Which NAS/DAS etc - Mainly for back up and storage of videos used for small online business. Currently using external hard drives up to 4 TB and are full , also using google drive.
Have had one external drive fail hence looking at a new system.
I currently use a MAC
I would welcome some advice
Kind Regards
Mark Shrubshall

Have have a stack of old hard drives, from old gaming computers and home server O tried to build once (died in a basement flood before it got off the ground). These are WD blacks, and Seagate barracudas. 4 of them for a total of 10tb. Other than letting them sit and be forgotten about, can I get a small 4 bay nas, from like terra master, run them in Jbod, and make it a plex server? I have nearly 1200 dvd/blu-rays. Those should get me started. Just not sure of the Nas will recognize them or not being desktop drives.

Thank you for your help and have a wonderful blessed day.

Want to stream my CD collection to Sonos, nas seems the best solution. Want a cheap and easy solution that will store a few hindered cd's. May also backup our computers and store our photos, but streaming Sonos is the main need.

Hi
Thanks for taking you time and hopefully your help.

Sorry for my grammar!

I bought a QNAP TS-h886 when it got released and last month I bought 64 gig Kingston Server Premier kit (KSM26ED8/32MF).
Now my problem is when I added any of them to channel2(black socket). The NAS wouldn't boot, the display just shows " SYSTEM BOOTING".
But when I add the original 16gig and 64 gig Kingston in channel1(blue socket) and leave channel2 free, it runs with both.

I have talked to QNAP, but they can only help if I buy new original memory.

What aim doing wrong or is it a motherboard problem?

Any ideas?

I wish to create my own NAS and Server to store Photos, Files and act as a Media server.

For photos, I am looking for an alternative to Google photos where meta data is kept and used (e.g. plex does not use meta data and it requires me to manually tag each photo and do this going forward).

For Files, I would like a central location where all my PCs or laptops can access the files. Preferably I will also be able to access the files from my phone though an app. If possible, I will also be able to access from my work PC where no software or app needs installed (if this is not possible this is not a problem). I would also like to store my gaming files/ saves (e.g. Steam) to the server so fast read/ write times would be preferred.

Media Server (and a way to stream these to phones, TVs, etc within home and out with)

For all of the above, I would like the ability to access the server/ NAS within the home when connected to the network and remotely, either on a PC or through my phone.

Hi

I would first like to thankyou both for the very informative videos you have created on youtube??
I have just purchased a new ds920+ with 32tb of WS Red+ and I was hoping for some advise as a first time user of a Nas, which raid option should I be using for lots of personal data, precious photos, loads of 4k and bluray movies and music. Thankyou in advance.
Col

Greetings,

So for a quick background, I want to create a home base NAS to store my files and as a backup for my devices similar to how google drive works. I am a MacOS user and have lots of music and video recordings that i would like to store and access wirelessly for personal use and at the same time (main use), have all the files accessible directly to my avr/tv for entertainment without using third party devices.

I have seen the QNAP TS251+ that has the hdmi out to be my best option but I'm worried about the software it has compared to a synology. I am a bit tech savvy but at the same time, I would rather have the simplicity of software and freedom to customize how my files are organized so is there a video of comparing how the software work for both the QNAP and synology? And just simply going through how they run on a normal basis?

Appreciate the help and More power to your videos!

Hi,

Could you guys help me out? I have a Qnap TS-264 NAS with a single 8TB drive in it. Recently, I purchased a 12TB drive and would like to swap the two drives while keeping the 8TB drive as an offline backup. Currently, I have 5TB of data on my NAS, and I want to ensure that I don't lose any of my data during the swap. Unfortunately, I don't have the funds to buy a third drive to assist with the process.

Do you have any advice on how to do this? For example, is it possible to clone the drives in Windows 11?

Thanks for your help in advance.

I have 4 x 12Tb huh721212aln600 Ultrastars that I would like to leverage. They're a bit finicky when it comes to power delivery, optimized for enterprise drive shelves.

Any suggestions on a consumer end 4 bay NAS that would be compatible with them?

Something with a 4 core CPU, upgradeable to 10GB networking, 16Gb of memory and some modest NVMe caching?

Hi,

First time Synology owner, 223j and 2 x 8Tb seagate ironfolf pro drives.

I want to use it to:

1) Time Machine back up mine and my wife's MacBooks
2) Back up our iPhones or hold the backupfiles
3) Store all our photos there
4) What ever I may learn watching Your videos

I will be using it in RAID 1

What needs to be taken into account because I want to be able to save data while I'm out in the world?

Getting data from the drive is secondary while I am out and about...

Which of your videos should be mastered in my sleep?

Thank you for great videos, wonderful site and for the great work you guys are doing <3

Best Wishes,

Aki Mähönen

ps. how would I be able to donate to you guys? I'd just would love to help, a little, I am by no means rich, Sorry