downloading torrent to nas at work. controll it at home?

carl666 wrote:
soo..what you say is that , in the moment i disconect the hd from the nas it will reinstall and delete the data on the disk next time i put it back in???????????????????

Assuming you're using X-RAID, it will "sync" with the first disk.

Pulling disks from the NAS is NEVER a good idea unless they're failing. RAID systems were not designed to work that way; they are designed to protect against a single disk failure and every time you pull a disk, you are putting your data at further risk. Additionally, the data on the 2nd disk is "parity" information and not readable under normal circumstances. You would need to mount the disk in a linux system and be very familiar with LVM and RAID systems in order to access the data.

If you wish to move data between work and home, get a portable USB drive and backup any desired data to it. Then you can safely move data back and forth. I also highly recommend using this method to backup the data on the NAS to protect yourself against fire, theft, flood, accidental/intentional deletions, multiple disk failures or just plain bad luck.

Please read or re-read this to make sure you fully understand how to protect your data: http://www.readynas.com/?p=3153