I have a qnap ts464 running the most recent firmware with a 10tb hdd with all my files and system files in it Using MacOS as the client device. I wanted to change the setup so that i have an nvme drive to store my system files and a 20tb hdd to be just for file storage. i went to doing that by following: turned off the system, REMOVED the 10tb hdd, place the nvme and 20tb hdd, powered the unit, DELETED THE STORAGE POOL1 (system files saved in 10tb), created a new storage pool with the new setup, and created volumes and such. turned off the unit again and replaced the 10tb. after turning the unit back on, the unit doesnt show the 10tb as a drive and now i cant access all my files. how can i retrieve my files from the 10tb?

Appreciate your prompt response and will support you in return,

Niel

Hello,

I need to replace a failing 16TB EXOS. I run a home "server" on my desktop PC where files are occasionally accessed and media is streamed.

Since the Red Plus and Ironwolf drives, which you believe are the quietest, are too small for me, what is quietest at higher capacities, especially for desktop use?

Hi! Small creative office here dealing with loads of large audio, video, and graphics files. Doing a DIY NAS wanting to use the Jonsbro N3 and probably 4 20tb drives. Performance is my main concern. 10G would be nice but is not necessary. Mobo+CPU throughput is what I would prioritize. Definitely want to future proof a little bit as well. Looking to spend more up front for future performance. Thanks!

I'm stuck in analysis paralysis on all these NAS options. Please advise.. I want to run FreeBSD most likely and just manage my own NAS apps, or maybe I would due Trueness scale, but don't need most of the apps...but I do want to be able to run some windows VM's and for sure I want ECC memory which seems to limit my options. Leaning to the N5Pro even though its so expensive, it checks a lot of boxes and would have lengevity, but anyway advise welcome.

I use my Synology for backing up photos and occasionally viewing/editing word and excel docs in the Drive app. Does UGOS have the same ability to do this like the Synology Office app? Also I don't recall you mentioning backing up IOS Live Photos.

Thanks.

I've never used a NAS but want one for several reasons. First, I use a 5TB external HD to store music, movies, and time machine backups of my Macbook. The 5TB is nearly full, and I believe it's starting to fail, so I want to replace it with a NAS that has more storage and is set up with RAID to protect from future failures. Second, I'd like to access files when not at home and save on paying monthly subscriptions to Google Drive and Apple iCloud. Third, I want the NAS to manage torrents (music, movies, etc). Fourth, I want to play torrented movies on my living room TV and abandon my current inefficient workflow of loading and screencasting movies from my iPad Lastly, I may have other use cases I'm not yet aware of, and I don't want to regret my purchase because it can't do something I discover later, but I'm overwhelmed by all the options and picking a NAS to buy is difficult.

I am buying a travel trailer and working remotely, and I want to have storage to save pictures and short videos. I am looking for mainly storage. I need something shock-resistant, SSD, either 2.5 or M.2.
I am a Splunk SME, so I may decide to use this for my data storage, and I may need a VM or Docker.
I need a 5-year warranty on drives. (this is optional)
I work for SanDisk so that I will favor their drives. I will have at least two drive redundancies and prefer 5-6 drives.
The ASUSTOR Flashstor-12 seems to be a good fit.
-- Frank

I'm in the market for a 4 bay NAS and am torn between the Terramaster F4-424 Pro (N305/32GB) and the Ugreen DX4800 Plus (Pentium 8505/8 GB). My current NAS is a Synology 218+ (J3355/6 GB).

Main usage:

- Storage of media files
- Media playing via Jellyfin
- Docker containers (Jellyfin/Paperless/Wiki/CalibreWeb/Thunderbird)

More than likely I'll install TrueNAS Community Edition on whatever box I buy. I'm also toying with the idea of making storage tiers (2 * NVME/2 * SATA SSD for docs + container storage/2 * HDD for backups and media). 


I really like the solid look of the DX4800 Plus but the Terramaster would come out of the box with more memory which iirc is just plain better for ZFS. The low power consumption of the N305 is also appealing. 

Anyone with experience on both these boxes? Also, are you able to peg the power consumption in the bios of the DX4800?

Hi folks, I've just read an article on lilliputing, about the ;

XCY X108 NAS 4/6/8 Bay 2.5/3.5 inch SATA HDD Intel N150 DDR5 M.2 NVMe SSD 10G Ethernet Type-C

1x10gbe, 2x2.5gbe 6bay N150 with 2 nvme, barebones for AU$412.99 seems pretty good to me...

So far i have 1 Synolgy, 2 x QNAP, 1 x Unraid DIY. But you can never have too many.

Wondering if you guys are looking at testing this unit?

Cheers, keep up the great work.

I am looking to consolidate to 1 NAS for Plex and File Backup (hobby photographer with lots of RAW photo files). I am looking at the QNAP TS-h3077AFU but am curious to know how loud the system is (will be populated with SAA SSDs, but work in IT and I know how loud server fans can be so curious to know how loud the system can be even with silent drives in it).