Synology can not play videos on a TV – “this file is not playable” This is actually very interesting. When you stream via LG Audio/Video there is nothing to do with Synology Video Station. TV is receiving original video. Its all DLNA. Try disabling Audio conversion here https://kb.synology.com/en-us/DSM/tutorial/How_to_enjoy_multimedia_contents_stored_on_Synology_NAS_with_DLNA_UPnP_compliant_DMAs Thank you for clarifying that Video Station is […]
920+ Can’t Play Some Formats that the 215J Can Just wished to thank you again for your advice as I replaced my DS215J with a DS920+…. What I encountered was the 920+ would not play 40% of the MKV Files that worked fine from the 215J… A Ticket to Synology revealed a reason I had […]
NAS with replication and different users I’m looking for a home NAS, which allows replication through Internet and different users I.e. I’ll put one NAS at my home and the other at my parents home. My files will be replicated to their NAS and their files will be replicated to my NAS. And I’ll see […]
NAS – Volumes vs Shared Folders So down to the reason for the email. The *primary* use for the NAS will be as a media server, and that will most likely be Plex Media Server. Will also use it for PC (Windows) backup, and document storage. What has not been well discussed in the videos […]
So for the last 10 years I have been using the QNAP TS-212. Then tragedy. the plug must have dislodged and it started melting in the socket. Goodbye TS-212. (I put the waft of burning plastic down to a neighborhood yard fire – silly me) The interior wasnt burnt and I have yet to test […]
Disk upgrade in single drive NAS Again first off thanks for your Channel – It’s been a great help so far. I’ve a DS118 with a 4TB WD Red installed working away with the RC of DSM 7.0 I’m using this primarily as a backup for my main DS720+ (SHR with 2 x 4TB) but […]
Is it possible to run WindowS 11 as a virtual machine on a ds1621+ the reason I ask is that I see windows 11 check for a tpm chip. Before you choose a NAS, you need to make sure its CPU support VMs. In Synology range, those will be all plus series and XS series […]
mount “personal photo staion” into moment greeting I am using DS420+ synology , and watched almost half videos in your youtube channel 🙂 the thing that I am stuck on , that whenever I add photo to ” personal photo station” because I have two users , its not indexing the photo to moment and […]
Comment on https://nascompares.com/wd-red-pro-vs-wd-gold Two reasons I choose WD Gold over WD Red Pro. (1) WD Gold runs about 10 deg F cooler – may lead to longer drive life. This is from having them in the same enclosure for months before I fully switched over to Golds. (2) In a RAID5 array, which is probably […]
Seagate ironwolf vs HAT5300. I have project of taking user backup of around 10machine max data is 160TB. so which synlogy and HDD will be better to proposed. RS2421+ only compatible with HAT5300 which is shortage here RS2418+ is available which compatible with other HDD also. so kindly advise which will be best just for […]
In appreciation of your assistance in your below email, I thought I’d update you with some information I learned about Seagate Iron Wolf NAS drives that might be helpful to your user-base. I learned this information in connection with researching the drive I just purchased – an 8TB Iron Wolf. The specs for the […]
Can I move my old HDD drives to a new and bigger Asustor NAS? Upgrade form 4 to 8 bay nas I have been watching your videos for a good while now. Keep up the good work I hope that this is not a stupid question. I have the 4 bay Asustor NAS AS6404 with […]
DSM 6 vs 7 Version: 7.0-41882 Release Candidate (2021-06-01) Important note Before Update Before updating, your Synology NAS should be running DSM 6.2 or above versions. Reserve extra time to complete DSM 7.0 update. The DSM update takes 10 to 20 minutes, while package update may take more than an hour. The actual time depends on […]
Should I use NVME SSD for Cache or Storage space? Best practice for NVME in QuTS Hero (TVS-h1288x) First and foremost, thank you for excellent guides and YouTube videos about NAS. I’ve been learning a lot from them. Recently I have purchase h1288x. This is my first QuTS hero NAS. Since this does not support […]
What stops my Synology NAS from entering Hibernation? Symptoms Certain conditions or factors, including volume status, services, packages, or third-party packages, may prevent your Synology NAS from hibernating or may wake up your Synology NAS from hibernation mode from time to time. Resolution Volume Status Volume degraded or crashed Volume not created Services DDNS […]
Maybe, when you delete Plex, also make sure Plex user is deleted and all plex config files. This might be quite complicated. You would need to enable SSH. Download WINSCP. Go to /share/cached1/.qpkg folder to delete it. Maybe somehow your ISP is blocking PLEX relay server. You can give it a try.
I want to experience deep learning of dva3219. Nice to meet you! I want to experience deep learning of dva3219. I know there are a lot of errors through various reviews, so I want to experience it as a 3219 rather than a 3221. The only differences are -better Graphics cards and more system memory […]
soundproof cabinet Hi there, been trawling through your videos, came across the one about noise, which I hadn’t considered. I have no choice but to plonk the NAS right next to my TV so was wondering if you’ve ever done a video on cases? If not, could you recommend a good one?Preferably wall mounted or […]
Map network drive on macOS In Finder, click Go > Connect to Server from the menu bar. In the Server Address field, enter your Synology NAS device’s IP address or domain name preceded by “http://” and followed with “:5005” (or whichever port number you specified when enabling WebDAV service). For example: http://pm.synology.com:5005/. Click Connect to continue. Enter your DSM user name and password […]
Advice on un-official RAM upgrade for Qnap TS-451DeU I am looking for an unofficial alternative for RAM upgrade for my Qnap TS-451DeU. The name of the official Qnap model is; RAM-4GDR4A0-SO-2666. I have requested Crucial’s service centre for the same issue, but they replied that; “We are sorry to inform you that Crucial do not […]
