Hi Robbie et al,
Thanks for your QNAP 1st-time set-up videos. Learning a lot, and it's a tough slog.
NAS is QNAP TS453D, 4x4TB drives. Host computer is HP desktop, Windows 10. Initially 1 user (me). Later will add other devices and users. Thanks to Video #1 I have created one storage pool (4 disks), RAID 5, and 3 volumes, created and mapped 1 shared folder.
Next step (?) is to populate the NAS with “all” my data from the host computer, and to set up a means of keeping it up to date. I think (thanks to Video #2) I need to install and use Qsynch. Right? Wrong?? How should the data be copied to the NAS?
And, in plain language, what does “synch” actually mean? What is the source; what is the destination; what gets deleted when you “synch”? What are the rules for updates and deletions? I want the computer file to be the master; the NAS to be the backup file. Appreciate any explanation you can give, or you can point to me to.

Regards,
Paul
CTL (certified tech luddite)

Hi guys,

I have a DS920+ system set up for PLEX and for backing up laptops and phones etc but I want a separate system to use exclusively for photo cloud storage so I can dump google photos. So far I like Synology photos and want to continue in that ecosystem. I am considering the ds9223+ with two 8TB drives in SHR to start and then backing it up to the ds920+. I like the future proofing the DS923+ provides. Is this foolish? Or will it be good for a photo NAS.

thanks!

Is there an app or built-in function to TOS 5.1 that provides a terminal/console interface that can be used to execute commands such are scp etc. ?

Thanks

Hello, I am considering a QNAP TS-464 for home use, backups, games, possibly media for 2 users. I have seen a lot of discussion between RAID 10 and 5 for a 4 bay. What RAID configuration would you recommend for this type of use?

Thank you for your time.

Hello,
Previously, you helped me select a NAS (Synology DS923+) and I made a small donation to your channel.
Now, that I have the machine, and have the initial setup done, I would like some help in choosing which backup option to use (of the many different software programs that are included by Synology.
Naturally, I want to pay you for your time, so you let me know what I owe you for your expertise.
Here's my setup. I have a Windows 2019 Server with two SSD's that I want to back up, the C Drive and the D Drive, which contains my data.
I have 2 8TB Disks in my NAS. I want to backup my Server both C & D drives into separate folders on Disk 1 of my NAS.
I want to set up a backup of my MS Office 365 Files on my NAS, on drive # 2. I think I'll use the software from Synology on both but that's where the difficulty comes in.
So, can we work a deal where you give me instructions on how to set those up, & which programs to use, and I pay you for your expertise?
--Steve Curtis

Hi, still using Drobo, but want to upgrade/replace before I have an issue. Large format photography (HUGE files up to 20GB per image), have 7TB of work files now. Not needing PLEX or even remote access, just want to share working data across 2 machines on the network. Can use fast NVME external drive for working with active data, then want to move "keepers" to the NAS/DAS. Raid 5 preferred, but currently have a mix of 6 and 4 TB drives. Offsite backup is currently managed manually for every project. Thank you!

Hi, I'm wondering if you might be able to help.
A Thecus N7700 Pro v1 that has been running without issue (firmware version 5.03.02) for the past 13 years has recently failed. Upon reboot the unit gets stuck at the Self Testing ... stage based upon the orange status LED.
Thecus support want $200 to raise a support ticket - pointless as the unit is no longer accessible over any network. It could either be that the on-board double NIC has failed or the dual DOM itself.
As the unit has no video output socket troubleshooting the issue is problematic to say the least. What I haven't been able to ascertain is what specific hardware that is needed to allow the drives to all be mounted on another PC and how to image the drives and use the images to recover the data.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

Hi,

Please can you give me your opinion for 2 BAY Synology NAS, primarily for a PLEX and Picture (take care in Lightroom) storage?

Dear NasCompares team,

Hope you are doing great!

I was wondering if you could give me an advice on which QNAP NAS should I choose.

We used to have an TVS-472 that died last week and im wondering if I should buy the TVS-h674 or the TS-h973AX.

As a Photography business we would like to continue to work directly from the NAS and use it to share large video files.

Thanks in advance for your support!

Best Regards

First, my network will upgrade to 2.5G Wan. An intranet is a 10GbE connection between Mac Mini with OWC 10GbE with a wifi router. And now I'm using the Drobo 5C ( I have 6 pcs of 3TB HDD) and want to replace him with NAS. 

For this NAS, I hope it will: 
1: For Mac Mini ext-drive storage doc, photo and video in Raid 5 and a time machine, 
2: Sync the Baidu online cloud for backup.
3: Replace and sync google drive for accessing my business catalogues.
4: Storage the music in NAS and play it in Mac Mini.
5: Easy to upgrade the HDD size in the future.

Now I am looking at DS1621+ and TS-832PX, which are nearly identical in price.
1: DS1621+ without 10Gbe after add the second hand X540-T2 the price still in my budget.
2: Qnap, is it still easily a hack? (this very important because I don't want to waste time and money)
3: In my case, will 4gb run enough? If not, Synology needs ECC ram. It may be a little bit over budget.

Or you can advise the cheaper NAS that can fit my use. Thanks.