# Trying to understand the limitation on multiple drives

**URL:** https://community.umbrel.com/t/trying-to-understand-the-limitation-on-multiple-drives/8396
**Category:** Support and Troubleshooting
**Created:** [June 24, 2022, 6:26am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/trying-to-understand-the-limitation-on-multiple-drives/8396 "2022-06-24T06:26:12Z")
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### Author: ![suranyami](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/suranyami/32/2773_2.png) [@suranyami](https://community.umbrel.com/u/suranyami)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2022, 6:26am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/trying-to-understand-the-limitation-on-multiple-drives/8396/1 "2022-06-24T06:26:12Z")

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I’m about to try out Umbrel on the following setup:

- RasPi 4 4GB
- Umbrel 0.5 burned onto 16GB microSD card
- Ethernet connection
- Argon Eon NAS
- 1 x 4TB SSD, 1 x 4TB HD, 1 x 2TB HD

Is it not possible to install Umbrel on a multiple-drive machine at all?

Would I be able to install it first by pulling out 2 of the drives and then add them in later?

If not, what’s the rationale here?

I’ve hunted through the forums for an answer but it seems the assumption here is no-one would ever add more than one drive.

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### Author: ![JanHolbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c77e96/32.png) [@JanHolbo](https://community.umbrel.com/u/JanHolbo)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2022, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/trying-to-understand-the-limitation-on-multiple-drives/8396/2 "2022-09-20T20:47:04Z")

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I second this. I would like to have things like Media files on spinning rust and the Umbrel and perhaps stuff like Bitcoin and Lightning on an SSD

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### Author: ![aeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/57b2e6/32.png) [@aeon](https://community.umbrel.com/u/aeon)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2024, 9:46am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/trying-to-understand-the-limitation-on-multiple-drives/8396/3 "2024-06-26T09:46:51Z")

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@suranyami @JanHolbo

Any of you guys have managed to run Umbrel on a multiple-drive machine?

I am also considering to buy an Argon Eon NAS enclosure, and was wondering how to set up a second drive in there (mirroring via RAID). Any hints for setup appreciated!

Especially now, since Umbrel can be installed directly onto the drives, this use case should become more interesting perhaps. Officially supported on Pi5, but has also been reported to work on [Pi4](https://community.umbrel.com/t/nvme-ssd-not-recognized-in-1-2/17978/6), which the Argon Eon case is made for.

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### Author: ![matrix\_stuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@matrix\_stuff](https://community.umbrel.com/u/matrix_stuff)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2024, 11:27am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/trying-to-understand-the-limitation-on-multiple-drives/8396/4 "2024-06-26T11:27:20Z")

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Perhaps this guide might be useful:

> [@External Storage: Mounting and usage for Docker Volumes](https://community.umbrel.com/t/external-storage-mounting-and-usage-for-docker-volumes/15303/2):
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> Thanks! It seems strange though that it needs to be this complex to just choose storage drive for our files. Should just be a setting from each app or from the general Umbrel interface. But i guess im missing something…?

If not, maybe it can be done using a Logical Volume Manager?