Has anyone any experience of using "Storage Spaces" on a Win10 PC?
I was wondering if I could use this to simplify my digital image backup method. Currently I use Free File Synch to back up across both internal and external (USB3) disks. I had previously considered setting up Raid but never got round to doing so.
My current drives are as follows:-
C: Samsung SSD (255GB) with programs only, i.e. no user data.
D: Samsung SSD (255GB) this has my Lightroom catalog, previews etc on it and a Back up of Win 10.
E: 1TB Seagate spinning disk (7200rpm) used for User Data storage.
F: 4TB Toshiba spinning disk (7200rpm) used as my current images and archived images.
G: 1TB Seagate spinning disk (7200rpm) currently spare.
I: 2 TB Toshiba spinning disk (7200rpm) currently spare.
K to R: Seagate 5TB external USB3 drive with five partitions (4 x 1TB and 1 561 GB)
The external partitions on the 5TB external drive are as follows:-
K: has a back up of some data from Drive F.
O: has a back up of some data from Drive F.
P: Is currently a spare partition.
Q: has a back up of some of the data from Drive F.
R: Is used for Widows Back ups and includes a Windows image back up.
I'm expecting a 5TB SATA drive and had intended to use this as my primary back up drive for the data from drives E and F. To then allow me to use the 5TB external drive as the back up for the new 5TB drive. As I see the current use of the external drive partitions as a bit of a risk. This does mean that I will have to shuffle data around, a job for the dark nights I think.
I would be grateful for any suggestions on how best to simplify the current arrangements to give a more resilient solution.
I was wondering if I could use this to simplify my digital image backup method. Currently I use Free File Synch to back up across both internal and external (USB3) disks. I had previously considered setting up Raid but never got round to doing so.
My current drives are as follows:-
C: Samsung SSD (255GB) with programs only, i.e. no user data.
D: Samsung SSD (255GB) this has my Lightroom catalog, previews etc on it and a Back up of Win 10.
E: 1TB Seagate spinning disk (7200rpm) used for User Data storage.
F: 4TB Toshiba spinning disk (7200rpm) used as my current images and archived images.
G: 1TB Seagate spinning disk (7200rpm) currently spare.
I: 2 TB Toshiba spinning disk (7200rpm) currently spare.
K to R: Seagate 5TB external USB3 drive with five partitions (4 x 1TB and 1 561 GB)
The external partitions on the 5TB external drive are as follows:-
K: has a back up of some data from Drive F.
O: has a back up of some data from Drive F.
P: Is currently a spare partition.
Q: has a back up of some of the data from Drive F.
R: Is used for Widows Back ups and includes a Windows image back up.
I'm expecting a 5TB SATA drive and had intended to use this as my primary back up drive for the data from drives E and F. To then allow me to use the 5TB external drive as the back up for the new 5TB drive. As I see the current use of the external drive partitions as a bit of a risk. This does mean that I will have to shuffle data around, a job for the dark nights I think.
I would be grateful for any suggestions on how best to simplify the current arrangements to give a more resilient solution.
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