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    Backup external HDD trough Mac to Synology NAS?

    I have an external HDD connected to my Mac mini & a Synology DS223 NAS connected via an ethernet cable. Do you know if there is a way to have the external HDD do automatic backups to the Synology NAS whilst it's still connected to the Mac mini as I haven't found a way of doing so? Being a...
    • richard49
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    • external backup synology nas
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    • Forum: Mac mini
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    Video playback with Synology DS218j + AppleTV 4k (1st gen)? Can it do 4k?

    Hello all, Back in the day I ordered a NAS with transcoding capability (415play). Today, an ATV 4K (1st gen) can do transcoding too. I am about to jump on a cheap but ultra low tier Synology DS218j (no transcoding capability whatsoever) to serve mainly as a backup. However I would also like to...
  3. 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...
  4. SaxPlayer

    Considering moving back to Apple Photos and using NAS as a backup

    Years ago I used iPhoto for my images and really liked it. Then Apple ditched it in favour of the Photos app. I hated it and so moved away from it opting to use my Synology NAS to store all my images. It has software called Moments that works a bit like Photos and allows me to use my NAS as a...
    • SaxPlayer
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    • apple photos icloud synology synology nas
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Mac Apps
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    Best Plex Server for 6+ Simultaneous HD Streamers? Synology 1520+? Mac Mini M1? QNAP?

    Hi there. First post, so go gentle. The current equipment: Currently, I have a Plex Server (PMS) set up on an old 2012 Macbook Pro (2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor). I recently upgraded its memory to 16 GB. Its only job right now is acting as a Plex server. We bought it used for $250...
    • whiskeyriver
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    • mac mini mac mini m1 nas plex plex server qnap synology synology nas
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Mac mini
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    Storage Solution for Video Production Business - NAS?

    We are a team of creatives looking to solve our growing storage issues as I’m sure most businesses discover. The majority of our work is video and now more often than not we filming in 4K. On average a job/project will consume roughly 200GB in its entirety which includes the raw footage...
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    Time Machine backups over network - encryption in transit?

    I know I can encrypt my Time Machine backups. If I choose that option, are the backups only encrypted at rest (on the disk), or are they are encrypted in transit, too, such as when sending over a network to a Time Capsule or Synology? I ask because I have a Synology sitting here on my desk at...
    • Cyberskier
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    • backup encryption security synology nas time machine
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  8. diskotekblackbox

    Sierra won't open excel files on Synology NAS

    Hi all strange problem, ever since running the first beta 1, and all the later beta versions of sierra, i have this issue on both 3 mac´s I have a Synology DS415 Nas, that i store all my excel files on, and it has worked flawlessly the past years, until sierra. Now what happens is that if i...
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