I have a windows PC that is also being used as a media server (Plex) in my house. I currently have 1 WD Red Pro 18TB hard drive and I have purchased a second one that is on the way. I am wondering if there is an easy way to install it such that it shows up and is treated as a single 36TB drive on my system. I will be storing large media files (4K remux files mostly).
I have read that Stablebit Drivepool is likely the best answer for this, but I can't seem to find a clear explanation as to whether I can combine a drive with existing data on it and an empty drive. Ideally I would only see the combined drive in explorer.
I also plan to add additional drives in the future. Likely 2 more so that I can have 3 data drives and 1 parity drive. I will likely use Snapraid for this. That's a future endeavour but I mention it in case it's relevant to how I should approach this first step above.
If there is a guide for this somewhere please let me know! Thank you!