Hi there,

Anyone here using Buffalo LinkStation Pro Duo? Need to ask a few questions. Thanks

Hi All,

Just a have a few general questions regarding NAS. Currently, I have a Buffalo Link Station Pro Duo, which so far has been easy to set up, Inside is 2 2TB HDDs, which I use exclusively for my movie collection.

Just would like to clarify a few things with those with more experience than myself:

1.) Is it safe to leave the NAS on 24/7, or would it be better to turn it off when not in use?

2.)As i did not set any raid function, would it be wise to purchase another linkstation, and back up to that station? As I have set 2TB for HD movies and 2TB for TV shows

3.)This question would need assistance of those familiar with the linkstation. I have a 1TB Portable HDD...formatted in NTFS, but when I connect it to the linkstation, I can read...but I can't copy. I am aware that FAT32 works, but only for files 4GB or less, I wonder if anyone would have a solution on this?

Thanks in advance.

Hi Ozak, thanks for the advice, only issue is that buffalo formats the HDDs into their own format....tried taking a drive out and inserting it into a shell casing....PC and MAC cant read it.....

Hmmm...actually I have a link station pro duo....2 x 2TB HDD....currently close to 2TB worth of HD movies in MKV format...haven't had any issue trasferrig from laptop to Linkstation as well as playback on media player.

Only issue I noticed is that if u plug and external HDD into the linkstation USB port...it won't allow u to copy unless in fat32....which I figured out by trail and error....let me see if I can upload some screen shots of my settings