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In the Thread: DAW drives configuration and backup strategies.
Post Subject: Windows Home ServerPosted by op.9 on: 10/6/2009
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About 6 months ago I installed windows Home Server on an old PC. This is connected via wired network to my music PC in the music room. After a few teething troubles, it is now working flawlessly.
I let foobar index all the music on WHS and use the 'Album List' + 'view by folder structure' to search from with foobar. This is a foolproof and very quick search method.
The main advantages...
1. all installed hard discs appear as one large drive. This is great.
2. with 'file duplication' enabled you can survive a failure of any installed hard drive. Simply remove it and plug in another. (this does mean that you need to double your hard drive capacity - i have more than 2tb of music on 5tb hard drives) Samsung 1.5tb drives are now only £50 in the uk
3. all music available for download whilst away from home - a complete bonus for me
4. other features - I allow WHS to backup all my PC's including visiting Laptops. WHS also kindly advises if your firewall or anti-virus systems are not working - thanks.
I'm told by some Linux friends that there are easier, cheaper, better ways of doing this - but I'm not really complaining about Microsoft this time...
all best,james

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