I’ve my Synology NAS to Plex and added my content, but the libraries are empty The Directory Appears to be Empty? On DSM 7 you need to go to Settings/Shared folder Select the media folder you want Plex to have access to Click Edit Open Permissions tab and select Internal user Find PlexMediaServer user Tick […]
Do you happen to know if the quick copy button on the QNAP or Synology is dependent on the attached USB? If USB1, it knows to copy stuff1. If USB2, it knows to copy stuff2. Or, is it just one option? If you want to set up automated backup tasks in a way that NAS […]
The Synology DS923+ vs DS920+ NAS – AMD vs Intel Let’s face it, THIS is one of the biggest and earliest reasons that many users have been comparing the DS920+ and DS923+, as Synology surprised all of us with it’s choice of internal hardware in their latest diskstation release. To give you a little bit […]
DS920+ vs DS923+. Which one is better for virtual machines? NAS is nothing more than a computer. The real question here is – do you need fewer and fast-performing VMs or slower, but more virtual machines? DS920+ Intel Celeron J4125 4-core 2.0 (base) / 2.7 (burst) GHz 8 GB DDR4 non-ECC 2666 MHz DS923+ AMD […]
macOS Ventura release date – bad news for Drobo users macOS Ventura launched on October 24, 2022. With this update, you will lose the ability to connect your Drobo USB/Thunderbolt boxes. Before you upgrade make sure you have copied all data to a new storage device. Similar functionality that allows drive mixing can be achieved […]
I’d hoped to be to be able to automatically sync my laptops/PC with the NAS and each other every time I connect to the home network ad I’ve not managed to sort this out. I’ve managed to get one PC to backup each day, buts as mentioned, I’d really like to automatically synchronise the […]
Is KIOXIA ECERIA M.2 NVME SSD good for Synology caching? These SSD seem to be a qood value for money. But one year later one after another started to show warning messages. Short answer to this one is a NO. When choosing NVMe for caching you need to look at reliability ratings such as […]
Skyhawk AI vs Ironwolf PRO – ST16000VE00 vs ST16000NE00 Besides a warranty of 5 years with Pro drives versus 3 years with Skyhawk, surveillance drives are better drives. Surveillance AI ST16000VE00 Ironwolf Pro ST16000NE00 Speed 250MB/s 250MB/s MTBF 1.5m 1.2m Warranty 3y 5y
What are Synology HDD label drives originally? SAS HAS5300-8T = MG06SCA800E HAS5300-12T = MG07SCA12TE HAS5300-16T =MG08SCA16TE If there is 18TB SAS drive = MG09SCA18TE SATA HAT5300-4T = MG06ACA400E ? HAT5310-8T = MG05ACA800E HAT5300-12T = MG07ACA12TE ? HAT5300-16T = MG08ACA16TE ? (later could be MG09ACA16TE) HAT5310-18T = MG09ACA18TE ? 20TB = https://nascompares.com/news/toshiba-announces-20tb-mg10-series-hard-disk-drives/
What HDD is best for NAS? Yes, this is a popular question. Especially when your NAS has a different number of bays or even bays size. The basic rules for NAS-compatible drives is as follows. 1-Bay and 2-Bay NAS = You can use any drives you want. This can […]
List of Thunderbolt to 10GbE Adapters Promise SLF2202NAA SANLink2 Thunderbolt 2 to 16Gbit/s Fiber Channel Adapter 2 Cable Promise Technology SLE2002tNAA Sanlink2 Thunderbolt 2 to 10G Base-T Ethernet Adapter 2 Cable, Black Akitio Thunder3 Dock Pro (Thunderbolt 3 Docking Station with 10Gbps Network, CFast Reader, and More) […]
Qnap ts-410e vs ts-253e vs ts-453e
What are the cheapest & best 8K TVs? As of today, there is no real need for 8K TV unless you have 8K video camera at home. But there is simply no movies out there in 8K (Maybe Star Wars only). Is there ever going to be 8K movies in the future? Yes, even though […]
One thing I can’t seem to find an answer to anywhere, including in your videos is, what is the difference between Video Station and Synology Media Server? I have an admin account that I upload movies and TV shows into the shared Movies and TV Shows folders and access them via Video Station on the […]
Fire TV Cube (3rd Gen) specs – now with Wi-Fi 6E and HDMI in+out but only 10/100MBit LAN Size 3.38” x 3.38” x 2.99” (86 mm x 86 mm x 77 mm) Weight 513 g Processor Octa-core 4x 2.2GHz 4x 2.0GHz GPU 800MHz Storage 16 GB internal Memory 2 GB internal Wifi Wi-Fi 6E Tri-band. […]
Can I connect Synology Diskstation NAS directly to a PC or Mac? Can I connect Synology Diskstation NAS directly to a Mac? Hardware Used in today’s Tests Ethernet crossover cable – Check Amazon USB […]
Can I connect Synology Diskstation NAS directly to a Mac? Hardware Used in today’s Tests Ethernet crossover cable – Check Amazon USB to LAN adapter – Check Amazon Macbook Air M1 – Check Amazon Synology DS720+ – Check Amazon If you have WiFi and Ethernet connectivity on a NAS, this will simplify things. […]
Qnap TS-462 vs TerraMaster F4-223 These two NAS models are very similar. If you want to know which one can deliver better data transfer speeds then the answer is Qnap. PCie slot allows for 10GbE upgrade. Without the upgrade TerraMaster 2X2.5GbE will be faster compared to a single LAN port. Regarding NAS backups, Qnap 10Gbit […]
What CPU might new DS223 /DS223play / DS223j/ / DS123 have? Update 10/09/22 – Small Update on the DS923+, DS223 and DS423 indicates Release Relatively Soon A very, very small update on the Synology DS223 and DS423 with information on the three appearings (very briefly) on an official Synology site (the Japan official page, via […]
Qnap ts-453e or ts-464 If you need to know which one is more powerful, then the answer is Qnap TS-464. It also comes with PCIe slot which allows upgrading it with 10GbE card if you need faster data transfer speeds. If you want to run a web server then 53E has a faster NVMe cache […]