Question Recyle old drives to DAS ?

[Thomas5589]

Hi everyone.
I have upgraded my pc and now I have 4 hard drives (4TB each) that I don't use anymore. I bought a second hand Yottamaster DAS and I'm thinking about using this as a cheap backup solution.

Now my questions are quite simple : I want to backup my documents, photos, videos etc. so . . .

1. Should I format all the drives into RAID to provide a 16TB unique space ? For me having everything in one disk is quite easy because I will be able to backup everything same place and not figuring out where is what. I don't really know what is best option and which software would be capable of doing this RAID config, if it has to be RAID0 or 5, or just keep 4 seperated disks and backup software will be able to manage.

2. Which software I should use ? Isn't it easier to just copy and paste the folders from PC to DAS ?

I apologize in advance for my lack of knowledge, this is first time for me.

Thanks.

 

[Ralston18]

1) No RAID of any level.

2) Windows should be sufficient for most copying and pasting.

However, for backing up Macrium Reflect is a good choice and frequently recommended.