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SIMPLE: Does a "factory reset" ALSO perform a "OS reinstall"
Apologies, but it is not clear from support URL below whether a Factory Default (2) process also performs a OS Reinstall (3). From https://kb.netgear.com/20898/ReadyNAS-ReadyDATA-Boot-Menu "Your...
Platypus69 wrote:
Apologies, but it is not clear from support URL below whether a Factory Default (2) process also performs a OS Reinstall (3).
The NAS boots from the disks, and the factory default installs the OS on the disks after it formats them. Of course the Factory Default will destroy all data and settings too.
That's not quite the same as the OS reinstall, though it is similar. The OS reinstall won't uninstall apps for instance.
Thanks.
I have "inherited" a decommissioned, out of warranty, diskess RN316.
So I just wanted to wipe it completely and put in some old 4TB disks that I have are lying around doing nothing. So use this RN316 to store data that I can afford to lose.
So I just wanted to make sure I clean up everything as besy as I can, do not want any residual firmware , updates, config, logs, etc.
So the plan was to to a Factory rest and then a memory check. But I was interested in whether i should also lay down a brand new 6.10.3 OS, but it seems the factory reset process does that after it formats the disks.
Thanks again.
If you got the NAS diskless, it is already "wiped". No user or configuration data is stored in flash memory, it's all on the drives.
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