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The item “File Name” can’t be copied
The item “FileName” can’t be copied because it is too large for the volume's format. What do I do now? Can I take out my B Drive format it differently, then put it back in and have the A drive back...
[quote="patrickriley2010
What do you mean as not seen as a back up? I got this to replace having two external drives that i would have to plug in and mirror my files, so i got this to do it for me. By mirroring i am just doing it for redundancy.
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The fact that 1 disk is a mirror of the other does not mean that the nas provides a backup of itself. If, as in your case, the nas data is a backup of data that resides on another device in the same or a remote location then you may feel you do not need a backup of the nas itself. It really boils down to the level of risk you are willing to accept and how valuable the data is. If the nas data is lost (2 disks failing, another hardware problem, theft, fire) then you would want there to be at least one other copy of the data. If all local devices are lost (fire,theft) then you may want to ensure there is another copy at another location too.
What do you mean as not seen as a back up? I got this to replace having two external drives that i would have to plug in and mirror my files, so i got this to do it for me. By mirroring i am just doing it for redundancy.
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The fact that 1 disk is a mirror of the other does not mean that the nas provides a backup of itself. If, as in your case, the nas data is a backup of data that resides on another device in the same or a remote location then you may feel you do not need a backup of the nas itself. It really boils down to the level of risk you are willing to accept and how valuable the data is. If the nas data is lost (2 disks failing, another hardware problem, theft, fire) then you would want there to be at least one other copy of the data. If all local devices are lost (fire,theft) then you may want to ensure there is another copy at another location too.
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