Used for irreplaceable documents and data. Reliability is utmost importance. Currently run in RAID-6 configuration. Use for backup and online streaming of music and movies (many home archives over 70 years old). Also, I backup to hard disk (store offsite) and backup to Synology Cloud. Started with 3x2TB disks and grew to its current size. Mainly concerned about age and that Synology will soon put DiskStation into maintenance only mode for this model so I want to go with newer model. Choice seems to be between DS423, DS423+, and DS923+. I'm ok with standard 1G port. All seem very similar hardware except for CPU. Also, how important is ECC in DS923+? What model do you recommend? Also, toying with DS923+ because # disks can be expanded. If I want to upgrade beyond current 8TB useful capacity (with RAID-6) am I better off with DS923+ and adding expansion chassis where I can just add another 4TB drive or should I bite the bullet and upgrade all current disks?

I can't map a drive to either of the windows 10 pc's on my network. Sharing is enabled on both PC's. All of them are connected the same switch. The PC's can see each other on the network but the nas doesn't show up on either. I reset the nas to factory settings and still am unable to conncet to it. It is found using QFinder but I cant map a drive through it as it keeps saying that it is unable to connect to the drives. I have no idea what to try. I have spent two days trying evcerything that I could find on the internet and still can't access the NAS through my computers. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

I recently bought my first NAS, the Asustor Flashstor 6 and I'm wondering what SSD's to put in.

I would like to end with at least 2TB of storage after RAID 5 or 6 (still deciding which to use). I would like to keep my spending under €500 but can stretch the budget to €600 if needed.

Also would you recommend buying heatsinks for the SSD"s?

I have a 4 bay NAS of 8TB/each. They are all Healthy and in good working status. I'd like to upgrade/change one HD for a 20TB. I tried to follow Synology instructions but I'm hesitant to do it since I don't have the options in my NAS that Synology expects. I just need to swap one drive. I tried the unorthodox style - shutting down DS923+ and removing it manually. I didn't get far. NAS doesn't like it. So I put the old drive back and its now running as before and back to square one. Could you kindly walk me how to replace my 8TB for a 20TB? I will greatly appreciate your help.
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Goodnight.
Thank you in advance for the work done around the NAS.
There is no other place like it.
After seeing your reviews and videos, I've been checking out the DS923+ but I'm not sure if it's the best.
I want a NAS that will last me many years.
I have about 140000 photos that I want to store there and that I can access them from anywhere.
I also want to keep a lot of documents there.
I will also sync and save some work (3D parts, etc).
I intend it to be backing up phone photos of about 3 people.
I also intend to save some videos to watch away from home.
What they say?

Thanks.

Hi
I have a DS218J (since 2018)and runs well for storage and as a media server but now would like ability to run Home Assistant on Docker. I am assuming the natural upgrade would be the DS220+. Some questions I hope you can advise upon?

1. is a DS223+ on the horizon and should I wait?
2. Prices for DS220+ seem to have risen to over £300 - do you see the prices coming down again - any refurb outlets you recommend?
3. Can I migrate my current 6TB discs to the DS220+ if I set BTFRS on the new device?

Many Thanks!

I’m looking to rewire my home with data cables. Debating on whether to use cat7 Ethernet or optical fibre. Optical seems more future proof, but possibly overkill for a home, and ethernet is more compatible with switches/computers/games consoles. It’s not fair to ask you to predict the future, but any advise you could give would be great!

I have used a Synology DS215J at home for a number of years with no problem. I have 2 x WDC WD30EFRX-68EUZNO 2.7TB hard drives which are still working fine and show as "healthy"
I am looking to get another NAS in order to be able to run PLEX, a VPN and ADBLOCK since I am no longer able to update DSM past version 6.2.
I was thinking of maybe a 4 four bay NAS so that I could utilise my existing 2 hard drives at first and then purchasing 2 more at a later date as funds allow. Is this feasible with such old drives? And if so what would you recommend? I managed to set up the 2 drives years ago in a simple RAID setup in order to mirror each other but I am a NOOB really, so ease of setup would be good.
I need to have a fairly easy load, in that I back up all mt documents, files and media straight to the NAS and do not keep much on my PC or Laptop.
TIA

I need to find the an easy way to copy my files from my Drobo 5n2 to my Synology 1821+. I was wondering if it’s possible to connect my Synology to another NAS directly. I’m new to Synology and it’s a bit confusing with all the options? Both my Drobo and Synology are connected by 1gb Ethernet into a 1gb switch (on the same network). I have to move 17tb of data. Would I need to keep my Mac turned on while this process is happening as DSM seems to be web based or could I connect one of the Ethernet cables from the Drobo directly to the Synology? Many thanks and apologies for the newbie question.

Hello there.

I have been scratching my head for a while now. Most of the time I can't decide between DS923+ and DS423+. I feel as if I want the former for how much it offers, but then I'm not sure if I will ever utilise it. The latter appeals to me as I want to share my Plex library.

I'm a software engineer and I spin up a lot of my local environments from my PC. Being able to use Docker on NAS is very appealing, but not sure if I truly need it?

And lastly (which probably should be mentioned first) I am an iPhone user and I run mainly Windows at home. Originally I wanted to migrate my iCloud photos to NAS but I understand that I can't just simply move my library there and I’m not interested in replacing Apple photos with something like Synology photos. I probably would just spin up a Docker container to download my photos to NAS to store them there as a backup. With all that said I want to understand if I will benefit from DSM? If not, is still Synology a valid choice? Thank