07-31-2024, 06:00 PM
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!
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!