I can't find a video about how I can migrate my data from the WD EX4100 (Media files which are large and I don't want to have to re-download everyone of them) to my new "upgrade" to a Synology 1522.

Can someone help? I found tons of videos on synology to synology but not WD to Synology.

I tried the hotswapping drive and using migration station but it wants to wife the data from the WD EX4100 which defeats the purpose.

Can I just do a USB to USB data migration? As much as I hate how friggin' slow I'm sure it's going to be...is it even possible?

I have both a mesh network (M9+) network and Wifi 6 xfinity modem and wifi in the house. My family wants to be able to watch the movies and media on at least one place while I am doing the migration...so taking 2-5days to migrate the 16TB from WD to Synology without access would be a problem...can you help? I need a strategy that allows for a media server uptime, but a strategy to move the data also between nas'es

Thank You,

Stephanie Miller

i plan on buying a DAS for home use data center just all my files , mostly videos which after the intial write i will be constantly watching them so continuous usage not just one write then its left alone (trying to show that i will be constantly using the devic as it will be powered on as long as the pc is powered on) so my Q is which Seagate 3.5 hdd is best for my usage the ironwolf, the barracoda or the barracoda pro?? i need to know which one fits this typr of usage best so i can buy it.

Hello.

My TVS-672N recently failed (won't power ON). I used it primarily as a Plex server and for file and data storage with Qsync.

I plan to return the damaged NAS to QNAP for repair or replacement. In the meantime, I'd like to purchase a backup NAS and move my HDDs and SSDs to it.

I have 6 WD Red Pro 8TB NAS Internal Hard Drives 3.5"

and

2 WD_Black SN750 1TB NVMe Internal SSDs

If I replace the damaged NAS, can I drop the existing drives into the new NAS and have it function like the original NAS (ie. will it recognize the data on the migrated drives and map to it automatically)?

What QNAP NAS would make a good replacement for my purposes (Plex and data storage)? I'd like to avoid another 672N because I've heard that chipset failure is a common problem.

Thank you.

I have the Synology DS920+ (having purchased it last year based on recommendations in NASCompares that replaced my older DS214. I purchased the APC UPS (Back-UPS Pro BN1500M2) in 2018 for the DS214 and continued to use it after setting up the DS920+.

I have since learned that the BN1500M2 is not on the Synology Products Compatibility List. I uncovered this when I thought my UPS was not operating properly as part of the graceful shutdown in the event of a power outage.

After much consultation with APC and Synology support, both suggested I replace my UPS with a model on the Compatibility List and I selected the APC Back-UPS Pro BR1500MS2 (sized and recommended based on my load requirements). I have also learned through this process that as part of the graceful shutdown, the NAS never powers off. Instead, when the NAS loses power, the DSM shuts down (as I understand) all the critical apps and resources on the NAS and allows background apps, i.e., the ones when the NAS was fresh out of the box, to remain on until the UPS battery runs out of power.

So with that as my understanding of the interplay between the NAS and UPS, I am wondering if I can use my existing, but not necessarily compatible BN1500M2, or should I keep the new BR1500MS2. The specs are close between the two models.

Thanks.

I am looking for a low noise 2 bay nas that I can upgrade with memory and in the future can take ssd/Nvme.

I will juse my nas for movies on Plex for the hole family to share as well as photos

Kind regards. Nadeem

Good afternoon. First I wanted to compliment you on your website and very informative YouTube videos. I always check you first when looking for new storage solution.

I am in process of upgrading from a 4 Bay 453be QNAP NAS to an new 8 Bay. I am a Plex user doing a lot of recoding of over the air programs and viewing my personal movie collection. I often transcode 3-4 HD sessions to Roku devices and/or tablets so I want a powerful and future proof system. I have recently been seeing a performance degradation from my NAS to my devices - specifically long buffering times before playing/starting. In addition the actual time to index/record sessions takes forever. I am using a 10GB connection to my NAS and have 4 18TB drives

You originally sold me on the QNAP TVS-h1288X but this is probably an overkill? With you recent article on the QNAP TVS-H874 I am now pausing and re-thinking. Is this a better more economical solution for the home user? Should I be concerned with the elimination of the 10GB RJ45 on this unit? Also will the processor/graphics chip be more powerful than the 1288x? I'm considering the TVS-H874 with the i5 chip.

Also any advice on what RAID (5 or 6) for my new NAS? I"m currently using Raid 6 (32TB) but plan on using my old 4 bay NAS as a backup solution so I could switch Raid 5 (48TB) and gain 13TB of storage.

Finally, in case you have not seen B&H has listed the QNAP TVS-H874 (with i5/32GB Memory) for $2199.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1729142-REG/qnap_tvs_h874_i5_32g_us_8_bay_nas_intel_core_i5_12400.html

Any advice you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

Hello,
First of all thank you for your hard work. Both your website and videos. They are really usefull.

Right now i am trying to solve my difficult home nas problem.
We have several ios devices, macs and also PC, old files.

We are using an old DS216 for our current needs.
But we need more powerful, mobile backup ready solution.
Also i see that new devices have several new abilities like docker and so on.

I thought i can continue with ds920 from synology.
But it seems TS 464 is more powerful and future proof.
I understand that there can be malware and related attacks to devices but my nas is not visible from internet side i thought it wont be a problem.
Btw, i am interested in a solution where we can easly backup our selected photos / files from our mobile devices.

Sorry for a long mail but can you please give me an advice. It could be a more advanced qnap device but our choices are limited in Turkey.

Waiting your reply.
Thanks.

Hi,

I got a NAS at home and a high-end audio setup for streaming music and movies. I also use some smart devices and two laptops.

I'm thinking of upgrading my router (got a Tenda AC15 router).

I would like to ask if it is worth the upgrade for such an average home setup or if I shouldn't worry about it. I'm considering the TP-Link AX50, but I could go for a QNAP QHora or Synology RT6600, but I'm not really sure what the advantages are for a user like me.

Thanks for your reply in advance. I got my QNAP NAS after checking your reviews.

Hello. As I'm finally trying to get a good file structure/organization going I came across something I don't understand. I was using File Station created a new folder. Then I started wondering, how is this different from creating a shared folder from the Control Panel? I guess I thought it would be the same thing. Can folders not be installed on the root by certain method? or by certain users? Thanks for any feedback.

Hello Robbie,

I message you because i need help getting the Plex hardware transcoding to work with my NAS, the Asustor AS6706T.

The NAS has the Intel Celeron N5105 CPU, which supports the Quick Sync standard. My goal (and a big reason why i got this NAS) is to use the iGPU to transcode my media, when i´m outside my LAN and want to watch a movie on my mobile phone.

First i installed the Plex Media Server via the App Central of Asustor. I have a Plex Pass and enabled the hardware transcoding in the settings. But when i watch a movie on my phone and change the resolution, the CPU goes to a 100% and it does not use the iGPU to transcode.

After this, i installed Plex via a docker container, because i thought it would work this way. But unfortunately to this day, i´m still unable to use the iGPU for harware transcoding. It always says transcoding (without the "hw" behind it).

I also made a post on reddit: https://old.reddit.com/r/asustor/comments/xmr6u0/asustor_as6706t_plex_hardware_transcoding_not/

There is a little info on my docker compose file.

Maybe you can help me out, because you test a lot of NAS devices with Plex and their harware transcoding capabilities.

Greetings from Germany and thank you very much.