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How Swapping for Offsite storage
I love the idea of having a NAS on my network. It is perfect for storing files and provides excellent protection from drive failure and more. When I use NAS normally RAID 1 has been sufficient. Tho...
SATA drives in addition are not designed to take the wear and tear of being directly handled in that manner. There is a critical small plastic protrusion that covers the small contacts, and this can break off if struck accidentally. (I have two that were in a stack that fell over and damaged in that manner) Without that small protrusion, the SATA cable will not maintain contact.
It is far better to utilize dedicated external drives. I would recommend one that connects to your PC either via USB3 or eSATA and then copy the files over using drag and drop. (Windows Explorer if you are on a Windows machine). You can connect a USB2 drive (USB3 if you have an Ultra 2) and back up directly from the Ultra (you did not specify 2 or 4) but the USB2 is notoriously slow.
I use this method to back up my critical files to a WD Passport to store in my SD box, alternating Passports. (Home environment).
It is far better to utilize dedicated external drives. I would recommend one that connects to your PC either via USB3 or eSATA and then copy the files over using drag and drop. (Windows Explorer if you are on a Windows machine). You can connect a USB2 drive (USB3 if you have an Ultra 2) and back up directly from the Ultra (you did not specify 2 or 4) but the USB2 is notoriously slow.
I use this method to back up my critical files to a WD Passport to store in my SD box, alternating Passports. (Home environment).
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