StableBit DrivePool Moves to Beta M3 Build 3467

Yet another beta build from CoveCube!  StableBit development marches on.

Here is how CoveCube describes this application:

• Combine all your hard drives into one big storage pool (except the system drive with the OS).
• Add and remove drives from the pool at any time without re-partitioning or manually moving folders.
• Create duplicated folders on the storage drive pool that are protected against single drive failure. If a drive fails on which a duplicated file was stored, the contents of that file will remain readable even without the drive.
• All your data is stored in standard NTFS files. You can always access your files even if the Windows Home Server completely crashes or this add-in can’t be used.

This version’s change log:

• Fixed missing folders under some circumstances.
• Fixed stange interaction betweent the kernel I/O manager and the file system regarding access checks. I/O manager is supposed to perform access check but seems to be getting bypassed by certain built-in Windows processes. Moreover, this behavior is expected by Windows and breaks things if we don’t emulate it. This was preventing us from running apps directly from the mount point and may be other related issues.

These guys continue the drive to complete the drive-pooling application.  If you want to try it out, go here for more information about the beta.