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Sudheendra
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Aug 06, 2018

RN212- Can i read the data by connecting the HDD from RN212 to my Desktop

I Have 1No. of HDD working in my RN212 device.   Now i intend to remove thisHDD and fix this HDD in my Desktop as a secondary HDD.    After connecting as Secondary HDD, Will i be able to read...
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StephenB
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Aug 06, 2018
Sudheendra wrote:

 

 

After connecting as Secondary HDD, Will i be able to read the DATA ?

If your PC is running linux and has the BTRFS file system installed, then you could mount the disk and see the data.

 

However, if you connect it to a Windows PC or a Mac, then you won't be able to read the data.  The PC will "see" the disk, but it doesn't support the file system.  So you would need to copy the data somewhere else (for example a USB drive), and then reformat the drive in the NAS when you install it on the PC.  Then copy the data back.

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