I am thinking of this one just to store my iTunes movies on. My question is: I have an extra 4TB drive in an enclosure-can I remove the drive from the enclosure (it's a Seagate) and put that drive inside? I am thinking of this one just to store my iTunes movies on. My question is: I have an extra 4TB drive in an enclosure-can I remove the drive from the enclosure (it's a Seagate) and put that... » Read More I am thinking of this one just to store my iTunes movies on. My question is: I have an extra 4TB drive in an enclosure-can I remove the drive from the enclosure (it's a Seagate) and put that drive inside? « Show Less
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Hello, You could definitely add upto 4 disks into the synology NAS drive. The maximum capacity for this server is 16TB. I have put 3, 2TBs of drives as those were the ones easily available.
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If it is a compatible drive (check Synology's website) it will be erased and reformatted to EXT4.
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Yes, but any information on it would be removed during the install process. You need a blank drive so the disk station can format it.
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Be careful. The difficulty in making the most basic configurations on this device (turning it on, turning it off, resetting) could present you with problems in doing anything more complicated. I guess if you have to use this device (which I do not recommend), make sure you do not have sensitive data on it. My device basically decided to reset itself and I lost access to my data. I think Seagate has gone downhill sorry to say.
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I am a little technically challenged but if I buy the small ACER mini laptop and purchase an ecternal drive, which sounds like you connect with a usb cable, can I take this external drive with me on trips and watch DVDs or is this external drive large and not portable, which would defeat my purpose of carrying a mini laptop. Please help!
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Not sure, I put a 3tb in mine, but I also have a 4tb external connected to it. I don't see why it wouldn't accept a 4tb drive internally.
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This will work as well as any other drive. The advantage of this style unit is that it is self contained. There are many external enclosures or NAS boxes available that will do the same thing. This is a reasonably priced plug'n'play method. Just make sure you know how much data there is to backup , then make sure you get something equal to or bigger in capacity. If you love your data then multiple backup drives are a smart option. I am not a fan of Apple in general but the backup software they include with OS X (Time Machine) is quite nice.
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I use a 4TB drive in mine with Windows 7. It works great. Solid case. I love it.
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with a 1TB hard drive you get more storage space...however I did have some issues trying to transfer audio files from my computer to the Micca...the manual is very limited on what kind of files "actually" are read by the Micca..ther manual says all audio formats, where infact from first hand irritation and trial and error for a month I final found out that it ONLY reads MP3 audio files...after finally getting it sit up for that and converting my audio files on my computer it works....
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The short answer is "No". You back up an iPad with iTunes. You have to use the apps that designed for an iPad. Now, once you back up your iPad with iTunes, then you back up your computer with the external drive.
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The drive seems to be protected against taking any other content, and there's no way to move content from the drive to a friendlier one where purchased movies (from any source) could be stored.. Tell me if I'm wrong. Basically, the bulk of the drive is wasted space.
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Hi, I suggest buying a caddy to put your drives in, I assume SATA, and then you can transfer them without issue to the RAID. You can usually buy USB Caddy or enclosures for less than $20. Hope this helps.BR,Dave
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A.J., Thanks for your post, I have just done the same thing and it works a treat. My Mac picked up the Seagate drive on the desktop with no bother. Seems like the case and heat issues are letting Seagate down here.F
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Yeah, I fell for it, too. I thought I was getting 2x 4TB drives -- and it is TB, btw...not gb (which is 1000x less). I found it's only 2x 2TB drives. I believe you can change the Raid to 0, though...which will stripe data across both of them and you'll get nearly 4TB of storage. The only downside to this is if one fails, you lose the data on both. Make it more fun then...and add a 2nd one to the network and have them back each other up =)
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I am an idiot- specifically, how do you format this for a Mac? Also, is it fine to do this, or should I buy a specific hard drive already formated or designed for Macs?
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I am looking for a back up drive and something I can use to transfer my Itunes and pics/videos from my PC to my Macbook. Is this the product I need to do both? Thanks for your help!
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I upgraded from a PC to a Mac last weekend, and was able to copy my iTunes library, pics, videos, and miscellaneous spreadsheets/word files onto this drive. Plugged it into my iMac and am able to access everything perfectly.You will only be copying from your PC to the drive, so the files will still remain on the PC also.
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Hi ViktarYea man , i dont know what is your mean , but if you put inside your SSD , you can eject Easy and back you put other Hard drive inside .is removable . I like so much this Case , is Beautiful Aluminum Quality .Good Shop M@n .
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Thank you. I had the same question. When I bought it, I found it came with an enclosure. I don't understand why both WD and Seagate show multiple pictures of the drive opened up. It confuses the buyer, as what you receive is a sealed drive, not an open case. If the case is left open the disk can be damaged very easily. I believe they are actually sealed in a clean room. But many people do not know that, and it does not excuse the poor presentation of this product.