Some NAS queries

[MarcoPolo]

gotten a NAS donkey years back and sold it off after 1 week.

main reason: thinking NAS is network sharing of file, i took 2 existing hdd (full of mp3 and jpgs) and plus into the NAS. everything was gone in a min. i put the hdd back into my desktop and everything was still gone. cant even recover using those recovery softwares.

revisiting NAS options due to needs and wonder if i can move the hdd between a NAS & windows desktop and still able to read the files.

I plan on building my own NAS using some old parts and FreeNAS OS i come across while googling. any other suggestions on the OS portion?

 

[jtjt00]

NAS file system is different from windows desktop.
However, possible to read off a linux desktop when hard disk are pulled from NAS.

 

[jtjt00]

You should back up all data before you insert HDD into NAS.
Once boot up, NAS will initialize and install the NAS OS if un-recognized disk format. Proceed with this step means clean wipe of all data on disks.

However, Synology NAS do allow migration from one NAS to another without losing data. Always back up if you cannot afford to lose the data.

 

[MarcoPolo]

NAS file system is different from windows desktop.
However, possible to read off a linux desktop when hard disk are pulled from NAS.

so i assume the answer is still a "No"?

could anyone propose other options if i wish to achieve this?

currently i plug 1 USB HDD to my Asus RT66U.
there is some inbuild function which allows me to access the file on the USB HDD. anyway to replicate onto a desktop?

 

[jtjt00]

You can always share out an usb drive connected to a desktop.

 

[hackintosh]

gotten a NAS donkey years back and sold it off after 1 week.

main reason: thinking NAS is network sharing of file, i took 2 existing hdd (full of mp3 and jpgs) and plus into the NAS. everything was gone in a min. i put the hdd back into my desktop and everything was still gone. cant even recover using those recovery softwares.

revisiting NAS options due to needs and wonder if i can move the hdd between a NAS & windows desktop and still able to read the files.

I plan on building my own NAS using some old parts and FreeNAS OS i come across while googling. any other suggestions on the OS portion?

I have a nas build by freebsd cost me sgd2000.

 

[harky]

Nas already backup ma. Got 2 Hdd with same files

You should back up all data before you insert HDD into NAS.
Once boot up, NAS will initialize and install the NAS OS if un-recognized disk format. Proceed with this step means clean wipe of all data on disks.

However, Synology NAS do allow migration from one NAS to another without losing data. Always back up if you cannot afford to lose the data.

 

[tungsten2]

Backup means duplicate copies.