  • [Check] Prefer disks with existing folders on them.
    • Unless the disk is X full or has Y amount of disk space free.
Public
Alex
Yes, exactly, DrivePool always uses the disk with the most free space without real-time limits.

And it does do that from what I've just tested.

See:
http://i.imgur.com/aKKvpC4.png

Here, I've started copying 100 to 200 MB files onto the pool, enough to start filling all the drives.

At first it started balancing over to E:\, then to I:\, then equalizing to all the pool parts.

Balancing settings are:
http://i.imgur.com/4oG6Ykg.png