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Shared Folders Problem While Removing Physically Failed Hard Drive in Windows Home Server

Windows Home Server (WHS) is an operating system that acts as a simplified server solution for home environments. With multiple PCs connected, Windows Home Server can offer advanced features like centralized and automated backup, file sharing, selective data redundancy, remote access, expandable storage and more. The server storage is distributed as Disks and Shared Folders. Disks are identified through two basic concerns viz. it should be added to storage pool and appear healthy. If disk appears to be failed in Windows Home Server, it requires solutions like Data Recovery service. However, the other type of storage that is Shared Folders is identified through name, permissions and duplication flag.

Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 reports a bug related to hard drive crash. Due to this error if a hard drive fails physically and Shared Folder Duplication is enabled, the files of Shared Folder may not remain recoverable. The actual error lies in the way through which Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 takes care of file duplication when the hard drive fails and is removed.

This error may also occur if a user incorrectly removes the hard drive. Thus it is recommended to remove a hard drive including the physically failed ones through Remove a Hard Drive Wizard. In these cases, hard drive appears to be missing from Windows Home Server health notification console.

An update is available to take care of this problem. Hard Disk Recovery service is the solution to recover already lost data from Server hard drive (as Shared Folders’ data in the current scenario) and from physically failed hard drive. It is widely used with basic RAID configurations like RAID 0.

Data Recovery industry offers unique solutions when server hard drives suffer data loss. The failed hard drives are analyzed for cause of failure and after discovering the logical or physical reason(s) behind the crash, appropriate steps are taken for Data Recovery Software. If it has been physical hard drive failure, Hard Disk Recovery experts follow careful and highly advanced techniques. These techniques consist of dismantling failed hard drive in sterile and filtered lab environment of Clean Room, repairing or replacing damaged disk internals, making hard drive image to prevent further data loss etc.

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