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jonritter

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Chris@sabor said:
Synology for the last 5 years, zero issues. Serves as home server for all entertainment as well. Highly recommend!
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I've been looking at Synology. Currently I have a WD MyCloud home and I'm not overly happy with its limitations. With Synology how does the file management work? Does it have its own app and how versatile is it? One of my complaints about my set up is the app that is included is fairly limited and restricted.
 
BF Hammer

BF Hammer

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Mine is an older WD My Book Live Duo which I have configured as a RAID1 so the data is automatically duplicated across the 2 drives. Yeah, I lose half the storage that way but it is my backup strategy.
 
Eduard

Eduard

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BF Hammer said:
Mine is an older WD My Book Live Duo which I have configured as a RAID1 so the data is automatically duplicated across the 2 drives. Yeah, I lose half the storage that way but it is my backup strategy.
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I do the same and then use Backblaze to make an offsite copy as well.
 
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Bengan

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Using a NAS for catalog storage is not recommended. It will make Lightroom run like it's filled with brake fluid. The catalog should be stored on a local fast drive like an SSD. I have tried, ouch.
 
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Chris@sabor

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jonritter said:
I've been looking at Synology. Currently I have a WD MyCloud home and I'm not overly happy with its limitations. With Synology how does the file management work? Does it have its own app and how versatile is it? One of my complaints about my set up is the app that is included is fairly limited and restricted.
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Yes, it has it's own apps, DSfile, DSphoto, etc. It has a player for TV also but not as nice as Plex. File management is intuitive if your used to PC. It even torrents with scheduling and custom throttling. I don't have any issues with my catalog from lightroom either.
 
Eduard

Eduard

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Bengan said:
Using a NAS for catalog storage is not recommended. It will make Lightroom run like it's filled with brake fluid. The catalog should be stored on a local fast drive like an SSD. I have tried, ouch.
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I keep the catalog and previews on a local SSD but the images on the Duo. Performance is very good.
 
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