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Is it possible to use a spare android phone as a sort of NAS?
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Well I've tried once using a mini PC with 1 hdd being connected to it through USB as a pilot test if it works, but the OS consistently shut off or didn't want to boot at some time, cause the HDD got voltage issues. But maybe it could be different for a phone, who knows.
Ok, so I'm confused here... I get why you would attribute the issues you were having to a faulty HDD - that much makes sense - but I'm kind of at a loss as to why you seem to think any of that would apply to OP making a phone into a 'private cloud' for himself?