Family of four, 3x Mac and 1x Windows users. Currently using Google Drive, Google Photos, Dropbox and OneDrive to store documents, MS Office files, PDFs, and photos. Don't want to pay monthly subscriptions for storage. No idea of a realistic budget and probably depends on the different solutions available and the one that suits the best. Want an idiot proof user interface which is easy to navigate. Thank you!

On a QNAP TS-410E... RAID1 with two 2TB disks or RAID5 with three 1TB disks? Its primary use would be to store backups.

I have between 500-1000 docs and spreadsheets combined and thousands of pictures from 2 cell phones, 2 laptops, and a desktop PC. I'd like something that I could schedule automatic backups, but didn't know if that was possible from the Android cell phones. I also need builtin photo software that can help me categorize photos so I can find them later. I had planned on getting a DS220+, but wanted your opinion on the new DS223 based on my needs. I would be using this as a central backup for photos and some docs. Some of the other non plus units did not get great reviews.

Hello!

As a big fan of your channel I was hoping you might have an answer to my question.
When replacing the NVMe’s on my Synology DS923+ a broke one of the closing doors.
I searched all over the internet the find spare parts but couldn’t find it.
Do you might know where to order such slot door?

Thanks in advance for your feedback!

Regards,
Hans

Hi there,

I'm a home user that likes to do some gaming but also photography and videography. I've recently decided to pick up my first NAS (had previously used DAS), a QNAP TS-473A and QNAP QSW-2104-2T along with a QM2 combo 10Gbe card.

I have an existing network running on WiFi which works fine, but I want to connect the NAS and my main PC via 10Gbe ethernet so I can edit across network.

Can I setup my main PC to remain on the WiFi network, but also have it able to connect to the NAS via ethernet?

After Russian missile attacks on the Ukrainian power infrastructure, we have ROLLING BLACKOUTS (the power is turned on and off every 4 hours).
I need a low-budget UPS that would ALERT my Synology DS220+ (USB/LAN) and supply enough power for a safe shutdown.
NAS would be the only device connected to the UPS. I won't need access to the NAS during a power outage. All I need is a safe NAS shutdown.
DS220+ PSU is rated as 60W (12V 5A).

BTW, if there are some decent UPS devices with 12 volt DC output, that works for me, too.
Synology would be the only device, so there's no need to convert 230V (mains) to 12V (UPS battery), then back to 230V (UPS out) and back to 12V (Synology input)

To sum up:
- UPS for Synology DS220+ safe automatic shutdown
- output: 230V or DC 12V
- consumption: 60W for 10 min shutdown (max)
Extra:
- power switch (preventing unnecessary NAS start-ups)

Hi! I'm starting a real estate development company. We share files ranging from simple wor documents and excel workbooks, to CAD files, and photos. Ideally I would like the ability to have an email server on the NAS and be able to share all these files with clients and team members. It's a small company of less than 4 people. I was thinking Synology because of their robust software but unsure if the DS223 would be best or the DS723. Love to hear more of what you think would be best! I currently do not have a NAS and not dependent upon an existing software other than Microsoft Office 365 and Outlook.

Hi,
Hope you can help. I’m currently using hyper backup to backup my NAS to a 18TB drive, which I leave attached and it backs up every day, I don’t need to touch it, but I now need more than 18TB. I presume I can’t change the target drive midstream when full to continue, so will I need to create say a volume 2 with a separate backup, within the same storage pool? Will this affect the functions of say Plex, having data in different volumes?
I would appreciate any advise you could offer.
Many thanks in advance.

Regards
Glynn

Im trying to install Plex off the videos for my new 920+. when I try to open the Plex app after the download, I get a 400, bad request. error code.
By the way, I know nest to nothing about computers, just following your guide.. Thanks

First of all, thank you Rob... for being a real good and genuine bloke, wanting to help people.
Ideally Id rather talk to you instead of writing everything but I will try to cram everything in this post.
The project Im working on is pretty much geared towards helping people as well and I really could use some help reaching my goals.
I have done "a ton" of research but Im really stuck right now. The more I learn the more questions I tend to have so I have decided to stop learning about these things as Im really not computer "savy". 
As a research student, I need to have my own WebDAV folder so that I am able to sync my files via Windows, android phone and mainly Ipad directly to my own WebDAV server acting as my own "cloud" stored in my own home instead of a lets say dropbox, icloud ect which is out of my hands.
The closest I came was being able to set it up via Windows IIS + Publishing + Using SSL certificate to ensure I can be on the HTTPS version ect
BUT
that seems to be VERY weak in terms of security according to alot of posts it is easy to get into as long as the IP is known via commands on a Linux forexample. Besides, that would mean my WebDAV folder is ON my computer which makes it a bad idea for backups.
Thats when I came to the NAS world. Soon finding out about the the security weaknesses of QNAP so my focus quickly got shifted towards Synology and Asustor... Mainly looking at the 923+/1522+ or the Lockerstor 4 Gen2 (before hearing your suggestions of course), not that I need 4-5 bays but my "ton of research" shows its just a bad idea buying a 2-bay NAS for many reasons including RAID options. Later it seemed Asustor is struggling with WebDAV as some users report connection errors ect... I personally dont like the "proprietary apple-like" approach Synology seems to have so I wanted to like the Asustor. Now bear in mind Im not completely clear on what WebDAV even is besides its generic definition of being part of the HTTP protocol. Some of my million questions are:
1. What NAS solution has the best WebDAV implementation?
2a. Why does Synology when writing about WebDAV say we must use additional programs like Cyberduck + spesify DNS server?
2b. Why cant WebDAV just be an address like https://YOURIP:YOURPORT/Webdavfolder ? why does it need a domain as in a DNS server?
the DNS server is its domain, right? Or am I confused about that?
3. What RAID would you use for a single user? Im between RAID 10 and 6... RAID 10 seem to not be upgradable which is the only reason Im unsure about it. IF there existed NAS solutions with SAS controller also included, I would use RAID 1 then have 2 disks one being a good Toshiba SAS and then another being a good SATA from another brand, decreasing the chance of 2 disk failures at the same time. What is the next best option to this?
Even if I bought 3-4 disk of the same type.. I would make sure each come from a different batch. Which my research shows important. You have been a large part of my research btw
4. Is NAS the only "non-windows" way of getting WebDAV ?
5. It seems a VPN can increase the security of a NAS/WebDAV in general... why and in what way does a VPN do that if the connection is encrypted via HTTPS to begin with? From my weak understanding, can it be relevant in the port forwarding process? As in the router port forwards ONLY to 1 STATIC IP of the VPN... so whether on the phone, windows or IPAD... as long as they are all accessing the NAS/WebDAV via that spesific IP, it works while blocking all other IP addresses? Am I completely wrong in my thought process? Please correct me. 
6. What NAS "features" play less of a role if there is going to be 1 or at least less than 3 users EVER, connected to it. Ive been thinking that it would be such a waste NOT upgrading RAM lets say on ANY NAS or add like a NVME cache to it... 
7. Last question (for now), can a NAS be divided into sections? Lets say there is 8 TB of available storage... 4TB is used for the WebDAV folder (having its own password).... 4TB is used for backup of lets say computer/phone (having its own password, which I assume would be root access to the NAS).

I really have a million questions but I have to stop here in respect for you. I also did all that research to try not to waste your time before posting.
Thanks a million Rob !!

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