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Problem: Drag & Drop files in finder from external network, is quite slow and it takes about 20-30 seconds for the transfer to start, when I drag from my desktop, to the mounted (external network) Synology drive. No other processes are busy on the synology, I have everything set to minimum SMB2...

Hi, I am trying to backup to a Remote Synology NAS (a DiskStation DS1821+ 8-Bay I believe) from a Mac. I am sure I have done the same thing from a PC many years ago but cant remember how to do it now. Do I need to use a VPN or dynamic DNS? I have read many people using Hyper Backup but that...

Review of the Synology 2022 Event – Everything Synology Revealed It’s that time again, almost as regular as clockwork, with the return of the annual Synology event. Synology has been extraordinarily business and enterprise-focused throughout this year, with numerous significant updates in...

Is it possible to connect a Mac directly (thru a Thunderbolt to 10Gbe port) to a 1621+ and use another port on the NAS to connect up to the router / switch. The aim would be to get a fast direct Mac to NAS and 'normal' speed NAS to net?

I updated my NAS (a DS418Play, as detailed above) to DSM7.0-41890, hoping that would resolve the issues I have been experiencing with SMB shares from a Macintosh (running Big Sur 11.5). DSM7 has a much more up-to-date version of Samba (4.10.18) than used to be the case with DSM6.2 (4.4.16 at...

This is one that's bugged me for a while. My NAS and Mac Mini are plugged into ports on my Router (Netgear Orbi RBK53S). The Mac Mini also connects via WiFi (to allow the use of the Apple Watch to unlock the Mini). The issue is that in 'Finder' and 'Forklift' file managers on the Mac the MAS...

Any way to get to old versions of the drive client for Mac? Ive upgraded to v3.0, which then required me to upgrade the server on the 2 NAS. but one of them is too old to run the new Drive Server. So I need to downgrade the client on the MacBook to v2.0... fun and games! Thanks in advance.

I have looked for tutorials as well as threads... and no doubt it's me and my limited skill level (a 220+ Raid 1 : 4T/4T) . My laptop (MBP 2021) has 5 libraries with a total of about 200 Gb of photos and some videos. I just want to move all to Synology Photos and then be able to delete them...

Have spent some time trying various combinations of account creation credentials with Mac Contacts in Mojave* and Synology Contacts. Finally managed to get it to work, and again after deleting. I'm using a custom domain with Synology Contacts, say contacts.mydomain.me. I also have the SSL...

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I have installed Synology Drive Client application on a iMac with OS 10.11.16. The set up never runs. I try to open from it from the application folder. Nothing happenings. I have been able to get Synology Sation Backup to run but the machine the me that I need to update to Synology Drive...

When you say Active Directory in 99% of the time, one name comes to mind, Microsoft. I'm sure that people reading this article are here for a reason, and are aware of the mentioned name, and what it means. Continue reading...

hi :) I just realized that some files on the NAS cannot be deleted or renamed over Mac Finder. In the specific when I delete a file this comes back again. Another problem is with file names. When trying to rename them error 43 pops out. You also had a similar problem? Thanks!

HI Since some days I moved 1TB files from my old external SSD to the NAS. Some of the files are however not available when I try to access them over smb on my Mac, but I can see them in DSM File Station. For example, when I try to access some folders, those are empty. In the specific one...

The title says it all. While AFP had been officially deprecated, it still continued to be included right through Catalina. Big Sur changes that, the long unmaintained afp is gone, with SMB being the only native file-sharing (as a server) option. SMB 3 is the default version. This will affect...

Hello, I found this forum while searching and it appears nicely done. I have filed a support request with Synology but that can take a while, perhaps someone here has an idea. I'm testing a scenario to be implemented on our live show productions and have come across an oddity that I can't...

The motives are good and if you use public wifi hotspots then having different MAC per connection makes sense to stop tracking. But, and there is a but, what happens if you use MAC addresses to determine access or profiles on your home network? As is apparent, MAC addresses can't be relied on...

Responses to recent threads indicate that several forum members are using Mac Mini for transcoding (and other tasks). So I'm posting a few tips; and welcome others to share here, as well. FYI, my comments apply to a Mini with 3.2GHz 6‑core Core i7 CPU, 16GB memory, and 10GB Ethernet. Hardware...

DSM's firewall setting can block LAN IP address for access to NAS, but DHCP can always assign that PC a new IP, so ... could anyone tell me if possible or how to block a PC with its mac address ( this can be obtained from router interface) thanks!

Hi, I'm wondering about permissions and my Synology in relation to a problem I'm having with Lightroom and finder items on a Mac. I'm not super well versed in my Synology, so this might be a very easy question to answer. I have a DS1019+ that is on my local network with a dedicated IP and I have...