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Access HD in USB enclosure
Hello, When my ReadyNAS dies but the HD is still working, can I still have access to the HD when I put it in a USB enclosure? Can I mount the HD in OSX or do I need Ubuntu (Linux) for this? D...
sorry - that reply was really meant for pfile, not you. It doesn't directly apply to your x86 NAS anyway.
dim73 wrote: Thnx StephenB but the answer on that topic is to technical for me. :) I just want a way to access my data if the NAS fails... :)
Part of the answer to the "when the NAS fails" question is to set up frontview backup, and stick with a regular backup schedule. If you only do one thing, that should be it. Trusting your data to one device is a bad idea, at some point you will lose it.
The second step would be to install a second 3 TB drive in the NAS. That won't increase capacity, as the NAS will then be keeping the two disks in sync. You still need a backup, but the second disk makes it less likely that you will need to use it.
If you do both of those steps, it is unlikely that you'd ever need to recover data directly from the NAS drives. However, if you did that are several approaches - for instance
(a) buy a new x86 ReadyNAS, and move your disk(s) into it
(b) pay a recovery service to get your data. How much that would cost depends on how the NAS fails. If the files are intact, it would be fairly inexpensive. If there is corruption, it could be very expensive (and might not recover everything).
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