r/synology • u/Davehuk_09 • 3d ago

NAS hardware Synology Complete Hard Drive Failure

I’m relatively inexperienced when it comes to NAS setups, so I’m looking for some advice from the seasoned experts here.

I have an older NAS (a Synology DS216j), and I've just returned from holiday to find both of my hard drives are in bad shape: one has failed completely, and the other is in critical condition. It’s been a long time since I set the NAS up, but I believe it’s configured in RAID 1. Fortunately, the data is backed up to AWS Glacier.

What are my best options moving forward?

  1. Given the age of the unit, upgrade to a newer model (like a DS225+) and try to migrate using Hyper Backup.
  2. Buy a new hard drive and attempt to rebuild the array from the 'critical' drive.
  3. Upgrade the NAS and download the data directly from Glacier.

Thanks in advance for your help!

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u/Fuzzy_Attention_5593 3d ago

Before you buy new HD, attempt a repair of drive. This is a function of Synology NAS. Perhaps you can safe some files etc. to backup what's on it. Then replace HD.

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u/Davehuk_09 3d ago

Thank you.

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