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Hi all,

I hope I post in the correct forum. I am considering replacing my old Synology ( 2x 4TB: RAID 5) and Netgear (4x4TB: X-RAID) with F6-424, but I still have doubts in the migration process, as I want to keep and use all the discs that I have.

So far, I am thinking of doing the following:
1. Use a new 4 TB disc (Disc A) as a backup and copy the data from Synology, which contains only half the total capacity, to disc A.
2. Then, I'll move the two discs from Synology to create a new volume on F6-424 in RAID 5. (F6 has 2 Discs)
3. Copy back the data from Disc A to two discs in F6-424.
4. Copy the data from Netgear until I have more space in Netgear, and replace one disc on Netgear (Disc B) with the Disc A
5. Install Disc B to F6-424 and continue to copy the rest of the data from Netgear to F6-242. These three discs are enough to hold all my data from Synology and Netgear. (F6 has 3 discs)
6. Lastly, I'll add the remaining discs (3 discs, excluding Disc A) to the F6-242.
7. Finale: I shall have back all six discs from Synology and Netgear on F6-242.

Does the plan make sense? Or can you suggest a better approach?
Thanks a lot.
Riza

I'm not sure I followed all that (did you miss out steps on wiping old drives before installing in 424?).
However, consider using Traid instead of Raid 5 (step 2) as I think this format is easier to add/expand than raid 5.
Yes, use your disk A as initial backup. Install/format 2 drives as Traid then copy off A. Add A to Traid - this will give you 8TB in effectively Raid5.
Copy across rest of your data.
{NB Raid 5 on 2 drives is not really a 'thing' - Traid on 2 drives IS a Raid1 mirror. Traid on 1 drive is possible with an add/expand later.
Drive array types are not necessarily interchangeable across devices. TNAS may do things differently to your other devices.
Just my 2p worth.

Hi Riza, your plan makes sense! Make sure to backup your data and check the compatibility of your drives before proceeding to avoid any trouble. Good luck!