Ahoy! My internal hdds are at max with all I've been torrenting and I'm considering some type of Docking station for my desktop with several 10Tbs drives in them to allow me to store and backup my data for offline protection.

I was wondering if anyone had done any type of setup like this and if it's a reliable method for offline data storage. I'd also like it to have a RAID capability but I have software which can mirror drives to each other on startup/shutdown, etc. Also, I'd need it to have a USB-type connection for a USB SSD drive to pop-out & connect to my Smart TV for viewing.

An end goal would be to get a 3-2-1 setup but I can't find a reliable Cloud storage I'd trust with that much data except maybe Filen.

Any positive input about brands, drives, services, etc. would be most appreciated!

Thanks!

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[–] Rodrigo_de_Mendoza@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wow, thanks for all the insight. I've just got to find a good JBOD chassis and then figure out what disk drives to use. I'm really not literate when it comes to RAID. I'd just prefer to use my Sync software to backup to the individual drives and then store one offsite as part of a 3-2-1 plan.

I've heard of BackBlaze and I think I looked into it at one point. I just keep seeing bad reviews on just about all the Cloud services with people saying they can't get access to their data or there is data loss but I will give it a look again.

I appreciate the good wishes and you better believe, I'm a "hoarder". It only took ONCE to lose everything and now I want like 10 complete backups of everything. LMAO. 😜 Best to you!

[–] tenchiken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've never had issues; maybe been lucky lol.

That said, they provide some amazingly detailed status about drives! Worth looking at the reports they post. Might get you insight into what to expect from the various manufacturers and models... Maybe avoid some junk drives in the process.

One of the most recent of these:

https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-drive-stats-for-q3-2024/

Raw statistics might help cut through a lot of bias!

[–] Rodrigo_de_Mendoza@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 8 hours ago

Wow, what an invaluable piece of information. Yes, this will DEFINITELY help cut through the "drive shopping" Thanks for sharing this information!