03-28-2025, 12:58 PM
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.
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.