# Upgrading storage **URL:** \ **Category:** Support and Troubleshooting\ **Created:** [September 13, 2022, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/upgrading-storage/9444 "2022-09-13T17:37:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ant0n](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/ant0n/32/2416_2.png) [@ant0n](https://community.umbrel.com/u/ant0n)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2022, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/upgrading-storage/9444/1 "2022-09-13T17:37:29Z")
Hello everyone, I currently have a 1TB drive for my umbrel. However, I’m wanting to upgrade with an external HDD (6TB). Can i simply plug the external in and umbrel with automagically add it to the storage. Or is it going to require more setup? I’m comfortable with the CLI if need be. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Marcaday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@Marcaday](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Marcaday)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/upgrading-storage/9444/2 "2022-09-13T18:03:48Z")
Hey @ant0n ! Unfortunately the RaspberryPi is too humble to handle two drives reliably, I’d clone the 1TB and move it to the 6TB, here’s an awesome tutorial to do this process on a windows machine : > [@\[GUIDE\] Cloning or Migrating SSD/HDD (Windows)](http://community.umbrel.com/t/guide-cloning-or-migrating-ssd-hdd-windows/2509): > > This guide is for anyone who needs to migrate from an HDD to a SSD, or vice-versa… You can also clone the drive to move it to a bigger drive. Currently I only have Windows instructions. So if anyone would like to make instructions for Linux, or Mac, feel free to do so. TL;DR: version – scroll all the way down. Things needed: Windows PC (of course.) 2 USB 3.0 enclosures or whatever interfaces/enclosures you use for your drives. The drive you’re migrating/cloning from (any size) The drive y…