PCWorld explains how setting up a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device provides a private alternative to cloud services like Google Photos and iCloud for photo backup. Entry-level 2-bay NAS ...

I want to convert my existing QNAP NAS (TS-451D2) from QTS OS to unRAID. Help poke holes in my thought process here, or confirm that it's not a bad idea... Right now my 4-bay NAS has 2x4TB and 2x8TB.

When setting up the NAS, you’ll set up the NAS’s two drives in a so-called RAID 1 array, also known as “disk mirroring.” This makes it so that all your data stored on the NAS is mirrored on both ...