Yes, one way is to Right Click Disk Management and Attach or Create a VHD.
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In a Windows system, you cannot use an array of Virtual Hard Disks (VHDs) to create a striped volume because Windows requires physical disks or dynamic disks for RAID configurations like striping. VHDs are treated as files within the file system, and while they can be mounted as drives, they do not have the same capabilities as physical or dynamic disks for managing data distribution across multiple drives. Additionally, the performance benefits of striping rely on multiple physical disk access, which VHDs cannot provide in the same way.
In Windows, a striped volume requires the use of physical disks rather than virtual hard disks (VHDs) because VHDs are treated as single files within the operating system. Striped volumes distribute data across multiple physical disks to improve performance, but VHDs abstract the underlying storage, preventing the OS from accessing the required physical disk structure. Therefore, you cannot create a striped volume using an array of VHDs, as the OS cannot manage the necessary disk I/O operations across them.
Once I began experimenting with this technique, I knew that it would be perfect complement to my overall backup strategy. I don't trust a single backup device and like to have multiple backups just in case. Using VHDs, I can easily back up my data and then just copy the VHD file to another external device.
Once I began experimenting with this technique, I knew that it would be perfect complement to my overall backup strategy. I don't trust a single backup device and like to have multiple backups just in case. Using VHDs, I can easily back up my data and then just copy the VHD file to another external device.