G Drive 4 TB USB-C. I can’t find a model number.
A related question. If you download hi res files from HDtracks, Prostudiomasters or other vendors and then add them to your iTunes library (which is then synched with Roon) do you still need the original download on your disk or has iTunes made its own copy?
Itunes makes a copy. You can also just point Roon to the HD Tracks downloads folder.
I use a 1TB SSD inside my 2012 MAC Mini i7 with 16GB RAM that also houses a 1TB HDD for back up. The unit is fan-less and runs on 12VDC for a really quiet operation. All controlled with my iPad Pro.
Works great even using all the Apple Beta OS updates.
I am sure it would be fine, but you could also use a non-RAID drive (and save yourself some money).
This isn’t the direction you are headed, but I would buy a NUC and build a ROCK. For about $700 (prices probably dated) you can have a dedicated appliance that will serve your needs for years to come.
As I read your posts, you seem overly concerned about disk speed for your music files. Really, don’t be. Vanilla hard drives will work well. The speedy drives are useful, bordering on essential, for the Roon core.
The benefit of RAID is backup. I’d welcome suggestions on other options. I have about 22,000 songs-tracks that I want to access and have backup
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How is a NUC and ROCK different than a RAID?
That makes sense. There are lots of different ways to get to the same result, and your situation is likely different than mine and so whatever works for you is best.
For what it’s worth, I back up my library (and all my other files) to a separate NAS, but it’s basically the same thing as you are looking to do. My Mac Mini is in my listening room and so a network-based option works better for me.
My Mini is also in my listening room and sits on top of my DAC. Hardwired into stereo they a hi face2. My biggest concern about a RAID or NAS or plain d external drive is any heat or more importantly noise that would impact listening experience Current Mac Minis can only have a two TB internal drive so I will have to get the externals
Well I’ve ordered my new Mini. Now my question is best way to get Roon and iTunes set up. One possible challenge is new computer will be running Catalina and old 2012 one had older OS and of course backup of Roon was under that OS. If I use Time Machine backup will Roon automatically work in Catalina or are their steps I need to take? Advice appreciated
Time Machine back-ups are not compatible with Roon. You should reference this instead:
https://kb.roonlabs.com/Migration
EDIT: Revised to be definitive as per Slim’s subsequent message.
Don’t do that.
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I have looked at the migration instructions and the advice on this forum. My question is my only copy of my Roon library and associated iTunes library are on a backup drive that was set up by time machine. There is a Roon backup file on the Time Machine backup drive. So what is best way to migrate Roon from that backup?
In Roon on your old machine, Settings==>Backups
Then in Roon on your new mchine, Settings==>Backups==>Find Backups.
My answer to the link I referenced above -
I think Joe’s issue (@Joe_Bornstein please correct me if I am wrong) is that the original Mac Mini is now toast, and all he has are the Time Machine back-ups to work with.
Is it possible to restore the iTunes library from Time Machine and then create a new Roon database from that on the replacement? It’s not ideal given the size of his library, but at least he can restore the library that way.
Aha, don’t read way up top. A dead Mac was also the problem in the other thread.
Probably not. It’s still a Time Machine backup library, although once removed.
Three’s no good solution for this. In the other thread the problem with a Time Machine backup was immediately apparent and probably would be here also. The other danger is that any problem with a restore won’t show up until down the road and then as an unusable corrupted library.
My final reply in the other thread was -
It still holds.
Tagging @support, just in case.
So if I cannot use the Time Machine version I guess I will just have to rebuild Roon from scratch. What will I lose besides Roon’s records of what of I have played or like to play? Can I just open Roon app, put in my subscription information and point it to my iTunes library and set up new?
Yes. You’ll lose everything that you’ve curated within Roon.
It will be just as it was when you used Roon for the first time.
Wait for the final word from @support.
Don’t forget to set up Roon Backups.