May 10, 20224 yr Hi everyone! Just a quick and probable dumb question - If I add another HDD, it will be parity drive #2, right? Please refer screenshot
May 12, 20224 yr Author Sorry, another question now -- How do I "balance" out the free space on this new drive, to distribute it among the other older drives?
May 12, 20224 yr 17 minutes ago, demoeb said: How do I "balance" out the free space on this new drive, to distribute it among the other older drives? Why, exactly, would you want to do this? There are many reasons NOT to, and very few reasons to do it.
May 12, 20224 yr Author 1 hour ago, JonathanM said: Why, exactly, would you want to do this? There are many reasons NOT to, and very few reasons to do it. oh i see. i guess it's just my OCD. i'll leave it as it is then, id freak out if i lost data. thanks a lot
May 12, 20224 yr 56 minutes ago, demoeb said: id freak out if i lost data You must always have another copy of anything important and irreplaceable. Parity is not a substitute for backups.
May 13, 20224 yr Author 4 hours ago, trurl said: You must always have another copy of anything important and irreplaceable. Parity is not a substitute for backups. yah I know, I have the important stuff on LTO (have about 100 LTO-5 tapes) unRAID has really changed my day to day life. My only regret is not getting into it sooner!
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