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Grimleiv
Apr 10, 2024Tutor
Sync time with and without network connected.
Hi Will sync go faster with network fable disconnected? I just reset my R104.. due it took dor ever.. like 300+ hours to synd 2 x 10TB and 2 x 12TB disks.. Thought with reset and total n...
- Apr 10, 2024
Grimleiv wrote:
Will sync go faster with network fable disconnected?
Not really. The sync does run at a lower priority than file transfers, so if you use the NAS heavily it can take longer. But just connecting it to the network won't affect the running time.
Grimleiv wrote:
I just reset my R104.. due it took dor ever.. like 300+ hours to synd 2 x 10TB and 2 x 12TB disks..
Thought with reset and total new X-Raid.. it would go faster..
It has to access every sector on every drive, so it will be doing 42 TB of disk I/O. So it will definitely take a while.
The time shown in the web ui is just an estimate.
StephenB
Apr 10, 2024Guru - Experienced User
Grimleiv wrote:
Will sync go faster with network fable disconnected?
Not really. The sync does run at a lower priority than file transfers, so if you use the NAS heavily it can take longer. But just connecting it to the network won't affect the running time.
Grimleiv wrote:
I just reset my R104.. due it took dor ever.. like 300+ hours to synd 2 x 10TB and 2 x 12TB disks..
Thought with reset and total new X-Raid.. it would go faster..
It has to access every sector on every drive, so it will be doing 42 TB of disk I/O. So it will definitely take a while.
The time shown in the web ui is just an estimate.
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