No, do not do anything with the small HDD's. If you want a backup drive, get another 4tb SSD - they're cheaper than anything you'd put the multiple drives into & will run without being plugged into power.
You do not want sync, you want backup. Sync means if you delete something, it's deleted from the HDD's as well. Or save over an existing file.
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No, do not do anything with the small HDD's. If you want a backup drive, get another 4tb SSD - they're cheaper than anything you'd put the multiple drives into & will run without being plugged into power.
You do not want sync, you want backup. Sync means if you delete something, it's deleted from the HDD's as well. Or save over an existing file.
Mac or PC?