RAID rebuild time

Q: Once I have assembled RAID 5 with 5 disks of 1.5 TB in NAS QNAP, disks started to synchronize. 20 hours have passed but only 57% is done. Is this normal? It seems that array works OK (I have already copied data to it)

A: It is typical, especially if the array is also busy with copying data. For large arrays, first synchronization or a full rebuild (after drive replacement) often takes several days. It is advisable not to copy user data to the array until the first synchronization is complete because the array does not still provide redundancy and fault tolerance.

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