From 85580fe0d6ab5157c9422c14bf6a932bacb657df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: kannappanr <30541348+kannappanr@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 07:14:31 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Document pre-existing data in fs mode (#5365)

Document that pre-existing data in fs mode is safe and
accessible

Fixes #5050
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 README.md | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f4b349da5..127844480 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ Minio Server comes with an embedded web based object browser. Point your web bro
 ## Test using Minio Client `mc`
 `mc` provides a modern alternative to UNIX commands like ls, cat, cp, mirror, diff etc. It supports filesystems and Amazon S3 compatible cloud storage services. Follow the Minio Client [Quickstart Guide](https://docs.minio.io/docs/minio-client-quickstart-guide) for further instructions.
 
+## Pre-existing data
+When deployed on a single drive, Minio server lets clients access any pre-existing data in the data directory. For example, if Minio is started with the command  `minio server /mnt/data`, any pre-existing data in the `/mnt/data` directory would be accessible to the clients.
+
+The above statement is also valid for all gateway backends.
+
 ## Explore Further
 - [Minio Erasure Code QuickStart Guide](https://docs.minio.io/docs/minio-erasure-code-quickstart-guide)
 - [Use `mc` with Minio Server](https://docs.minio.io/docs/minio-client-quickstart-guide)