[SOLVED] Windows 10 pro mirroring drives

[RyzenNoob]

Why is Windows 10 doing this to disk 2 and not giving it the same size as disk 5?

 

[USAFRet]

Did you enable Storage SPaces mirroring function?

 

[RyzenNoob]

Did you enable Storage SPaces mirroring function?

No idea how to do that

 

[RyzenNoob]

Sorry, I've just googled it, I will look into it, thanks and come back asap if there's a problem

 

[RyzenNoob]

The problem with storage spaces, it uses cpu instead of hardware. I will have to get a pcie raid card instead

 

[USAFRet]

The problem with storage spaces, it uses cpu instead of hardware. I will have to get a pcie raid card instead

Why the RAID concept at all?

 

[RyzenNoob]

Why the RAID concept at all?

I need backup of my hobby/project, believe me, it's too intensive for the CPU alone to deal with this. I have a NAS, but it's 8 years old and showing it's age

 

[USAFRet]

I need backup of my hobby/project, believe me, it's too intensive for the CPU alone to deal with this. I have a NAS, but it's 8 years old and showing it's age

Common misconception, but RAID 1 is not a 'backup'.

A RAID 1 is strictly for uptime, not data protection. It does nothing for the more common forms of data loss. Accidental deletion, corruption, ransomware, accidental formatting, etc, etc.
It only protects against a physical drive fail, and then, only if you actually need the continual uptime.

A real backup plan is what is needed.

What is your backup situation at home?

What is your backup situation at home? And if you don't do that, why not? Every single day, I read multiple threads here of "How do I get my stuff back?" or "That drive had 5 years of photos of my kids!!" Be it a dead drive, dropped phone, virus, accidental deletion, formatting the wrong...

forums.tomshardware.com

 

[RyzenNoob]

Common misconception, but RAID 1 is not a 'backup'.

A RAID 1 is strictly for uptime, not data protection. It does nothing for the more common forms of data loss. Accidental deletion, corruption, ransomware, accidental formatting, etc, etc.
It only protects against a physical drive fail, and then, only if you actually need the continual uptime.

A real backup plan is what is needed.

What is your backup situation at home?

What is your backup situation at home? And if you don't do that, why not? Every single day, I read multiple threads here of "How do I get my stuff back?" or "That drive had 5 years of photos of my kids!!" Be it a dead drive, dropped phone, virus, accidental deletion, formatting the wrong...

forums.tomshardware.com

I don't want something that extreme, I just want a simple basic setup
i.e.
NAS and somewhere I can access my projects without needing the NAS too much

 

[USAFRet]

It doesn't need to be extreme.
That above procedure could be slimmed down to one or two external drives, and free software.

The basic concept of "backup" is 3-2-1.
3 copies, on at least 2 devices, 1 of them offsite or offline.