I've recently suffered another drive failure, which is causing me to re-evaluate how I secure my data. This is my current set up:
- Replaceable files (media, remuxed blu-rays etc.) are stored non-duplicated on the Drivepool
- Irreplaceable files like personal photos, documents etc are duplicated, stored on a second computer, and most of it is also in the cloud.
The problem when loosing a drive with this set up is the time it takes to recover lost "replaceable" files, and a struggle to identify which items was on the failed drive. As I see it there are multiple options:
Duplicate all data in the pool
Unfortunately a costly solution due to need for extra drives. Provides a fast way of recovering from drive failures Upload all data to cloud
Annual cost of about 99$ for my cloud providers unlimited plan. Bandwidth is not a problem, but file recovery will still take quite a lot of time. RAID-solutions outside of Drivepool
Not really interested in this solution. Requires formatting to get started, still need to purchase extra drives. --
I'm currently at about 30TB Pool, if I'm going for duplication I'd need 3 more 8tb drives, which is fairly expensive here in Norway (about 300$ per drive)
Any comments or other suggestions? What would you do?
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