Synology offers a choice of skipping a duplicate file or renaming it when uploading photos to DSM 7.0 Photos. Where can I locate those renamed files? Are they all in on folder or are they just part of the upload and have to be identified by searching through?

How do I pack the DS220+ so that it will be safe if I take it on a plane as carryon luggage.

I'm setting up a NAS primarily for PLEX and media(audio, video, pictures) storage/streaming
To that end I have purchased the following:
QNAP TVS-h1688X-W1250-32G
WD Gold 10TB HD(WD102KRYZ4) 4 each
WD Red 1TB SSD (WDS100T1R0A) 4 each

Now I am looking at which M.2 SSD NVME cards to add.
I intend to use these drives for my system volume in a Raid 1 configuration.
*Do you recommend using these SSD's in this way?
*Which brand and size do you recommend for this purpose?

It seems like the 32G RAM included is a good start but I'm not sure it is enough.
*Should I add more RAM while I have the case cracked and if so how much?

I have just purchased QNAP TS453D 4G and also purchased Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe.M.2.
My objective is to run QTS from NVMe. But QNAP QM2 adaptor is out of my budget. Also I not looking for 10Gbe network.

Kindly advise what adaptor I should buy.

You may be aware QNAP TS453D 4G is having
M.2 Slot Optional via a PCIe adapter
PCIe Slot 1 PCIe Gen 2 x2


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The disk and LAN lights are constantly blinking. Are there any configuration settings that I can look at to reduce or stop this or is it a function of the very very low RAM on this device. I purchased this unit in 2020 and it has happened since then, including when I upgraded to DS7.

I have a Synology DS1019+, and plan to change my HDDs. I now have five regular 3TB WD Red drives, and plan to change to 12-14TB drives. The Synology HAT3500 drives is not in the compatibility list, nor in the not compatibility list. I have contacted Synology on chat, and he did not know if it would work. Do you know if they will work in my NAS?

An other question. What happened to the DS1019+? In 2019 when I was in the marked for a NAS to run Plex among others, the 1019+ got good reviews on the net. NASCompares also had good videos on it. In 2020, probably when the DS920 came out, the 1019+ seemed to drop of the earth. I hope I chose a good NAS.

I am wondering what is the recommended ECC RAM stick to buy for the QNAP TS-873A-8G? I read that I should get ECC memory for the ZFS file system. Which sticks are compatible and recommended for this unit?

I would prefer each 16GB stick to be around $120 or cheaper if possible.

Hi there,

I've been really enjoying the site, and appreciate the help it's been giving people like me who are very much new to the world of NAS. I have a very niche question here that I'd love to get your expert advice on. I'm asking on behalf of a blind person, my dad, who runs a radio station.

My situation is that currently I have a DS218.
But now, this is not enough!
The PC which hosts my dad's radio station, which has sat on my desk for the last 3 years, has finally given up the ghost. We like the idea of resurrecting the radio station, but this time running it as a VM on my always-on NAS. It needs to be a Windows VM because the radio station apps are Win only. More importantly, whichever NAS we choose, it absolutely must be able to handle the GUI aspects of the VM REALLY WELL: being blind, my dad uses JAWS screenreader software to navigate the GUI and use the radio software, so slowdown here would be a nightmare.


So what we're looking for is a NAS that can handle this requirement. I will also be using the NAS for home/photos, and plan to slot my current 2 drives into it.

So, getting to the point...

Am I right about the following?
- My current NAS, DS218, will not run the VM well
- The DS920+, which looks like the next step up, won't run the VM particularly well either
- The DS1261+ should run it all fine? Except 6 bays seems overkill for what will be 8TB of data at most!

Just checking in case there is any new machine I should be looking at. Happy to consider QNAP options too. Budget of £1,000 including HDDs.
Thanks so much for reading my question.

HI guys,

Love the YouTube channel. I wonder if you can help me, I'm Currently backing my MacBook laptop up, via Time Machine, to a basic extrnal drive, 8TB, and then saving projects to another basic External Drive, just Seagate or similar 8TB when I'm ready to move the files fully off my laptop.
I also backup final edits in HD jpeg to Amazon Drive and Dropbox.

I'm looking for a better solution, I've thought of keeping a basic Time Machine drive going, but also getting a Synology DiskStation DS720+ or DS220+ ,saving all my final Projects to those Drives, in a Mirrored Raid, probably using 4TB Barracuda drives, (8TB when available)
And then just swapping those drives out when they are full, and storing them away, labeled, and in a database, so if i need access to any old projects, I know which drives to slot in.
I'd keep the cloud storage going also.

Just wondered if that was a good solution, or if something cheaper like a Terramaster would work as well.


Thanks a lot for your help,

Have a great week, Chris.

Years ago I purchased an Apple AirPort Extreme timecapsule as backup device and built in wifi station. Nowadays the wifi function is obsolete as tech is old. Yet the device still has 2 Tb capacity.
I have heard rumors you can set the device up as a NAS
Anybody has any experience with this?