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Before I try to build something, I am wondering if there is a plugin or something that gives me extra copies of particular files across different HDD.  Use this as an example of what I mean:

Let’s say I have a share that has important stuff on it, we will call the share IS.  Now, I have 6 HDD in my array and so I want any file that gets put into IS to also be placed in 20 separate shares I create called IS_Backup1 and IS_Backup2.  The only criteria is that whatever disk that the file is on originally (and I don't care where it goes originally - using high water to just load disks with files), the file that gets put into IS_Backup1 and IS_Backup2, must be on a different disk. So:

Shares

• IS
• IS_Backup1
• IS_Backup2

Files

• Important.docx (IS – disk2)
• Important.docx (IS_Backup1 – disk3)
• Important.docx (IS_Backup2 – disk4)
• Finances.xls (IS – disk3)
• Finances.xls (IS_backup1 – disk1)
• Finances.xls (IS_backup2 – disk2)

Of course, I will backup to another machine and offsite and such but in the event of a bad disk, I have my parity but I also have a local copy that I could restore from as well.  If I have the space and it is only for very specific folders and such, why not.
Does anyone know of something that will already do this or do I need to figure out a script that can just do this and run it for anything that is new or changes every few minutes?

I had a server on Windows for more years than we will discuss. We use more than the standard Movies and TV Shows libraries (we have our reasons).
So, due to some issues with Windows, I have moved my server to UnRaid. I restored my old configuration and when I do, all of the people I shared with before are still listed (great) and it said they had 10 libraries shared with them.
I tried the first person to make sure things were setup and they couldn’t see anything listed. When I went into their settings, it showed there were no libraries shared from Server2 (and there was nowhere to even see libraries from Server1). I added the new access for the libraries in Server2 and while now they can get in, it now shows that I am sharing 20 libraries with them.
I don’t have the old configuration listed anywhere (I removed it during the build from the authorized devices page). So, how can I change it so their access is listed correctly (sharing 10 libraries instead of 20)?

I am just beginning my unRaid journey and I am moving a lot of data from ntfs disks (Windows) to xfs. All of the disks (13) are in the Unassigned Disks area and I placed one disk in to begin the array (no parity yet until all of the data is there for speed of transfer, and yes I know that I risk losing data). As that disk got to be about 70% full, I added another disk to it to give more space until I could get other disks evacuated.

Then Disk 1 finally got full and caused issues because it hadn't put anything on disk 2. At this point i learned that once Unraid puts a folder on a disk, it keeps everything under it on that disk. I found, and changed, the setting so that any folder can go on any disk. Great.

But, is there a plugin, setting, something that I am missing that will allow me to tell the array that on a regular schedule to balance the data across ALL of the disks in the array so that they have roughly the same percent used (or not on a schedule, just do that from the start)? Otherwise, as I add disks, they will just sit empty and the system will be constantly working over one or two disks pretty heavily.

Thanks for any direction (On Windows I used Drivepool and it didn't stripe the files but it kept disks fairly balanced). BTW, I am on 7.3.2

I get occasional shows that don’t show on Continue Watching when a new season starts. I thought it could be because it has been a long time since the previous season was on but, for example:

—Lego Masters (AU) - previous season ended June 2025 (new season showed up)

—House of the Dragon - previous season ended August 2024 (new season showed up)

—Silo - previous season ended March 2025 (new season did NOT show up)

Any idea why some do and some don’t?

I'm not sure my title even will make sense but here is what I am trying to do:

I have two SMB shares that connect to a windows machine and the drives there. I use them with a number of things including the arr's. So the arrs look for them in order to move files there. When I built the machine, I also put in a set of Mellanox cards in each box for faster connectivity between the boxes.

What I would like to do (if even possible) is have unRAID and the arrs and other containers look at something like a SMB VIP address that knows about the 25GB connection and the regular "network" connection and chooses the 25GB one if it is available and the network one as a secondary but not have to manually change it each time in case the primary is down or not working for some reason.

