What model MSS? How many disks? When you say you "checked the disks" how did you check them?

I suspect a disk problem. By far the best way to check the disks is to shut down the MSS and, one at a time, check ALL the disks on another maching using either CHKDSK x: /R or by opening the drive properties, going to the tools tab, selecting "Check Now", checking BOTH checkboxes and clicking on Start. With large disks this operation will take a LONG time.

When you test the system drive remember that there are TWO partitions on the drive that need to be tested. Test them both.

...JohnBick

Well, your problem was with Shared Folders. You cleaned up the client Backup Database and no longer have the symptoms.

Even more now I suspect a disk problem in there as what you have really done is not to fix the Shared Folders (they are separate) but to reallocate some disk space.

To be safe I continue to recommend you test those disks NOW, before you actually loose any data and while you probably still have the storage space to recover easily.

...JohnBick

Great to hear.

Sometimes I really do like being wrong!

...JohnBick

I actually had moved files from a share to a non-pooled external drive and received the error. I enabled 'file duplication' and that resolved the problem.I'd assume this would only work in a multi-disk systm.

I've tried the chkdsk cmd with no luck. I have 4 disks and all show healthy. I run CHKDSK and for a few hours everything is OK then the message comes back.

I'm having various problems on the same theme as well. For a long time it's complained about file conflicts, wich seems like a pain to sort, so I've ignored it. Lately I've been getting critical health. First I got that the back-up service was not running. I restarted the server and it appeared to be sorted.

A few days ago I got a critical message again with the same issue, PLUS it indicated that one of the folders (the one for my user) had health issues. Restarted it again.

Today I got a critical message again and now the back-up service was off line again and it claimed that one of my drives was missing!! I got worried and tried to open files on the server, some worked, some did not!! I turned the server off and yanked the drives. They were all pretty hot. Now that I started the server again it seems okay, and the files that didn't open earlier opened just fine.

Question is, is the drive that was missing beginning to fail? Or is it something else? I haven't reinstalled the system since I got the server in, oh, 2007 or something. Could that be it? I've planned to expand the server with another drive. Perhaps it's time for that now and yank the drive that seems to have problems?

Oh, I have a 475, stock with three half gig drives...

I think you have to pull the drives, hook up as slave or in usb enclosure or docking station and run chkdsk /f /r on the disk

i am having the same message Failing (Check Health) but i have problem accessing files on the share. The files are there, but when double click on it, could not open it. anybody know how to fix it? I did run a server recovery from the disc still did not help. Thanks

Dave