“Because it is mirrored Raid 1 does that mean only 2 TB usable space or is there two 4TB drives for a usable 4TB total?”
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So I can't see which product you asked the question on only that it's similar to the product I purchased. So If the unit has 2x2TB drives in RAID 1 you get just under 2 TB of usable space. If you configure them in RAID 0 you would get about 4 TB of space. So if the information says you have 2 TB of space in RAID 1 it means both drives are 2 TB and they are just mirroring. I hope that helps.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.If each drive is 2TB for example, you will have 2TB storage to use, the other 2TB will be for mirroring.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The compare specs section says hard drive space is 2000Gb
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You can de-select RAID1 and select JBOD (Just a Bunch Drives/Disks) to use on multi-drive NASes. There are more RAID choices if you have more than two drives. The recommendation is to use RAID 1, as your data will be protected if one of the drives fails. You can replace the defective HD easily, and it will copy the functioning drive's data on to itself. So, you lose 2TB of storage out of the 4TB using RAID1. Be aware that if you decide to switch from RAID1 to JBOD, you'll lose all your data. Back up first. JBOD is simple way to use the capacity of both drives as if they are one. I have a 2-bay Netgear Readynas Duo 2.0 configured in RAID1. It works great as a media server and as file storage/backup device. I have been thinking of acquiring the WD MyCloud Home with a single drive as a media server which I can access from anywhere using a tablet or phone, assuming my devices support this functionality. Although I don't own this partiular WD NAS, but my answer applies to all current-day NASes.
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