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    Clone laptops to NAS, backup NAS to cloud?

    I'm looking into a onsite and offsite backup solution for a two-laptop household (with each a 256GB) plus 100-150GB of files on an external drive. Here are my current plans. Any suggestions to improve these will be greatly appreciated. 1. Each person has a iCloud account, syncing ~/Documents...
    • alexandero
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    • arq backup ccc clone cloud glacier nas qnap synology time machine
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  2. jagooch

    Finder Problem "original item cannot be found" when selecting Synology Share

    You can see "THEVAULT" share here Double-clicking it in Finder gives this error , and you cannot see the contents of the share. But if I navigate to /Volumes/THEVAULT in Finder or in a bash shell, it works fine Finder Terminal Any idea why I cannot click on the Synology share and...
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    Offsite/Transport NAS

    What are my options or advice for transporting a NAS (Synology718+) home from work everyday so my various devices can have an offsite backup? Transport will be short 5min and in theory I don't see a problem with taking it with me when I leave work. I've recently started in the printing/design...
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    NAS cross-platform issue .dxf files (only works: change extension to .txt then back to .dxf)

    Hey everyone, We have a new NAS system (Synology) and use it to exchange .dxf files from Pc to Mac. We can transfer those .dxf files through USB drives and it works without a problem. When we copy/paste the .dxf files from PC to NAS, then NAS to Mac, those .dxf files can't be read on our Mac...
    • userlw
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    • cross-platform dxf file transfer mac to pc nas synology
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
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    Problem with Synology Cloud Station Backup

    Just bought a Synology DS918+ and so far not too impressed.... Main thing I bought it for is backup for my Thunderbay DAS (so I could schedule backups and not have to worry about manually backing up to various external drives with CCC. So I install Cloud Station Server on the NAS, create a...
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    Mercury Accelsior E2 + Synology DS1817 | eSATA Compatibility

    Im looking to buy the Mercury Accelsior E2 SSD from Macsales.com to upgrade my Mac Pro 4,1. Does anyone know if it is compatible with the Synology DS1817' eSATA ports? Synology uses the eSATA ports to daisy chain additional DS units. I want to connect it directly to my MP for faster transfer...
    • legacybk
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    • mac pro nas synology
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Mac Pro
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    APFS and NAS (Synology)

    Hi, Pardon my question if this seems too basic... I am currently using a NAS Synology to share and store all my files (pictures, movies mainly). What will be the impact of upgrading to High Sierra? Will it still be compatible or should I wait Synology to release a new file system? Chris
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    Slow data transfer rate on Synology on external network

    Hello - I have a Synology DS115 and when I try to download movies on an external network than what my Synology is connected to, the data transfer speed is really slow. Can soumone help me please?
  9. dieterdreist

    MS Excel looses connection to network share

    Hello everybody, I am experiencing some strange issues with MS Excel for Mac (both versions, 2011 and 2016, local full business version, not office 365 subscription) on OS-X 10.11 El Capitan, MBP 2014, when accessing a network share on a Synology NAS via CIFS. At first it works and I can open...
  10. CoastalOR

    Drive Speed for a NAS?

    I'm thinking of getting a diskless Synology DS416play NAS to act primarily (for now) as a Plex server for my movies. Here are the drives I'm considering: WD Red NAS Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM WD Red Pro NAS Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM Will the 5400 RPM perform adequately or do I need the 7200...
  11. ItsAShaunParty

    NAS Showdown: QNAP v. Synology! There will be blood!

    Hey All! Not sure if this has been covered but, well, let's pretend "no." I am an ex-Apple employee who has been out of the circle for a while. I need a NAS (Network Attached Storage) device. I use a Macbook11,3. Most of my needs for the extra space/cloud is back-up. But it would be nice to...
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    Conversion when uploading from Photos to NAS

    Hi! I have just uploaded some photos from the Photos library on my Mac to a Synology NAS. Some of the files were jpeg and some were RAW (CR2). To my surprise, all the photos ended up as jpeg on the NAS. I have uploaded CR2 files from a Windows computer, where such conversion into jpeg did not...
    • Sagnet
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    • cr2 jpeg nas photos raw synology
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Photography
  13. Surfsuprob

    How to backup external hdd to NAS daily?

    I am wondering how to setup an external hdd to backup to a nas? I have narrowed it down to a Synology DS1515+ with HGST 3tb hdds for the NAS The external hdd I was thinking of a Drobo 5DT 15TB OR G-SPEED STUDIO 12TB which are both DAS. Id like to work on video editing directly on the external...
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    Time Machine for database server backup

    I have a Mac Mini running FileMaker Server and I need a daily backup of the databases that include around 100.000 pdf files that take up to 12GB of space. I would like to keep the 10 latest backups of the whole database. FileMaker Server takes care of the full database backup and in order to...
    • naiosx
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    • backup filemaker server os x el capitan synology time machine
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Networking
  15. nick19

    Time Machine/Synology NAS

    Does anyone have Time Machine successfully backing up to a Synology NAS? I have a Synology NAS running DSM 6.0.1-7393 but Time Machine fails with the following error: The necessary capabilities are not fully supported on the selected network backup disk.
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    mount NAS shares

    I have just switched from Netgear ReadyNAS Duo to Synology DS215j after 8 years or more. I was able to mount the drives from the ReadyNAS Duo which host name was NASDrive now i get this message every so often how do i stop this popping up I can't seem to keep my Synology also called NASDrive...
    • DeafRaiders
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    • mount drive nas synology
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iMac
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    Will Time Machine encrypt the entire backup disk?

    I want to backup my computer to my NAS (Synology). The hard drive isn't partitioned, but I did create a separate user account for Time Machine so it does not use up all my space. If I chose to encrypt backups - will Time Machine encrypt the whole drive (which I use for other things) or just...
    • Russell Bell
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    • encryption nas synology time machine
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS
  18. ForthRightAfter

    Apps DS Video released for Apple tvOS!

    just got a notification for ds video to be updated to support apple tv 4th gen, went to atv app store and there it is, happy day!!
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    Your experience with Synology NAS and Time Machine?

    Hello to all community, This topic is to know what kind of experience you had with a Synology NAS and it hosting many Time Machine backups, so as to know if I am the only one having a disastrous experience. I aimed to keep all first-line backups in the same place, namely the Synology NAS, so...
    • Cubytus
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    • corrupted synology time machine
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Networking
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