The item “File Name” can’t be copied

RAID mirroring is done below the file system layer - all writes are done in parallel to both disks. This is not a backup (which would copy files to a different device). You should also keep a separate backup of your data, ideally on an NTFS formatted drive that you can read on Macs and Windows PCs.

Windows and Mac PCs don't understand Linux file systems, so they won't let you view the internal disks without special software. The data volume on the RN102 uses the btrfs file system.

You could extract your files on a linux PC, but there is no guide on how to do that for OS6. I believe it is possible to mount them on an OS6 virtual machine (which would run on a Windows PC or a Mac), though I have not had a chance to try this. Possibly someone else here will be motivated to look into that, and post a guide.

You can check your redundancy by powering down the NAS, removing one drive, and then booting up. Repeat, and try the other drive. DON'T insert the drives into the NAS while it is running, otherwise they will be wiped. (Sometimes you want that behavior, but not in this case).

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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.