u/Spiritual_Clue3195

Hey everyone,

I just bought a pair of 14TB Seagate Exos X16 drives (ST14000NM001G). One will go into my main Windows PC for primary storage, and I'm planning to attach the second via an external USB enclosure to a 24/7 laptop.

The laptop is on Windows and already running Pi-hole (VMware), TeslaMate (Docker), Home Assistant (VMware), and playing media on my TV. I want to use the second drive as a local backup target for the PC.

What’s the best way to set this up, and what software do you recommend? My main goal is to keep the primary copy on my PC and push a 2nd copy (backup) to the laptop's external drive over the local network.

Thanks!