Overnight, Beta 2 of Drive Bender was released. Continue reading to find out more.
We talked about Drive Bender previously.
We got this email overnight:
Thank you to our group of beta testers for all your reviews, feedback and comments. It’s been invaluable in prioritising and preparing the beta release 2. This is now available at http://www.drivebender.com/beta-download/
Release v1.1.2.0 – beta (2011-03-21)
– Many bug fixes and enhancements.
– Windows Home Server 2011 addin.
– Add drive to existing pool enabled.
– Merge drive into an existing pool enabled (disabled on WHS addin, please use the Manager if you wish to perform a merge).
– Remove drive from a pool is enabled.
– Folder duplication enabled.
– We have included a console output application. This can be accessed from the interface of the Manager.**
– Bug fix: The Manager now starts up correctly after being shutdown while minimized.
– Bug fix: Fixed a number of long file name issues.
– Bug fix: We have fixed a number of bugs that were preventing some third-party file managers from working correctly.
– Bug fix: The health monitor could start looking outside of the pool.
– Important – Please see “Points of note” in the Drive Bender Walk Through PDF for information on known issues and workarounds.
** This feature is intended solely for beta testing and will be removed from the final release.Once again, your feedback is welcome. Please post comments, issues and suggestions on the Drive Bender forums, or email us directly at info@drivebender.com
Have you used this beta or the previous one? What do you think of it?

This version also contains the WHS2011 Dashboard Tab along with their Desktop Manager. Also, duplication is enabled in this build.
I’ve seen a few minor refresh bugs.
The Dashboard crashes when opened for me. This is a big no no, makes WHS2011 unuseable. I hope this is fixed quickly.
thanks John – I havent installed it myself yet, I havent figured out the best way to actually test it!