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Do you rely on RAID as your NAS backup?

It seems that using RAID architecture in your NAS is not the best backup strategy for various reasons.
Why even bother with RAID if that is the case?  Just use a single HD NAS and back it up periodically to another HD or the cloud.
Am I missing something?
albireo13

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mike_in_nc
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RAID provides a lot of storage with some protection against drive failure. If a drive fails in a 4-unit NAS, one can put in a new drive and rebuild the volume with no loss of data.

If the controller card fails in the NAS, not so simple!

I have my NAS backed up to an external USB drive. The OS on the NAS runs those backups automatically, but I had to set them up.


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