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NAS SETUO FOR MAC PHOTOS? - Enquiries - 02-28-2020
Hello,
I'm looking to create a personal server to store all of my files on, specifically my photos as they take up the most space.
I have a macbook pro and use Photos. My understanding is that macs store all the files in one location on the mac and the Photos app then accesses them to order and tags them. Is there a way for those files to be stored on a server like a NAS with the Photos app still able to access them so I can maintain my current usage.
Or is the only way to use the applications on the NAS SERVERS like synology.
Thanks
NAS SETUO FOR MAC PHOTOS? - ed - 02-10-2021
Synology would offer the most similar solution. Their Moments app (and new Photos app) will feature artificial intelligence functions. This allows filtering photos by people's faces, objects visible in pictures as well as locations and timestamps. You can use a mobile phone or a computer to access your library. You can also enable phone backups so that all multimedia gets copied to a NAS. You can then free up some storage space.DS218play would be a cheap option to start with. If you need some more future-proofing then DS220+ would be a better option.I hope this helps.