I currently have a 14Tb hard drive in my PC thats almost full, so I’m considering adding an additional 14TB hard drive. However, I’m considering purchasing a NAS later down the road so that my Plex server doesn’t need to be on my main PC.

If I purchase another external hard drive and shuck it and install it on my PC for the time being, can I install it into a NAS at a later time, or are there different requirements for NAS hard drives?

I’m thinking of going with a synology with docker compatability, but not ready to pull the trigger for as NAS yet due to costs.

Note: I’m already aware of the tape over the extra pin requirement.