NAS Drive Compatibility

Compatible hard drives for QNAP TL-R6020Sep-RP

54 drives are on QNAP's official compatibility list for the TL-R6020Sep-RP, up to 32TB listed. Read from qnap.com, list refreshed 2026-11-03.

60-bay

QNAP
54
Listed drives
6
NAS line
48
Enterprise line
0
SSD & surveillance

This vendor publishes its compatibility list as an advisory tested matrix — drives not on it are not firmware-blocked. Treat the list as a quality signal; off-list drives work but fall outside the tested pairing.

Capacity range on the official list

32TB (1) 30TB (2) 28TB (1) 26TB (3) 24TB (11) 22TB (2) 20TB (13) 20TB & below (21)

Where to start on the TL-R6020Sep-RP

For a home or small-office workload, the NAS lines below balance sustained writes and RAID-rebuild tolerance. Enterprise speed is only worth paying for in full-bay builds:

Full TL-R6020Sep-RP compatibility list

Grouped by part number; Max shows the largest capacity QNAP lists. Filter by brand, line or capacity:

DriveBrandSeriesLineTypeMax listed
ST32000NM004K Seagate EXOS TM Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s 32 TB
ST30000NM004K Seagate EXOS TM Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s 30 TB
ST30000NT011 (3V2103-500) Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 30 TB
ST28000NM003K Seagate EXOS TM Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s 28 TB
WD261KRYZ Western Digital WD GOLD Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 26 TB
WUH722626ALE6L1 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC590 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 26 TB
WUH722626ALE6L4 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC590 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 26 TB
0F65642 (WUH722624ALE6L1) Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC590 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 24 TB
0F65684 (WUH722624ALE6L4) Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC590 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 24 TB
MG11ACA24TE Toshiba MG11 Series Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s 24 TB
ST24000NM001K Seagate EXOS TM Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s 24 TB
ST24000NM002H Seagate EXOS X24 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 24 TB
ST24000NM005H Seagate EXOS X24 Enterprise SAS 12Gb/s 24 TB
ST24000NM007H Seagate EXOS X24 Enterprise NL-SAS 12Gb/s 24 TB
ST24000NT031 (3RK103-500) Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 24 TB
ST24000NT031 (3UH103-500) Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 24 TB
WD240KFGX Western Digital Red Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 24 TB
WD242KRYZ Western Digital WD GOLD Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 24 TB
MG11ACA22TE Toshiba MG11 Series Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s 22 TB
ST22000NT001 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 22 TB
0B48719 (WUH722020CLE6L1) Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC555 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
0B48724 (WUH722020CLE6L4) Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC555 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
HDEB00SGEA51 Toshiba MG10 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
HDEB00TGEA51 Toshiba MG10 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
HDEB00UGEA51 Toshiba MG10 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
HDEB00VGEA51 Toshiba MG10 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
MG10ACA20TA Toshiba MG10 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
MG10ACA20TE Toshiba MG10 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
MG11ACA20TE Toshiba MG11 Series Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s 20 TB
ST20000NM002H Seagate EXOS X24 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
ST20000NM007H Seagate EXOS X24 Enterprise NL-SAS 12Gb/s 20 TB
ST20000NT001 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
WD203KRYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
0B48718 (WUH722018CLE6L1) Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC555 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
0B48723 (WUH722018CLE6L4) Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC555 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
MG10ACA18TA Toshiba MG10 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
MG10ACA18TE Toshiba MG10 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
MG11ACA18TE Toshiba MG11 Series Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s 18 TB
WD181KRYZ    Western Digital Gold Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
0B48717 (WUH722016CLE6L1) Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC555 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 16 TB
0B48722 (WUH722016CLE6L4) Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC555 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 16 TB
MG11ACA16TE Toshiba MG11 Series Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s 16 TB
ST16000NM002H Seagate EXOS X24 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 16 TB
ST16000NM007H Seagate EXOS X24 Enterprise NL-SAS 12Gb/s 16 TB
WD161KRYZ    Western Digital Gold Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 16 TB
0B48716 (WUH722014CLE6L1) Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC555 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 14 TB
0B48721 (WUH722014CLE6L4) Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC555 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 14 TB
MG11ACA14TE Toshiba MG11 Series Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s 14 TB
WD142KRYZ     Western Digital Gold Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 14 TB
0B48715 (WUH722012CLE6L1) Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC555 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
ST12000NM002H Seagate EXOS X24 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
ST12000NM007H Seagate EXOS X24 Enterprise NL-SAS 12Gb/s 12 TB
WUH722012CLE6L4 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC555 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
ST10000NM021H Seagate EXOS X24 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB

Going big on the TL-R6020Sep-RP?

At the top of the capacity range only enterprise lines are listed. They are built for sustained 7200RPM writes and 24/7 RAID duty — the right choice for a full-bay build:

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