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Should I run "Volume Scan" regularly?
I have ReadyNAS NV+ device which has been working just fine with 4 2 terabyte drive in XRAID configuration. I have read that sometimes spots on the drive go bad and unless scrubbing is done those spo...
If you can read (or re-write) all the files on the volume periodically, that has a similar benefit to scrubbing.
For instance, if you are using FrontView backup, you can adjust the settings to create new "from scratch" backup every 4 weeks (instead of the normal incremental backup). If the NV+ is the backup target, you can make the same adjustment (rewriting every share from scratch every 4 weeks).
As far as losing the volume goes - any automatic repair carries some risk. If really shouldn't do any damage, but there is some small possibility that it will. It's hard to say much more than that. Also, I think there are some cases where your NV+ will automatically run a volume scan. So at some point, it will run.
However, I don't know if Netgear has any recommendation on volume scans or not. I run them, as I'd rather see issues surface sooner rather than later.
I also maintain backups, so even if damage were done I could still recover the data. If your concern about loss is because you don't have a backup, then my strong recommendation is to put a backup plan of some sort in place.
For instance, if you are using FrontView backup, you can adjust the settings to create new "from scratch" backup every 4 weeks (instead of the normal incremental backup). If the NV+ is the backup target, you can make the same adjustment (rewriting every share from scratch every 4 weeks).
As far as losing the volume goes - any automatic repair carries some risk. If really shouldn't do any damage, but there is some small possibility that it will. It's hard to say much more than that. Also, I think there are some cases where your NV+ will automatically run a volume scan. So at some point, it will run.
However, I don't know if Netgear has any recommendation on volume scans or not. I run them, as I'd rather see issues surface sooner rather than later.
I also maintain backups, so even if damage were done I could still recover the data. If your concern about loss is because you don't have a backup, then my strong recommendation is to put a backup plan of some sort in place.
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