Permissions on NAS I’m looking for a solution of NAS. I need a NAS operating system with more permission that Read, Write/read or nothing. I want a give permission to Write and save a document but not give permission to eliminate. maybe like ACL on windows. Is this possible? Yes, Synology allows you to go […]
NAS Help – Selective Sync Hey.. Thanks for any help you can provide. Im looking for a dropbox alternative. I am leaving my place of work where I had unlimited dropbox storage and I loved it. Especially the ability to have access to all my data and determine if I want it to live on […]
Synology NAS hard drive speed Firstly I’ve come across your website as I’m looking to change my NAS, thanks for a great site full of useful info. I have a DS211J which has been great but looking to upgrade to a DS218+ (probably DS220+ if it arrives) as I want to run Plex and Home […]
Synology SSD vs other brands (SAT5200-480G /SAT5200-960G / SAT5200-1920G) SAT5200-480G alternatives/ comparison Price/TB Price inch MTBF read/write IOPS Watt W Endurance url £225 £108 2.5 2M Hours MTBF 550/520 24-98K 2.9 3yr 1.3 Samsung Datacenter SSD PM883 MZ7LH480HAHQ-00005 2.5″ SATA 6Gb/s 480GB SSD £254.17 £122 2.5 2m hrs MTBF 555/520 58-98K 4.86 5yr 1.3 […]
dyi freenas, nas devices both with 10gbe So I am looking to create fast storage for my vmware clusters in my home lab. I currently have two nas I have been using for this but they are abysmally slow. ts-212p and ts-212. I am building two freeenas boxes which will have 10gbe in them. I […]
Best SSD for ACER Predator Helios 300, G3-571-77QK Laptop Installing 2nd SSD, unsure which one to pick I have an ACER Predator Helios 300, G3-571-77QK. I want to install a 2TB SSD SATA III in the secondary HD slot, but am unsure which one to choose. Any suggestions or guidance? I use the laptop for […]
streaming player I have a Synology NAS drive on my network with 500 plus CD’s ripped onto it in FLAC (that’s what happens when you have too much time on your hands after a heart op!) The only way I can currently play these back is through a Roberts Radio called Stream 94i, and while […]
I’m working on building a computer for the first time in many years so I’m not up to date on the tech. I have never used M.2 before and I’m just working on learning about it. I’m planning to use a 1 Tb M.2 for my main storage. My board has another M.2 slot. My […]
Depending on a use case, SSD wears out at a different rate. In harsh environments like RAID, cache, and heavy access you need to look at endurance rating. Bigger means a longer lifespan and not a decreased performance even with a heaviest access. Apart from that, you could look at MTBF which is life expectancy. […]
Which SSD? I am researching the purchase of an SSD for a Mac Mini (Late 2012) which I’m using as a standalone PLEX Media Server. Right now I have maxed out the memory (16GB) and it has a Barracuda SSHD as the drive. It is my hope that an SSD will not only speed up […]
TS-453D versus TS-473A Hi, this was an interesting read on the 473A. I was considering the 453D but I’m wondering how those 2 compare. I want to run a few VMs, bittorrent, use one of the VMs as a Windows PC. And it’s storage for music and photos. I have a 1TB OneDrive backup The […]
Best and Fastest 2.5inch SSD for NAS – how to choose Depending on a use case, SSD wears out at a different rate. In harsh environments like RAID, cache, and heavy access you need to look at endurance rating. Bigger means a longer lifespan and not a decreased performance even with a heaviest access. […]
Fire TV Stick – 2nd Gen (2016-2019) Device Specifications Feature Description Friendly name Fire TV Stick – 2nd Gen (2016-2019) Retail name Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote, streaming media player – Previous Generation Release year 2016 initial release, 2019 update with a new remote Marketplaces available (More details) amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.co.jp amazon.in […]
Fire TV Cube – 2nd Gen (2019) Device Specifications Feature Description Friendly name Fire TV Cube – 2nd Gen (2019) Retail name All-new Fire TV Cube, hands-free with Alexa and 4K Ultra HD, streaming media player Release year 2019 Marketplaces available (More details) amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca amazon.de amazon.co.jp amazon.fr amazon.it amazon.es Form factor Cube Build […]
Store files to Synology NAS from a Windows PC within the local network Overview Synology NAS is designed to make storing and sharing files within your local network quick and simple, allowing you to directly access shared folders and files on the Synology NAS without going through the hassle of logging into DSM everytime. For […]
Simple solution for network backup I need a solution to replace my WD Book Live that was wiped out last week. I want something simple, easy to use that will give me the following functionality: a) a shared directory that I can browse to using Windows File Explorer and copy files back and forth (something […]
head to Synology Login to your NAS Open Control Panel Open Network Select Network Interface from the tabs above Select LAN, click on Edit and choose manual configuration you can provide your NDS server (router IP, which you found next to IP settings earlier) Make sure you have the same IP range as the original NAS. If both NAS have only […]
TS-473A (also 6/8 bay) compatible CPU upgrades Model Cores / Threads Frequency Turbo frequency Ryzen R1102G 2 / 2 1.2 GHz 2.6 GHz Ryzen R1305G 2 / 4 1.5 GHz 2.8 GHz Athlon Mobile 300U 2 / 4 2.4 GHz 3.3 GHz Athlon PRO Mobile 300U 2 / 4 2.4 GHz 3.3 GHz Ryzen […]
How to backup one Synology NAS to another Synology Drive ShareSync Synology Drive ShareSync is the application to sync data across multiple Synology NAS. It is automatically installed along with the Synology Drive Server package in DSM. Glossary: Local Synology NAS: The NAS on which you are operating Synology Drive ShareSync. Data on this NAS will be […]
Plex Background Offline Transcoding Hi, I own a DS920+ that has 2 x 8TB and 1 x 2TB. I purchased the 2TB for plex background offline tanscoding and set it up in a new storage pool as a single volume. My issue is, being fairly new to running Plex on my Synology, I have no […]
