Question Best way to keep RAID5 Volume?

[Deodedros]

So this feels like a very amateur question but what would be the best way to keep my RAID 5 array in Windows 10? I was planning on upgrading my C: drive as its starting to run low on space. I had set it up through disk management/storage spaces. So I assume if I get a new C: drive the volume may still show up in disk management. But since storage spaces manages the drives and checks the health on them that makes it a software RAID, so again if I were to get a new drive with a new windows it could cause issues.

On another hand I was thinking of trying to create an image of my drive and get a larger version from the same manufacturer and model.

 

[jeremyj_83]

So this feels like a very amateur question but what would be the best way to keep my RAID 5 array in Windows 10? I was planning on upgrading my C: drive as its starting to run low on space. I had set it up through disk management/storage spaces. So I assume if I get a new C: drive the volume may still show up in disk management. But since storage spaces manages the drives and checks the health on them that makes it a software RAID, so again if I were to get a new drive with a new windows it could cause issues.

On another hand I was thinking of trying to create an image of my drive and get a larger version from the same manufacturer and model.

If I'm understanding this correctly you have a normal C drive and an additional storage array using software raid?

 

[USAFRet]

Q1: Why RAID 5?

Q2: Please give us a more detailed description of what you have, and what you're looking to do.

 

[dingo07]

Yeah we need more detailed info, but you definitely want your Boot drive to be a separate device from any drives you're using for a RAID Volume.

 

[lantis3]

Don't think software raid 5 is available on Windows 10. It's only available on Windows Server.

So your "raid 5" probably is Windows Storage Space with parity setup?

Move Windows Storage Space to new system

https://superuser.com/questions/1270312/how-to-move-storage-pool