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Drobo 5N migration

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I am in the process of finding a replacement for my Drobo 5N, which is still going strong, but I’ve already rolled the dice longer than I should have. So my questions are:

1. To get my data off the Drobo 5N, is temporarily transferring everything onto an external drive over the network my only solution for getting that data off?

2. Once I do get that data off, could I then just eject my Drobo drives, put them into my new NAS, and reformat them for use in those drives? Or will I need all new drives? Two of my drives are only a couple years old 6TB WD Red drives, so it would be nice to reuse them.

3) Last question. Are there any off-the-shelf network NAS' you recommend for former Drobo 5N users? I'd like a plug-&-play consumer solution that works well in my Apple ecosystem, with built-in redundancy similar to what the Drobo offered, and a minimum of 4 bays, but preferably 5. Thank you!
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Drobo 5N migration - by ENQUIRIES - 07-31-2024, 06:00 PM
RE: Drobo 5N migration - by ed - 08-01-2024, 02:26 PM

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