[Michael Lynch] recently replaced his Synology NAS with a self-built solution built on ZFS, a filesystem with a neat feature: the ability to back up encrypted data without having to decrypt it first.

So with that long background, if I create the ZFS mirror using USB drives, I can export the zpool, and then re-import when the drives are connected via SATA, right? That should not cause major issues?

Hold up, speed isn't the only factor in the NAS game.

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My pfSense box had a storage failure a few months ago and I never replaced it. I'm using my ISP's router combo box thingy but it's lacking in a lot of ways. I also have a 14TB drive that I ...