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I also saw this approach on YouTube that seemed to work as well. Maybe this content creator can help you?

Which NAS do you have?

Are you using a DIY or pre-built NAS? If prebuilt which mode l/ manufacture?

It's my understanding you set it up once, which will auto setup for you in Z1, but then (before adding data), you delete that pool and then re-setup in Z2 (RAID 6 if you will). Hope that helps.

Yes you can access it remotely. No it does not need to be setup at any specific location if you're going be primarily logging into it offsite. If you were going to be sitting up and ask unit that you did not want to be connected to through the Internet, then, yes, you would be better off sitting it up at home on your own internal net work. In regards to your question about your ability to drag and drop, yes you can do this through a feature called SMB. This is a file access protocol that allow you to add folders from the nas on your computer(s) of choice. In regards to access, All nases have the ability for you to give access to others. It's a software program that you will manage on the nas. Although that capability is pretty secure, most people prefer the enhanced security of third-party software called virtual private networks (VPNs). These provide more encrypted access for the soul, purpose of protecting you from hackers and malicious software. Some of the names for programs like that are called Tailscale, Wireguard, OpenVPN, etc. Hope this helps

Great job on the FAQ HexOS as I think it covers the bulk of the initial potholes people could step in. I making this post to remind people this is a "Beta" software. By definition that means it is far from complete or even ready for prime time / public release. The whole point of a beta test pool is to provides developers with valuable insights into the user experience, which they can use to make improvements before the product is released to all users. (in other words, it's absolutely not going to work perfectly, nor should you expect it to). The reason we all got it for $99 is (by default) we agreed to find all the faults in the current state of the software. Although HexOS is built on TruNAS Scale, it is NOT TrueNAS Scale. Please keep that in mind when proving your feedback. Also, it should go without saying, but I'll state it outloud, It is highly recommended and should be common sense/practice to not take risks with your most important data. If you only have one NAS, and every important document, photo and video that you own in the world is on that, I would suggest you wait before you install the beta software, and or be sure to back up those files somewhere easily accessible "off the nas". Lastly, regardless, if your current nas manufacture, allows installation of third-party software or not, you should always make a back up or clone of your original/current boot drive in such a way that if the unit completely crashed, you could re-insert a USB/SSD or log in some other way (ssh, terminal, etc.) to restore it back to its original operating software. These are good practices to have with any software changes, but even more critical in testing beta software. If you don't have more than one nas to test this on, or a way to backup your data off the nas, then I would recommend (like so many have chosen to do) that you sit tight on your current license, and hold off installing in till the software is further down the road or all the way to "Production Release" (see attached image.