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    NAS Disconnecting via SMB and AFP

    Hello, I have a QNAP NAS TVS-882ST3 with the latest firmware v.5.1.9.2954 connected via ethernet to my router and directly connected via thunderbolt 3 from the NAS to my Mac Mini (2024). I'm having issues with keeping my shares mounted using TB, sometimes they mount correctly and sometimes...
  2. E

    Directly attached HDD vs NAS

    Guys - I've used an external HDD for over a year connected via TB4 to my Mac mini M2 and a keep drive spinning app but the overall performance of the machine is just poor. It freezes at times and the mouse cursor does that too and was looking to switch to just a NAS. How much of a performance...
  3. B

    iPhone 16PM, Photo's and a NAS

    Hi All, After my own recent experience, I'd like to field advice, help, or ideas from similar users who have an iPhone, use the Photo's app, and utilise a NAS. Firstly, context; my iPhone 14 PM 512gb had its capacity maxed out as I take a lot of photo's due to recent relocation, renovations...
    • Boeingfan
    • Thread
    • ios 18 iphone 16 pro max nas photo's
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: iOS 18
  4. NightFox

    Apps Refresh Media Library?

    I have a shared media library on my Synology NAS, which generally works fine. However, if I try to watch (for example) an episode of a ripped TV series on my Apple TV when the NAS is in standby, the Apple TV can throw an “Unable to Find Media” error before the NAS has time to spin-up. The...
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    Setting Up Mac Studio and Synology NAS Without Breaking the Bank

    Hello everyone! I recently purchased a new Synology NAS for my Mac Studio and am excited to finally leverage the 10Gbe port. However, I'm faced with a dilemma on how to proceed. I've noticed that switches with 10Gbe ports are quite expensive for their basic function, so I'm considering an...
  6. Alvin777

    Any Terminal Trick or 3rd Party Trick to Make Time Machine See a Networked Drive as an External Drive

    Hi Mac friends. I'd like to temporarily make an unused networked 2TB drive from someone else's PC (I have permission) as the Time Machine backup (I'm just backing up 1TB maximum but they say it' best to have double for allowance) while budget is allocated for softwares like SuperDuper! or...
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    Some of the files on your Mac cannot be backed up until Cloud Files syncing has completed.

    I continue to be bugged by the TimeMachine backup failure "Some of the files on your Mac cannot be backed up until Cloud Files syncing has completed." I have two machines that are identically configured. Both back-up to a Synology NAS. One works fine and the other consistently gives this error...
  8. Giffel

    Can't get SMB3 Multichannel to work correctly

    I would like to use my 10gb ethernet in my Mac Mini to get higher transfer speeds from/to my NAS, is it possible? My setup: Mac Mini M2 Pro with 10gb ethernet (Ventura 13.3.1) Synology Diskstation 916+ with 2x1gb ethernet and DSM 7.2 beta Netgear GS110EMX switch with 8x1gb and 2x10gb ethernet...
    • Giffel
    • Thread
    • diskstation multichannel nas smb synology transfer speed
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Networking
  9. W

    Remote file sharing on Mac

    Is there any way that I can share files and folders with my family by turning my Mac mini into some kind of server letting everyone in the family connect from their devices remotely? I would like to avoid paying monthly for an app that does this if possible – I've searched online and wasn't...
    • willhoite
    • Thread
    • file sharing mac 12.6.4 media server media sharing nas remote remote nas server
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: macOS Monterey (12)
  10. E

    Music library help needed: base file path change from external to NAS? Or something else?

    Hi, I hope someone can help with this Music challenge. I lost my Apple Music library but I have an iTunes library backup from late 2019. This was when my music files (about 75,000 music tracks) were stored on an external drive. The files are now on my Synology NAS. The library is on my iMac...
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    Running Music.app & Photos.app from SMB Shares

    I would like to move the data from these 2 apps to a NAS, which presents it to the LAN as a SMB share. To regularly and conveniently use these apps from my (only) MacBook Air laptop without having to be physically tethered to a USB device... Photos - to be able to simplify the syncing of photos...
    • jingo_man
    • Thread
    • music app nas photos app smb
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  12. Alvin777

    Which NAS 1TB hard drive is Most Durable, Reliable for Time Machine?

    Which NAS 1TB hard drive is the most reliable and more durable for non-NAS use for simple home backups (but w/ important files) like Apple's Time Machine? Or it's more durable and reliable to buy a 1TB SSD for backup (which brand and model is the most reliable, most durable but affordable- a...
    • Alvin777
    • Thread
    • durable nas reliabie time machine
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: iMac
  13. zamboknee

    Favorites in Finder keep disappearing (NAS)

    I have a Network Attached Storage drive and I've dragged a couple folders from it over to my Favorites section in Finder but they never stay there. They'll stay until I either put the laptop to sleep or power down. How do I get these folders to 'stick' in the favorites area?
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    SMB File Sharing Nightmares / Corruption on M1 MacBook Pro

    Hello everyone. A little backstory. I was a hackintosh user for over a decade, with my latest machine being an i7 6700k running Catalina. The machine was/is absolutely bombproof, super stable, quiet, and always worked with everything I threw at it. Never felt any bottlenecks with even the most...
  15. mrgreeneyes

    i can't seem to be able to search for files on my mounted NAS drives

    i have a synology NAS, and i have several folders that i have mounted on my desktop as AFP, and if i click on one of the mounted fodlers and in the finder window do a search for a file it can't find anything. https://share.cleanshot.com/9bACSn i made sure to have any indexing done on my NAS...
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    Upgrading disks in a RAID NAS

    What's the best way of upgrading the disks in a NAS that's using RAID 1? I've a Terramaster NAS with 2x 2GB hard disks in RAID 1, making for 2GB available storage. The disks are around five years old, so I'm concerned one or either might fail. I'd like to upgrade the whole setup to 4GB (so...
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    How to format a WD Red Plus 6TB NAS HDD drive as an external drive for Mac

    Hi. I just bought a WD Red Plus 6TB NAS drive. My intention is to use it as a normal storage disk with my MacBook Pro using an adapter to USB. I chose a NAS drive as they are supposed to have a superior build to "normal" drives. They for example include sensors to sense shaking in order to...
    • Max xk285
    • Thread
    • external drive format hdd does not mount hdd format nas nas drive not recognized wd nas wd red wd red plus
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  19. halloleo

    Are image bundles OK as disk image format on a non-apple NAS?

    On my Synology NAS I create some big disk images (with Apple file systems on them). The end result should be read-only, so I have tried sparse bundles with read-only permissions and read-only DMGs. Both work fine once created, but the creation of the DMGs fails quite often. So this makes...
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    Home Office / Music Studio Storage Solution

    Setting up an office/music studio with a couple of 1st Generation Mac Pros, a 2018 256GB MacBook Air, and a 2019 256GB MacBook Pro. Want to put the laptops in cool looking stands and run them in clamshell mode if possible. Not sure due to the fans. Will likely be picking up a Mac Studio in the...
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