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Help replacing a failing drive on a WD EX2 Ultra (zerobytes.monster)

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The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/NJM1112 on 2025-05-26 17:20:55.

The NAS is reporting Drive 1 is Bad. I've never done this before and don't want to F it up. I have a spare 16TB HDD lying around, can I use it as replacement? It was being use previously in my PC (ntfs) just for old games, what do I need to format it?

Current configuration info:

NAS: WD EX2-Ultra

Drive 1: Toshiba 14TB (MG07ACA14TE)

Drive 2: Toshiba 14TB (MG07ACA14TE)

Configuration: Raid 1 (mirror)

Spare Drive: Toshiba 16TB (HDWG31G)

Will it work with a mismatched drive? I'm fine "losing" 2TB of capacity and keeping it at 14TBpool size. I'm only using about 8TB anyways

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