DebianDog VS StableBit DrivePool

Did a similar round about a year ago, for a 4GB RAM Celeron though. Ended up with some of these https://debiandog.github.io/doglinux/ and is still running Sparky Bonsai from that pool. Source: over 2 years ago

Dunno whether that's "better" than AntiX, but Puppy Linux has some Debian based Distros. Source: over 2 years ago

When I want a complete desktop that still keeps me in the .deb universe but without all of the insane defaults and resource usage of Ubuntu, I go with a DebianDog variant, which is also incredibly light for what it offers. Source: about 3 years ago

I pool the drives with DrivePool and I run backups with Bvckup2. Easy peasy. Source: 6 months ago

Whichever direction you go in you'll probably want this if on windows: https://stablebit.com/. Source: 10 months ago

I have a folder on my desktop setup with syncthing so files get copied over to my desktop as soon as they've downloaded on the mini or when my pc boots up. The mini's Jellyfin instance also watches the downloads so I can stream things to my phone or TV as soon as they've downloaded. Once a week or so I boot up the external enclosure and copy over everything I want to keep. The external drives are pooled with... Source: 12 months ago

You could have a look at DrivePool (https://stablebit.com/). It enables you to pool virtually endless drives without the hassle of assigning to folders and exposes all of them to applications as just one drive (it has other features as well). Should a single drive fail, then the Pool will go into read-only mode until you correct the issue (which could be removing the drive from the Pool, you'll simply lose the... Source: about 1 year ago

Drivepool : https://stablebit.com/ ! This one definitvely change the way I manage my storage. Source: about 1 year ago