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ReadyNAS 104
Help please. I just purchased the ReadyNAS104, as an upgrade to my 2X2TB NAS that I have been runing for about 4 years now. The plan, move the existing drives and data over to the new NAS and awa...
bionic_ranga wrote:
Otherwise, I can see my having to manually and slowly, move data from drive to drive as I slowly add the drives. It will be a long, hard road . . .
As mdgm explained, you can't directly migrate your disks if you have an older NAS.
Its best to get new drives for the new NAS anyway. Moving data from the old NAS to the new can be automated with the built-in backup. It might take 1-2 days to move everything after you get the initial volume built on the new NAS, but it doesn't need to be a manual process, and it isn't hard to set up.
Thanks to all for the help.
I have decided, as a result of the info you provided, to simply purchase and add 4TB HDD's over time. It wil take a while, but I will evetnually get there.
Cheers
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