How to reset QNAP NAS with QTS 5.0
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There are actually five ways to reset your QNAP NAS runningQTS 5.0, including soft and hard resets. The soft reset will only change your account and network settings while the hard reset will wipe all the drives, allowing you to start fresh much likeWindows 11.
How to reset your QNAP NAS
Reset button
There are two ways to use the reset button to change some settings on your QNAP NAS. The first soft reset only clears the network settings and resets the admin password to the MAC address of the enclosure.
Once the NAS has been reset, the following takes place:
Should you want to clear users, groups, and shared folders as well as the above, you’ll want to perform the same soft reset process, but hold the button for longer.
No data will be lost performing the above two reset processes.
QNAP QTS
There are three further ways to reset your NAS using the QTS OS. The first is “Reset Settings” whereno data will be deleted. The second is “Restore Factory Defaults & Format All Volumes,” which essentially clears the NAS and resets everything to defaults. Finally, there’s “Reinitialize NAS” that will clear everything and allow you to reinstall the OS.
How to pick the best hard drives for your NAS
Working on your NAS enclosure and need some additional drives? We’ve rounded up some excellent NAS-class drives, including Seagate IronWolf and Western Digital Red. We’d recommend having at least two drives installed on an enclosure with more than a single drive bay, which allows for the creation of a RAID array for enhanced data redundancy.
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Best hard drives for your NAS
If you’re looking for the best value NAS from QNAP, look no further than the TS-451D2. It has four drive bays, an Intel processor, and everything you need to set up your very first home NAS.
Rich Edmonds was formerly a Senior Editor of PC hardware at Windows Central, covering everything related to PC components and NAS. He’s been involved in technology for more than a decade and knows a thing or two about the magic inside a PC chassis. You can follow him on Twitter at@RichEdmonds.
