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How to repair the drive from a drive failure in Windows 10 Storage Spaces
I have 4X 1TB drives configured as RAID 1. I assumed that meant that a copy of the data was also stored on the other drives since only 2TB of the 4TB is available. I found the failing drive and replaced it.I'm unable to remove the drive from the pool even though it's physically uninstalled. All 4 HD's (3 original, one new) show up as OK in Storage Spaces. I don't see the pool in Explorer.
What's the point of RAID if all your data is lost every time there's a failure. The is the 2nd time I've had a SS failure. First time I just said good bye to all the data, reformatted everything and started over.
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- Once the new drive is added, you may need to rebuild the mirror. It should automatically start, but you can monitor the progress in the Storage Spaces interface. Wait for the process to complete.
- 1. Open Settings:
Click on the “Start” menu and select “Settings” (gear icon).
Go to “System”:
In the Settings window, click on System and then select Storage in the left pane.
2. Manage storage:
Scroll down the page to find and click on “Manage storage” under “More storage settings”.
3. Check the status:
Check to see if there are any alerts about Storage Spaces. If a drive fails, a warning will usually be displayed here indicating which drive is the problem.
4. Identify the failed drive
Look in the Storage Spaces interface:
Locate the drive marked as “Failed” or “Degraded”.
5. Record drive information:
Make a note of the drive letter or identifier for physical inspection and replacement.
6. Replacing a Failed Drive
Physically replace the drive:
In the case of a desktop PC or server, turn off the power, open the case, and then replace the failed drive with a new one. Make sure the new drive is the same size or larger than the original drive.
7. Replace the external hard disk:
If it is an external hard disk, disconnect the old hard disk and then connect the new hard disk
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