using TS-251+ drives with TS-262

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My 251+ has died, can i use the drives in a 262

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Yes, you can absolutely reuse the drives from your TS-251+ in the TS-262 — but there are a couple of things to keep in mind:

Drive Migration: QNAP supports migrating drives between NAS models as long as they use the same or compatible QTS version. Before moving the drives, make sure the TS-262 is running the same or a newer version of QTS than your TS-251+ was.

Migration Mode: When you insert the drives into the TS-262, it should detect them and offer to import the existing storage pool/volumes. Just do not initialize the drives when prompted, as that would wipe the data.

Backups First: If possible, always back up critical data before migrating, just in case.