[NAS] Can I move the HDD and keep the data from NAS to another NAS? | Official Support

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[NAS] Can I move the HDD and keep the data from NAS to another NAS?

Yes
NAS’s built-in system migration mechanism allows you to quickly upgrade from your current NAS model to a newer one by moving your original hard disks to a new NAS system. This function is also extremely useful in the unfortunate event of a system malfunction or failure. You only need to move your hard disks from one system to another without need for transferring data or re-installing the entire system.。

Step:

Power off your NAS -> move the HDD to a new NAS -> Power on the new NAS.

Notes

The number of drive bays in the destination NAS must be equal to or greater than the number of drive bays in the original NAS.
When migrating to a new NAS, the first drive bay of the new NAS (counting from the left hand side) must contain a hard disk. The order in which the hard disks sit in the drive bays does not matter and does not have to be the same as in the original system.
If you are using EZ-Connect, you must re-enable it after system migration.
In order to prevent accidental data loss, we strongly recommend that you first back up the data on your NAS before migrating your system.
The btrfs hard drives cannot migrate to the AS-6 series.

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