August 7, 20232 yr I am repurposing my Windows daily driver to Unraid. I am going to start using a Mac as daily driver and use the current Windows machine as an Unraid NAS. To prepare for this, I would like to start setting up Unraid already now, so when my Mac arrives, I have my Unraid NAS ready with all my files available. But I also will need to use my Windows install until the new Mac arrives. I have 4 "fresh" HDs that I will mount in my Windows machine and use as Unraid disks. None of the disks currently used in the Windows installed will be used for Unraid. It seems that I should be able to download Unraid and boot from a flash and set up Unraid using the 4 fresh HDs and leave the Windows disks untouched? In this way I can in this transition period switch between Unraid and Windows using the boot priority (USB vs. Win HD)? Or is there some issues doing this? Anything that I need to be aware of?
August 7, 20232 yr Community Expert 15 minutes ago, ziggy99 said: It seems that I should be able to download Unraid and boot from a flash and set up Unraid using the 4 fresh HDs and leave the Windows disks untouched? You can, just make sure you leave the Windows OS device unassigned.
August 7, 20232 yr Community Expert Also note You won't be able to access the Unraid disks while using Windows
August 7, 20232 yr Community Expert 1 hour ago, ziggy99 said: mount Also note "mount" has a very specific meaning in Linux
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