(If you see a warning message similar to “Note: All data on the hard drive(s) will be deleted” turn off the NAS and check the drive order.)

You should be greeted by the migration wizard.

Follow the on-screen wizard and back up your NAS data.

Select Back up configuration to create a.

Should you wish to move everything to a different NAS model from Synology, there are a few additional steps you’ll need to take. You’ll now be good to go with the new NAS and your old data.

Install the hard drives into the new NAS in the same order as the previous enclosure.

Remove the hard drives from the source NAS, taking note of the order in which they were installed.

Remove the temporary SATA drive from the new Synology NAS.

Shut down both Synology NAS units once the installation is complete.

Download the latest DSM OS from Synology.

Open a browser and load the IP address to log in.

Install an empty temporary SATA drive in the new Synology NAS.

Check for and install any available updates.

Go to Control Panel > Update & Restore.

If you’re wanting to migrate between two NAS of the same model, simply follow these steps: The table below will show which NAS series you can move drives to and from.

Most NAS in the J and Value series do not support volumes greater than 16TB.

SAS drives cannot be installed inside a NAS that only supports SATA.

Single-bay NAS cannot migrate to multi-bay NAS.

The destination NAS must have enough drive slots to accommodate all the source drives for the RAID volume.The destination NAS must support the same file system.The DSM version running on the destination NAS must be the same as or newer.As aforementioned, not all Synology NAS can migrate between one another.There are also a few disclaimers to bear in mind when looking to swap drives between NAS enclosures:

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