Can I leave HDDs while moving Drobo?

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So I have a 4 HDD Drobo atm. I’ll be moving in a few days time so I’m wondering whether I can simply leave the HDDs inside and pack the Drobo in the same box it came it to transport it?

Will be driving to my new place, but I heard somewhere not to leave HDDs inside? Even though it looks like its a nice and secure fit for the HDDs.

Cheers!

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I have with no problems. Just make sure you push in each drive to make sure it’s seated all the way before you power it up.

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To move or transport your Drobo or DroboPro, follow these steps:

  1. Safely shut down your Drobo or safely shut down your DroboPro.
  2. Eject your disk drives, keeping them together as a disk pack. Please note that you should not transport Drobo or DroboPro with its drives installed.
  3. Transport Drobo or DroboPro in a package that provides padded support.
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I wouldn’t risk moving Drobo with the drives inside…if Drobo’s latches break off, your drives won’t stay inserted, ruining the Drobo. It only takes a few minutes to power it off and eject them (let them cool down a little), worth it in the long run.