26 TB Hard Drive

[FourCorners 0]

I have one 26 tb hard drive almost full I have lots a movies & shows but what I need to do is I have 7 more 26 tb drives I want to join together as 1 hard drive and just thinking how long does a hard drive last.

 

[yocker 1718]

I would suggest building a dedicated server and use something like Unraid or Truenas.

If you insist on using Windows then look up "Windows Storage spaces" as that is what is used in Windows to manage larger storage/raids.

[MBSki 1126]

Use StableBit Drive Pool on Windows. Fantastic app. Much better than Windows Storage Spaces. Also get StableBit Scanner which will scan your drives every month looking for issues. If an issue is spotted, just send it back to the vendor for a warranty replacement. Drive life varies, but you can get 5 years out of quality drives. If you're getting 7 new drives now, stick with the same vendor now and as you add more later just to make it easier to manage. I use Seagate which also comes with an app that can fix common hard drive issues.

[Neminem 1773]

6 hours ago, MBSki said:

If you're getting 7 new drives now, stick with the same vendor

Do you mean same distributer or same drive manufacture?

What about the bad batch problem?

When sourcing you drives from 1 vendor and buying them all at once.

You might end up with the same batch, of bad drives.

[MBSki 1126]

6 hours ago, Neminem said:

Do you mean same distributer or same drive manufacture?

What about the bad batch problem?

When sourcing you drives from 1 vendor and buying them all at once.

You might end up with the same batch, of bad drives.

Same manufacturer. 

Yea, I guess that's possible. Might be good to split up the order to avoid that issue.