Discussing Windows 10 storage involves checking available space, managing apps, and optimizing settings.
Discussing Windows 10 storage involves checking available space, managing apps, and optimizing settings.
Hello everyone, I'm looking for assistance with Windows 10 storage. I've tried various guides on creating storage spaces, but I'm still unsure how to implement backups when a drive or PC fails. I found some helpful resources, including the MS guide you linked and the one from TechGenix. For my needs, I require two extra drives for a dual-mirror setup. I want to know what happens if one drive fails—either the OS drive or the backup drive—and how to access the backup on another machine. I'm also curious about the nature of those backup files: are they regular files or virtual images? Additionally, if I want to use a workstation with a hot-swap HDD for a small ERP system with 10 users, can I use Windows storage? Will the hot-swap feature work for my users to manage it themselves? Lastly, what's the typical usage of workstations with hot-swap capabilities, and which backup method is recommended? Thanks for your help!
Well raid isn't a fallback, you still need an offsite backup. If the boot drive fails, move the array to another Windows 10 system so you can access all the data. Based on your connectivity needs, you can handle any number of drive failures. Transfer all drives to another storage array and they should just mount automatically. There’s no separate backup file—this happens at the block level. Swapping will work, for example by using PowerShell to manage it since the GUI isn’t user-friendly.
I believe you can set up several virtual disks, but not multiple partitions. Just create different virtual disks. There’s usually no solid reason for multiple partitions. You can combine drive types. Using a 2-way mirror means you risk losing any two drives.