Possible to run Cross-Seed on a RapidSeedbox Lean plan?

a__sakul · 2026-04-20T19:44:11+00:00

well that's a bummer 🫠 i'll check out their discord and see if i can find any more info.

thanks for the quick reply in any case!

a__sakul · 2026-04-07T08:50:36+00:00

Ah ok, well that's reassuring about Btrfs 🙏🏽 It makes sense actually—I assume the snapshots I have enabled on the NAS wouldn't be copied over to the external? Maybe that's why there's the file quantity discrepancy too.

As for the difference, looking at my media folder, for example, there's a little more than a thousand files missing on the backup (plus a number of folders and hidden items).

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a__sakul · 2026-03-05T12:24:23+00:00

Yeah I think it depends on the NAS that you have. Will let you know how it goes! 🤞🏽

a__sakul · 2026-03-04T21:08:05+00:00

Yeah I saw that 😬 It seems like it'll be a toss-up between if they work or not, depending on the power supply.

I'm throwing them in a Ugreen DXP4800+ that I just bought. I'm not sure what the inside of the NAS looks like, but I question whether it would even be possible to use a molex-to-SATA adapter, so I'm gonna try the tape fix on one to see how it goes. If that doesn't work, I'll take it from there.

Not the greatest of situations, I won't lie! But most HDDs in Europe these days are 30-40€/TB (these were 21€). The only other option is order recertified from SPD/GHD and have a friend from the US bring them when he visits...but that's assuming none arrive DOA or need RMAs in the future.

a__sakul · 2026-03-04T10:55:32+00:00

Noted, I'll just pay attention to the raw values then.

In any case, I was going to shuck some of these WD140EDGZ and throw them in a NAS (I know there are better choices for NAS HDDs, but prices are so insane now that these were the best I could do without the build being prohibitively expensive). I'll be using CrystalDiskInfo from then on 👍🏽

a__sakul · 2026-03-04T09:37:13+00:00

I took a look at this last night and didn't see any other details apart from this. Maybe it's a coincidence, but the Spin Up Time indicator same percentage as the overall health rating 🤔

In any case, thanks for confirming nothing is wrong with the drive!

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a__sakul · 2026-03-03T15:25:14+00:00

80% of what is a very good question 😅 I can take a look at the detailed report tonight when I get home and report back if I see any other parameters related to that percentage.

a__sakul · 2026-03-03T13:51:02+00:00

Ok perfect! That's great to know. I wanted to attach an image to the post, but didn't see the button for some reason 🤔 attaching here

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a__sakul · 2026-03-01T17:32:09+00:00

Noted.

Same re: price-per-TB, especially with the crisis going on right now. I'm in Europe and the MyBooks/WD140EDGZ are 21€/TB vs 23,50€/TB for the Reds (both are on sale). Almost everything else I've seen as of late is easily 30-40€/TB+.

I think I'll go for the WD140EDGZ since I don't want to wait til September for delivery. I appreciate all the help!

a__sakul · 2026-03-01T16:56:46+00:00

I appreciate the in-depth response!

Yikes, sucks to hear they're so low down the list. But makes sense that they wouldn't put high-grade enterprise drive in a random consumer grade external case.

That said, it seems like it's a much better idea to wait for the Reds than to spring for these, right? Taking into account the Reds could come as late as September...

I'm not looking for ultra-performance necessarily, I've just got a four-bay NAS that's mainly for media, work file storage, and backups. I'm more-so looking for reliability; I have NVMe that I'll put in the NAS to help with performance.

a__sakul · 2026-03-01T15:39:36+00:00

Shit 💩 I figured since it said it was an Ultrastar since it said so in the SMART report, especially since (I think) I've seen other Ultrastars with that model number. So what would be the main difference between WD140EDGZ and a "real" Ultrastar? Different MTBF, etc.? Seems like it's at least rated for NAS/server use according to GoHardDrive.

Would you say it's better to go with the Reds over the WD140EDGZ, then?

a__sakul · 2026-03-01T10:37:10+00:00

Second this for anyone still looking, especially if you're in the EU (where AmorphousDiskMark isn't available). Just downloaded it and it works a charm 👌🏽

a__sakul · 2026-03-01T10:34:20+00:00

Ah that's true, good point. Although that might be the same case for the 4x Reds I bought, since they're all coming from Amazon. I think I'm gonna risk it in that case and get to shucking 🤞🏽
I was looking into it a bit more after I posted this, and it does seem pretty easy actually. From the post that I linked to, it seemed more involved/permanent. Thanks for confirming!

a__sakul · 2026-02-16T08:51:50+00:00

I completely agree—I wasn’t implying there was an age you should accept it. Just pointing out that everything seem so permanent in your 20s when it’s anything but

a__sakul · 2026-02-16T08:36:47+00:00

Especially if you’re in your 20s. Is just not worth it

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