Windows own Storage Spaces might let you do this, however, I know that setting up stripped or mirrored logical disks in Disk Management does not and requires a rebuild if you lose one of the drives.
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This allows for data recovery on another system even without having to install StableBit DrivePool, and is what I use when I give 1 drive each of my 2-drive mirrored pool to neighbours for safekeeping when we're away on holidays. StableBit goes a step further, storing the drive pool inside a hidden folder on the root of any drives in the pool. This means that if your computer asplodes, as long as your drives are intact, you can simply reinstall the software on ANY other computer that runs Windows (or whatever OS the software supports) and have access to your drive pool. StableBit DrivePool, and other drive pooling software such as Storage Spaces, allow you to add and remove drives on the fly without the same rebuild times or requirements that Hardware RAID needs, and are hardware agnostic.
As you might be able to create a logical volume in Disk Management, but I propose a better solution: Buy StableBit DrivePool and never worry about being unable to access your data. Normally hardware RAID is not something one should or even can do over USB, because most USB HDD's have a bridging chipset between the SATA commands that the drives run off of and your USB chipset on your motherboard. I have previously worked on RAID arrays using the above-mentioned windows tool, but they were internal 3.5" drives. I cannot seem to find the answer and do not want to buy a drive just for experimentation and without knowing the answer. To be more specific I want to make a RAID 1 array using two external hard drives, specifically Seagate backup plus slim 1tb (two drives), using windows in built drive partitioning tool. I have a simple question, for which I cannot find an answer to.Ĭan I make a RAID 1 drive using two external HDDs ?