Merging multiple HDD's folders "visually" only
Is there a software for Windows 7 that would VISUALLY combine same-name folders of Drive X,Y,Z without the need for an array?
For example, I want these folders in different hard drives.....
X:\TV-Shows\Big Bang Theory\
Y:\TV-Shows\Lost\
Z:\TV-Shows\X-Files\
To show up under a virtual drive W: as such....
W:\TV-Shows\Big Bang Theory\
W:\TV-Shows\Lost\
W:\TV-Shows\X-Files\
And the way that the software would manage transfering files to the W: virtual drive is to fill out drive X, then once X is full, move on to drive Y, then move to drive Z.
That way, if one drive is removed from this "visual" array, I just lose the content of that drive, unlike a real drive array where it completely stops working if one drive is removed.
The reason I don't want to make a real array is that it makes it very risky to lose EVERYTHING if one of the drive fails. Plus, a bunch of my hard drives are USB3.0 and have no SATA ports even if I take them out of their case. It also makes it easier to add more drives to this "visual" array without running a partition manager to re-organize everything.
edit - I forgot about JBOD, so ya I think I got my answer. If JBOD is flexible enough to allow removing a drive, it should do the trick.
For example, I want these folders in different hard drives.....
X:\TV-Shows\Big Bang Theory\
Y:\TV-Shows\Lost\
Z:\TV-Shows\X-Files\
To show up under a virtual drive W: as such....
W:\TV-Shows\Big Bang Theory\
W:\TV-Shows\Lost\
W:\TV-Shows\X-Files\
And the way that the software would manage transfering files to the W: virtual drive is to fill out drive X, then once X is full, move on to drive Y, then move to drive Z.
That way, if one drive is removed from this "visual" array, I just lose the content of that drive, unlike a real drive array where it completely stops working if one drive is removed.
The reason I don't want to make a real array is that it makes it very risky to lose EVERYTHING if one of the drive fails. Plus, a bunch of my hard drives are USB3.0 and have no SATA ports even if I take them out of their case. It also makes it easier to add more drives to this "visual" array without running a partition manager to re-organize everything.
edit - I forgot about JBOD, so ya I think I got my answer. If JBOD is flexible enough to allow removing a drive, it should do the trick.