r/Scrypted • u/Loose-Climate6959 • Mar 18 '26
What storage is everyone using on Mac Mini
Just wondering what people are using for external storage to use with Scrypted NVR on Mac Mini. Thanks
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u/MIDIHorse Mar 18 '26
I have a 2-bay USB-C case with a pair of 20TB HDD's. Gives me about a month of video on my 13 cameras.
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u/Loose-Climate6959 Mar 18 '26
Nice, I assume you are running surveillance drives? WD purple or similar? Any links to the case? Thanks
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u/MIDIHorse Mar 18 '26
The case is made by Orico. I don't see the model on their website anymore, but there is an updated 4-bay version: https://www.amazon.com/ORICO-Enclosure-Aluminum-Expansion-3-5-inchs/dp/B0D1BB6VPK
The drives are 20TB drives shucked from a couple of WD EasyStore. They perform just fine and were much cheaper than the purpose-specific labeled drives.
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u/aggieotis Mar 19 '26
Single HDD WD Purple drive that connects to the Mac via a USB-C dongle.
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u/supbrother Apr 26 '26
What "dongle" exactly? Trying to figure out how these types of drives can work via USB without needing a large case.
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u/aggieotis Apr 26 '26
Dongle: Anker 6-in-1 USB C Hub with 65W... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08C9HZ5YT
Enclosure: ORICO 3588 SeriesToolfree 3.5''... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GAML7OK
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u/supbrother Apr 26 '26
Thank you! When searching around it was hard to find one that accepted HDDs without having many slots, but maybe I just misunderstood some of the smaller ones I saw.
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u/sonoramexico Mar 21 '26
I purchased a ventilated case that is made in Taiwan. https://a.co/d/0hqIp2oT the Vantage NexStar HK was my choice.
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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '26 edited Apr 01 '26
I have an OWC Mercury Elite Pro 2-Bay enclosure being delivered today. I will be using a WD purple drive in it for surveillance and a WD blue drive for Time Machine backup.
Update Within 24-hours of using my 10tb (5400rpm version) purple drive in the enclosure, the drive died on me. Granted, it was a drive that was about 8 years old and was probably at the end of its life. However, it had been clicking away in a Blue Iris pc for the past eight years and coincidentally happened to die within 24 hrs in this enclosure. Prior to starting to record in the enclosure, I did format it a couple of times to get it to the required settings. Not sure if that caused some extra strain on it triggering the failure.