The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/robotek on 2025-07-27 18:51:04+00:00.
Hi all,
I'm looking for a backup solution for my home video and photo projects.
Currently, I have a few WD password HDDs that I use for a periodic backup of all of the data (around 4TB) with my own software that basically checks for modified data and copies it to the same location - it works but it is really annoying. So I'm looking for a seamless solution...
Something like synology NAS seems to be perfect, but I'm not sure that I'm willing to spend that much money on this. Also, I don't need a NAS - DAS would be enough.
So, I found TerraMaster D4-320, which seems like it would do the job, but since it only has a software RAID I'm not sure.
I would love something that shows up as ONE HDD on my system and has an automatic backup.
EDIT: So I found out I don't really need to complicate my life with a RAID. I can add two large HDDs to my PC and use software to do a backup automatically for me. The thing is that what I used before (acronis) did backups in some kind of an image file, which I don't like.
Would FreeFileSync or Robocopy work fine in my case? I don't need an exact HDD clone, just a synced backup.
Any other ideas? Thanks!