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Can I transfer old hardrives to new NAS without losing the data?
I have an old ReadyNAS pro Model RNDP6350-100NAS that died. It has 3 WD 3TB hard-drives in place and I think it was in XRAID. I cannot turn this unit on. If I remove the 3TB hard drives and install one or two of them into a new ReadyNAS RN212 can I do this without losing the data on those discs?
Just in case the answer is no, I did have the data backed up onto a separate WD Mybook hard drive. Would it be easier for me to just reformat the disks in the new NAS and then transfer the data over from the WD Mybook drive?
Re: Can I transfer old hardrives to new NAS without losing the data?
Hi Sojourner,
Welcome to the Community!
Since you already have a backup of your data, it will be easier for you to just reformat the disks and then restore the data afterwards.
Just in case that your backup is not up-to-date, there is a process on how you can access the data using the new NAS and offload it temporarily to an alternate location (external USB HD, network share, etc.). You may check this link for the procedure.
Re: Can I transfer old hardrives to new NAS without losing the data?
Hi Sojourner,
Welcome to the Community!
Since you already have a backup of your data, it will be easier for you to just reformat the disks and then restore the data afterwards.
Just in case that your backup is not up-to-date, there is a process on how you can access the data using the new NAS and offload it temporarily to an alternate location (external USB HD, network share, etc.). You may check this link for the procedure.
Re: Can I transfer old hardrives to new NAS without losing the data?
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