In this article we will demonstrate how to test the functionality of Mirrored Volume of Windows 11.
1. First, we will go to Computer management and from there to Disk Management just to see the 2 disks in the mirrored volume array.
2. As you can see, Disk 1 and Disk 2 are both part of this array which creates the single New Mirrored Volume (E: and F:)
3. Next, we will go to Windows Explorer and from there to This PC to see all of the disks and partitions configured in this system
4. As can be seen in the photo below, here are the 2 disks that we’ve seen on stage 1 – E: and F:
5. We will split the screen in 2 to see the contenst of both the F: and the E: drives at the same time.
6. We will go to the F: drive first. As you can see, there are already folders and files in this drive to begin with.
7. Note that whatever changes are made on one drive, it is reflected and applied to the other/s on the mirrored volume array. As you can see here in this photo below, both drives have the same folders and files, at least on the surface. In this article we will verify that.
10. Once the properties window appears, let it calculate the number of files, folders and their size and size on disk.
11. Perform the same action to the second drive on the array
12. Give the properties windows some time to calculate the mentioned values. When the values stop changing that’s when you’d know the calculation process has finished.
13. Note that in the case of this article, both windows show the same EXACT values:
a. 172,272 files
b. 39,857 folders
c. 36.2GB size (38,952,614,588 bytes)
d. 36.5GB (39,212,568,576 bytes) size on disk
14. This means that this mirrored volume works as intended