<div dir="ltr">I used a USB enclosure and a USB3 connection on the Raspi 4. Gig Ethernet completes the connection.Years ago I opted for the WD My Book because it ran Linux and could be rooted. It was really slow (CPU-wise) and every time I updated it it wiped out my software installs and settings. The Raspi4 was the first with USB3 so it was time to switch to a better processor and more features.<br><br>If I were to do it again I might go with a Raspi 5 and attach an SSD drive using an M.2 hat. </div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 12:12 PM Chris Frey <<a href="mailto:cdfrey@foursquare.net">cdfrey@foursquare.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 11:45:43AM -0400, John Van Ostrand wrote:<br>
> I've been quite happy with OpenMediaVault on a Raspi 4, which I use mainly<br>
> for daily backup, but also a little for streaming. I switched about three<br>
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Just curious how you connect the drives to Raspi 4. USB?<br>
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Thanks,<br>
- Chris<br>
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