Upgrading hard drive using cloning software?

I’m new here. I got a wdbctl0040hwt and would like to replace the hard drive with a WD Red 6tb one. I have been reading the process to do so on here. Complicated. Has anyone tried just cloning the hard drive using software like Macrium Reflect?

If one uses the forum search feature (magnifying glass icon upper right) they’ll find a number of past discussions on using Cloning software to clone an existing My Cloud hard drive to a new drive and issues that may arise when doing so. Here is one such past discussion: