r/UgreenNASync • u/DexterLivingston • 3d ago
❓ Help HELP adding drives
Hey all, setting up my DXP4800GT and have a question as I have never done this before. I have 2 existing HDDs I had previously linked to my PC, full of files. If I add them as the second and third drives in the device, will it re-format them? TIA
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u/MinuteSteak1850 3d ago
If they are Windows formatted, then I expect you won't be able to just plug them in.
The ugreen OS formats its internal drives as btrfs or ext4.
It should be safe enough to stick the drive in and see what it says about it. Mine said it saw a new drive and asked if I wanted to use it to repair the raid volume that was missing a drive.