Drives · RAID · Usable Space

How much usable storage will your array give you?

Enter your drive count, size, and RAID level — usable capacity, fault tolerance, and efficiency update instantly.

Usable capacity

12TB

Fault tolerance

1 drive

Efficiency

75%

Raw total

16 TB

Min drives

3 for this level

Array configuration

Usable space is approximate — real-world capacity is ~5–10% lower due to filesystem overhead and binary vs. decimal TB differences.

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