Hey all, I’m currently running a 30TB server on a windows 11 PC and an off-the-shelf NAS. Hoping to combine all this into one PC running unbuntu or hexOS without losing my files.

Current Build
- Windows 11 PC
- 4TB SSD (media storage)
- 2TB SDD (media Storage)
- 2TB SSD (media storage)
- 1TB SSD (media storage)
- 1TB SSD (system drive)

External
- 4TB USB HDD (media storage)
- 4TB USB HDD (media storage)

NAS
- 3x 12TB HDD with 24TB of usable media storage (terremaster brand)
- There is still one free drive slot in this machine (might put in another drive to backup the SSDs?)

Free space
- 4TB across USB HDD and NAS

The idea

I am going to get another 12TB drive to replace all the SSDs and ideally in a few more months another to replace the USB drives (unless getting both right now makes the most sense?) However, this is where things get tricky. I’m not building another PC, I just want to move my current parts from my small form factor case and NAS into a larger PC case that has space for ample HDDs. And in the process move from windows to Linux so I can utilize better local file organization software and tools.

1. Is there a way to do this easily without losing files?
2. Is there a way to do this without losing all my plex metadata? (I’ve spent years customizing posters, collections and playlists and I really don’t want to lose them)
3. I want the new Linux machine to appear as a NAS so I can use my Mac Studio to convert files to AV1 remotely to save space going forward.

Is this possible or will I need to either buy more storage than I want to delete media?