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Replacing the drive on an external HDD

I have an older 2TB USB 3 External HDD. I want to replace the drive with a 6TB HDD. Is it okay to open up an older enclosure and just swap out the drive, or can there be compatibility issues with drive enclosures and drives? In this case, the enclosure is a generic one I bought probably 8 or 10 years ago. The drive is working fine, I just want a bigger HDD.

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Posted on Jan 3, 2023 10:26 AM

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Replacing the drive on an external HDD

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