Drobo Question: can i use a non-blank drive?

[postjack]

Hi everyone-

Simple question before I cram this drive in my Drobo: can I put a drive in there that already has stuff on it, or should I only insert blank drives?

I tried and tried to google this info up but no dice. Just want to make sure before I proceed. By my calculation there should be plenty of space left for protection after I insert the drive.

[Nebby]

Not sure what model you have, but the manual for the Drobo FS states:

Warning! Please note that when adding hard drives to your Drobo storage device, any pre-existing data on those drives will be erased.

So I'm going to guess that you should only insert blank drives or drives with stuff that you don't mind getting blanked.

[postjack]

Not sure what model you have, but the manual for the Drobo FS states:

So I'm going to guess that you should only insert blank drives or drives with stuff that you don't mind getting blanked.

looks like i should have RTFM. thanks nebby!