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sherazblogger
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Oct 26, 2024

i want storage

Hi, I have a ReadyNAS 2100 v2 with 4x 1TB HDDs set up in RAID 5. I'm new to NAS and RAID systems. Can I replace one of the HDDs with a larger one without losing any data? I'm currently using about 75...
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StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Oct 28, 2024
sherazblogger wrote:

Hi, I have a ReadyNAS 2100 v2 with 4x 1TB HDDs set up in RAID 5. I'm new to NAS and RAID systems. Can I replace one of the HDDs with a larger one without losing any data? I'm currently using about 75% of the storage. 

 

Are you running 4.2.x firmware? Or has the NAS been converted to OS-6?

 

Are you running in FlexRAID or X-RAID?

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