Is there an app/tool that allows for this? Man, I hope this made sense!!

Hi all — following up on a thread I posted here a couple weeks ago about cable lengths (thanks again for the quick answers on that). Hoping for some help with a problem that's developed after what was otherwise a successful install.

Setup:

• PiKVM V4 Plus + Switch Multiport Extender, mounted together in a 2U rack mount between two PCs (Windows PC and an Unraid server)
• Both hosts connected via HDMI + USB-C (HID) + ATX RJ-45 to ports 1 and 2 on the Switch
• Power: wall → Switch right 12V (DOWNLINK side) → included 2-way barrel cable → Switch left 12V (UPLINK side) → V4 Plus 12V
• Uplink: HDMI, USB-C CTL, and USB-C OTG (via included C-to-A adapter) between Switch UPLINK side and V4 Plus

Timeline:

1. Initial install went smoothly. Both hosts showed up correctly under the Switch panel, ATX power control worked, video and HID passthrough all functioned.
2. Ran the Switch firmware update per the docs (cd /usr/share/kvmd/switch && systemctl stop kvmd && make install && systemctl start kvmd). The make install step completed cleanly with no errors (just the mount/copy/umount output).
3. After systemctl start kvmd, the Switch stopped showing up entirely — web UI showed no Switch panel, lsusb showed no PiKVM Switch device, and journalctl -u kvmd logged "Switch is missing" repeatedly. The activity LED has been continuously blinking yellow since this started (still blinking now), with the power LED solid green.
4. Fix that worked at the time: a full power cycle (unplugging at the wall, waiting ~20 sec, plugging back in) brought it back. lsusb showed 2e8a:1080 PiKVM Switch again, web UI showed the Switch panel correctly, both hosts worked, ATX control confirmed on one host.
5. The next morning, same exact symptom returned on its own — no firmware update, no changes, just an overnight idle period. Switch missing from lsusb, "Switch is missing" in logs, same continuous yellow blinking activity LED and solid green power LED.
6. This time, the same full power cycle that worked yesterday did not bring it back. Also tried:
   • Reseating all three uplink cables (HDMI, CTL, OTG) between V4 Plus and Switch
   • Pressing the physical RESET button on the Switch (briefly, lights flashed but no change)
   • Waiting ~15 min with everything powered and untouched

None of these have restored detection. Still sitting at the same "Switch is missing" state.

Questions:

• Is this a known issue with the Switch after firmware updates, or with extended idle periods?
• Is there a recovery procedure beyond power cycle / reseat / reset that I'm missing — something involving the BOOT button specifically? I've deliberately avoided touching that since I understand it's for firmware recovery mode and didn't want to make things worse without guidance.
• Could this indicate a hardware fault with the Switch unit itself rather than a software/firmware state issue?

Happy to provide more logs, photos of LED states, or anything else that would help diagnose. Thanks in advance for any insight — this community has been a huge help getting the initial install sorted out.

I had a flight I was going to take and then had it cancelled. The credit is in my Delta account and says it must be redeemed by 9/27/2026. I have a trip I want to take with my wife in mid-September that could use up all of it if we fly FC. However, if we fly comfort, I can use the remaining for a trip I have next March.

So, when it says it must be redeemed by 9/27, does that mean the trip must be taken or that it must be ticketed and I can make the trip for wife and I and then go back in and use the rest (with some residual due) for the trip in March?

Ok, I am hoping that there is a setting I have not been able to find. This is a 2026 PHEV XSE.
My garage is small and I have a 2017 Highlander also. When I am backing out the Highlander, it beeps at me, sometimes long beeps, but I know where I am and how I have to adjust to get the side mirrors out and be mindful of the other car also.

HOWEVER

The RAV4 is to get out also and it beeps and the screen throws yellow boxes everywhere and even some red. I am going super slow and being very calculated and then the car decides I don’t know what I am doing and slams on the brakes! If I get out of the garage and I am curving to get out of the driveway, the little,bush at the corner frequently gets the brakes thrown on.

