If you are moving from an old Synology to a new Synology NAS, or just want to keep two NAS in sync at all times, the simple-yet-effective solution I’ve found is to use Shared Folder Sync with rsync.

Have you been relying on Google Drive or any other cloud provider for your cloud storage needs, but now you’re considering a change due to the need for extra space, privacy or customization? Replacing ...

Network Attached Storage (NAS) drives plug straight into your router rather than your desktop or laptop—and while this has some drawbacks (such as slower file transfer times, comparatively speaking), ...

Hardware transcoding unlike software transcoding, relies on the server’s CPU to convert media files into different formats, hardware transcoding offloads this intensive task to a dedicated component ...

There’s a good chance you’ve got more than one laptop or desktop computer hooked up to your home wifi, and that means you might well need to share files between these devices. How to set this up has ...

TL;DR: Lost data on Synology or QNAP NAS devices can result from hardware failures, software issues, or human error. Regular backups mitigate risks, but when data ...

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Part of the apprehension I see when people mention this stuff is that the acronym itself, NAS, immediately makes the technology sound a lot more complicated than it really is. NAS stands for ...