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Power loss during drive expansion/repair/sync
Hi, I'm trying to find out how various NAS boxes cope with a loss of power while in various states; normal running, expansion, syncing, etc. I've already posted this query on the Synology forums b...
Wise move. I bought some 3TB drives this past summer to expand two of my NAS units and the drives are now twice what I paid for them. Makes we wish I had bought more.
I think I now recall losing power during a resync (after replacing a drive) and when power was restored it picked back up and continued. But, I would not guarantee that. Like any safety net feature, they work better if you have a plan B (backup) available. I have two copies of all data and four copies of critical/important data, but then I have lost data in the past (complete drive on a PC) and don't want that to happen again.
I think I now recall losing power during a resync (after replacing a drive) and when power was restored it picked back up and continued. But, I would not guarantee that. Like any safety net feature, they work better if you have a plan B (backup) available. I have two copies of all data and four copies of critical/important data, but then I have lost data in the past (complete drive on a PC) and don't want that to happen again.
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