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External USB Drive Corruption
There are a number of factors, so not sure where the cause lies. I figured I'd put it out there, as either a warning or for gathering intel! I had a Seagate GoFlex USB 2.0 2TB drive connected to a ...
I can see how software issues could corrupt the file system, but they seem unlikely to actually do anything that would create the diagnostic fail condition.
I've also had USB drives fail me, once during a backup restore! This was before I had a ReadyNAS btw. So I have also learned the value of multiple backups.
I've never used the USB port on the NAS for backup. Instead I use my older NAS for the main backup (daily), and also use robocopy to create a second backup on PCs (every week or so). (backups shares are done to different machines, since I don't have enough capacity on any single machine to hold the entire Pro-6). I think if I did use USB, I'd probably use a couple of drives and rotate them.
I've also had USB drives fail me, once during a backup restore! This was before I had a ReadyNAS btw. So I have also learned the value of multiple backups.
I've never used the USB port on the NAS for backup. Instead I use my older NAS for the main backup (daily), and also use robocopy to create a second backup on PCs (every week or so). (backups shares are done to different machines, since I don't have enough capacity on any single machine to hold the entire Pro-6). I think if I did use USB, I'd probably use a couple of drives and rotate them.
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