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WD NAS: is it possible to add to existing share with external USB HDD? (zerobytes.monster)

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The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/reviewwworld on 2025-04-29 07:20:18.

Hello,

I've got a WD NAS PR4100 with 4x18TB in RAID5 configuration giving me 53.84TB of useable storage. As I am increasingly a data hoarder, I am now left with just 3TB spare.

I've plugged in a spare 8TB HDD into an external enclosure and in turn, plugged that into the USB port of the NAS. It reads it absolutely fine, I can see it in the NAS dashboard and on Windows Explorer > Network etc.

However, the literature I've read in the manual and online, solely points to an external USB HDD in this instance being useable as a "backup".

Does anyone know if it is possible to combine the existing "share" with an external HDD so WD/Windows etc views it as one storage source?

Thank you in advance

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