Very informative thanks!

Seems like seagate 4-8tb is the sweet spot. Is there any difference in the models of the segate drives? Or just the iron wolf NAS are the better choice?

Also, currently can fund all ssds for primary and I’m not that interested in read speeds. I’m more interested in a safe space for files to get stored in without fear of loss.

I have a old tell server tower, running truenas scale. Once I get a pcie sata card I will set up with raid5.

And zfs is just a backup of the raid, like a sync?

And then I think my move would be to get 6 Seagate drives lol

or when you speed type something and it just opens edge and searches bing for the app you tried to open

Interesting, thanks. If you no expert, the I’m a newbie lol.

I will try a sata card and raiding them through software. What would you recommend for 6x4tb ? I know there are raids and mirrors, I was thinking like raid 5 but still unsure. I also have a icydock for 2.5 in drives that I can raid separately with ssds when I have the funds.

What is your experience with raids and safest bet on old hardware, if running 24/7 with important data?

So, it’s better if I get a normal pcie to sata card and connect them individually. Then just raid them through software.

Also, what are your thoughts on second hand drives, and just monitoring them and replacing them as needed. (im currently saving up for good new 4tb x 6 drives lol)

I got an old server and it has a hardware raid card on it. I installed trueNAS on it. Shows 18tb raid right away (24tb 4tbx6). And it does not help that I’m new to this stuff.

Is hardware raid any good for truNAS? should I just get a pcie to sata and connect drives individually?

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If the product is free…

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