I want to have on the proximity alarms is fine but not the hard stop when I am going so slow. When I am driving regularly…great and a useful feature. Is there a setting I am missing? Someth* g the dealer can set that can have the feature but not if I am under like 5 MPH? Something else?

I had not realized until today that when I go in and name my devices plugged not the outlets on my PDU-Pro that I could link them directly to devices in my network.

When I did, all of the devices were listed except one Flex Mini and the UDM-SE. While two Lite-8’s were listed on the Link drop down, those two were not. I guess I could see the Flex Mini but would assume the main UDM would be listed.

Am I doing something wrong?

Normally it is only my wife and I in the car and so when we first got the car about a month ago, I turned off the air in the back seats. Now, maybe I am completely imagining things but I swear that when I tap the fan image on the multimedia screen it shows the image of the air stuff for the front seat and I thought that there was a way to show the back seats and turn them off and on. I can’t find it again and I can’t find how to turn on the back seat air flow when someone rides with us.

Maybe I am being blind but I have looked through the manual and can’t find what I think I am looking for. Thanks for any help, so I can figure this out.

I’m planning to buy a PiKVM V4 Plus paired with the Switch Multiport Extender from PiShop.us to manage two home lab machines (a Windows PC running Plex/Tdarr and an Unraid box). I’m replacing two Sipeed NanoKVM PCIe cards that have been giving me nothing but HDMI headaches.
Before I finalize where I’m going to physically place the V4 Plus and the Switch, I want to know how long the included cables are so I can plan the cable runs. Specifically:
1. How long are the included ATX RJ-45 cables (the ones that run from the Switch’s ATX port to the ATX adapter board inside each PC)?
2. How long are the included USB-C cables (for HID/keyboard-mouse, Switch to each PC)?
3. How long is the included uplink cable between the V4 Plus and the Switch?
I know the ATX cable is just a standard straight-through Ethernet cable and I can replace it with any patch cable I want — I’m just trying to figure out if the included ones will reach without needing extras on day one.
Thanks in advance!

How often does Plex get new data from TheTVdb? I updated a series in thetvdb to add the missing seasons earlier this week but when I “Refresh Metadata” it still does not see the information. How often does it get updated info on the Plex servers? Or do I have this process wrong?

I use the radio on my 2026 XSE and CarPlay with Google Maps for navigation. Am I missing an option to have the split screen show the Google Maps and the bottom right (where music usually shows) be the radio station information or is it strictly CarPlay “stuff” or Toyota stuff? I haven’t been able to find an answer in the manuals.

OK, I know everyone’s first response will be, “Don’t take your car to a car wash. It will ruin it!” So, let’s all just get past that and on to my question…

My new 2026 XSE PHEV has all of these proximity sensors that alert when I move into the garage, when I leave the garage, when I am parking, etc. To the point that, it even slams on the brakes when it thinks I am too close to another car or a bush or whatever. On my 2017 Highlander, I get alerted at a car wash but it’s just beeping and I can hit a button to turn it off when I go to the car wash. Is there a button I am missing that turns off the proximity sensors and then I can turn them back on after? Otherwise, I think the car will just freak out!

On a side note, I wish cars had a “Car Wash” button. The button would turn off the proximity sensors and the auto windshield wipers for 5 min and then auto turn everything back on.

I have a 2017 Highlander and one of the features we love is Driver Easy Speak…if you don’t know what that is, it turns on the microphone above the driver and plays it on the speakers behind the driver in the rest of the car so you don’t have to turn your head or yell to be heard behind you. Everyone we show thinks it is cool and a great feature.

Has the RAV4 ever had this and, more importantly, does the 2026 have it (specifically the XSE PHEV)? I have looked in the manual and can’t find it but it may be called differently or in a place I am not looking. To me, this seems like a very easy feature to have (the car already has micro-hones and speakers) and is really cool and useful one.