3rd drive as an offsite backup?

Welcome,

Haven’t myself…  however the rebuild time for a mirror is about 5 hours (MBWEII) regardless of the current amount of data to be restored.  Its a good idea in theory, and would likely work if you didn’t mind opening the unit up and cold swapping, then rebuilding at your specified intervals. 

The WD Share Space might be a better option as it allows it’s data to be backed up to an external USB drive.  This could be stored offsite and would avoid your having to dismantle and rebuild.  The rebuild time on either device is very time consuming.  :wink: