I use a Windows Media Center as my TV Tuner and DVR. Most of the recordings are watched and deleted, but some I keep around. The ones I keep are converted into a smaller video format (wmv, or avi), such as the shows my daughter watches.

Using the drive client, I copied the video folder of my daughter's videos and pasted it into the Pogo Drive. It started fine, the drive flickered away and the files began to copy. A few minutes later, an error pops up indicating an unexpected error occurred. Ok, that happens.

When I look at the drive now (via the drive app), it shows as empty. Not good. Reloading the drive client is a no go. Powering down, and attaching the drive via USB directly, the data is fine. Plugging the drive back into Pogoplug, no joy; still shows empty. Plugging a different drive into the Pogoplug, same results, nothing there. Looks like the Pogoplug is confused. Power down the Pogoplug, then back up, plug the drive in and everything is happy.

Not a big problem while I'm in the house, but a huge problem when traveling in Asia or Europe. Pogo confused back home is not so useful. I rigged up an X10 Power Switch that I can control remotely, to power cycle it if needed. Is there a more graceful way to do this? Does Pogoplug have a system watchdog to monitor health? Any and all help is appreciated.