Hi,

I have collected data in different systems over 20 years, both from work and I do lots of video and pictures.

Unfortunately my storage has got out of hand and I have about 75TB of data spread over many HD. Most of them backups I guess that the original data is probably lower than 20TB.

I have now bought a Synology DS1821+ with 4 pcs of 14TB Red Plus HD.
How do I consolidate my data on to the Synology in the best way.
My thinking is to attach one drive at a time and then use a program or script to make a folder structure. The folder structure should be one folder for every file type and under each file type folder have sub folders for year and month.
Then recursive copy from the external drive to the folder structure on the Synology all files except if the file already exist on the Synology.
Do you think this is a good way of doing it or do you have a better sugestion?
Do you know any program or script that can do what I want?
BR Alexander Tollet, Big fan.

Gents,
First THANKS for doing this! Watched many videos before choosing the QNAP. Those are all great. But now I need a video on setting up the pools and why you'd make various choices and specifically how to secure it. I've already created, deleted and recreated my storage pools twice and I think I'm about to do it again as I figure out what to do with the System volume.

So question set 1 of 2 is: What exactly does the (System) note on a volume mean and what kind of pool does that need to be on? Looks like it gets assigned to the first volume you create. Does it only exist there? Can you move it? I currently have it on a storage pool created out of the 2 SSDs because it sounds like something Bad would happen if it were lost, but I'd rather have it on only 1 and use the other for write caching to maximize transfer speed. But there also seems to be an option for read-write caching? What type of write caching is QNAP doing (w-through or w-back)?
Thanks!

Continuing from my other submission:
Question set 2: Security. Do you have an article on securing a QNAP? What functionality comes with QTS 5 by default and which of those things should I use? I'm guessing I should install all 4 of the tools that show up under Security in the App Center - Malware Remover, McAfee, QuFirewall, & Security Counselor. Anything I need to know about configuring them? I don't want to enable QNAP's cloud service, so I feel like I should be able to lock things down pretty hard. If so, will their photo app still be vulnerable (I think that was the most recent hole)? Can I use a Norton subscription I already have instead of McAfee? If I haven't enabled the QNAP cloud service but haven't set up any security either, is my NAS already vulnerable?
Bottom line: You talk about QNAP giving us enough rope to hang ourselves with, so what should I definitely do and what lines should I not cross until I know more about them?
I'm sure I'll be sending more questions!

Hi! Watched a few of your videos and they're extremely helpful. I am a semi-professional photographer and do a lot with video for family/personal travel and purposes. I've got about 1.5TB of videos and at least 2TB of photos that are all stored in Amazon Drive right now. I'd like to use a NAS at home to better organize and more easily access and manage my files. I'm looking at the 923+, but all the choices are overwhelming. Appreciate any help.

I have a Synology DS420+ and seven Foscam cameras. The cameras are two or three years old and there are three different models. The Synology is used for a remote backup for a small business, so it sees a backup cycle once each day from the business. Also the family use it for laptop/desktop backup and Synology Photo. I am running three drives for a total of 16TB of storage, otherwise it is a stock unit from the factory. So I have an open drive bay.
I am considering now using the NAS to manage the video cameras. Sounds like I should consider adding a fourth drive with its own volume just for video. I will need five more video licenses. Possibly add some more RAM. And as I understand I will not have AI support for the cameras. Looking for a recommendation on how to best use the budget to add the surveillance function. AI would be nice to have, but a what cost?

Hi, I'm looking for a small quiet 4-bay NAS that I intend to equip with 2x6TB disks to start with, preferrably Synology running SHR. The main usage will be for hosting all sort of files but to a large degree movies, photos and music, I have an external mediaplayer so no need for transcoding really. Might run Plex. Need to be able to stream high bitrate movies that are 4k 60FPS (without transcoding) to my mediaplayer. The NAS will be about 12 feet from the main TV viewing position and I would like it to be as quiet as possible, what disks should I choose?
Thanks for any help you can give me on this.
/M

HI,

Looking at the DS1522+ our network only has Macs and Raspberry Pi's. Have some questions if someone could advise.

1. If the enclosure dies, can I pull all the drives and push them into another identical DS1522+? In the same order will it boot up as before with all the data intact or does it not work like that? I was thinking of buying and identical DS1522+, if that does work would it also work if I only had 4 bays used in the DS1522+ could I move the drives to say a DS923+? Would that work?
   
2. Can I set up a shared folder that is size restricted and then send someone a URL to log into this folder to add or remove files? Is it then easy to just remove their access after they have finished and they can’t connect anymore? I have a few friends that may need to log in from time to time to send me files, but I don’t want to access Synology all the time. Guess it's a one-time connection to a specific folder only. In the same way can I have folders for family members that are not on my network (or country) and give them a URL for access or do they need to install some sort of Synology software for this, I would rather them have a URL so all they need is a browser.
   
3. If I have two identical Synology setups that are syncing to each other, then I move one to a different physical location, i.e., another house, can I log into the now-remote Synology to administer it, or would I need to be on the same network to administer it, i.e., I would need to drive to the other house to log into it for admin purposes? Assume both need to be logged into synology account for this to work anyway. Is this the quick connect feature, anyone link to a tutorial on doing this?
   
4. I'm a PLEX and iTunes user. Can it have my PLEX and iTunes libraries on the NAS and share them over the network? Is running Plex on the NAS a good idea, or should I continue to use my Mac mini as the PLEX server but reference the data on the Synology for PLEX to access? Can the NAS act like an iTunes server? My flex server is 95% for music I don't stream video from it and if I do its just DVD no 4K stuff. I have a full flex pass account.
   
5. On the supported drive list I see the Seagate Ironwolf drives that I would like to use, it lists the "ST12000VN0008 - 2YS101" obviously the "ST12000VN0008" is drive model what is the "2YS101" reference, any Seagate expert can advise. When I search for ST12000VN0008 its not  showing the 2YS101 in the search results. Im not seeing the Ironwolf Pro on the list which is a little annoying as I wold probably buy the Pro's 
   

Fab channel - your enthusiasm for NAS is infectious!
Have ordered a DS923+ enclosure as an upgrade for my ancient DS211+ (which backs up to even older DS207 & has never missed a beat!).
DS211+ runs 2x 1.8TB WD20EFRX in RAID1.
Is there a migration procedure so I can move the HDDs to the 923+ without re-formatting?
Purpose is to use the Synology Photo as a private cloud & also to host a VM that will run HomeAssistant to monitor the electricity consumption in our building via an Emporia Vue system, so from your reviews the 923+won out as we need data handling more than multimedia.
Thanks!

Hi

I currently have my plex server set up on a mini PC, and watch everything through my Fire TV Cube.  This works great and I can play HDR HVEC files without issue.

Looking to move to a TERRAMASTER F4-423 instead as I need more storage space.

Watching the 4K plex reviews from NASCOMPARES it appears this will struggle to transcode some of my higher bitrate HVEC media.  The fire cube has hardware support for HVEC, does this mean the NAS can direct play the files to the Fire Cube so no transcoding needed?  Or will it still need to transcode as the NAS doesn't support HVEC?

Thanks very much

I'm looking for a NAS to edit 4K videos on (I use a Canon EOS R7 if that matters). I only have 1GB of internet speed first of all. second, I don't know what to get, the d620slim,ds920+, and ds1522+ are good price-wise but terrible specs-wise. Seems like I might just have to build a damn rack mount server to get what I want.