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Network-attached storage (NAS) is file-level computer data storage connected to a computer network providing data access to heterogeneous clients.

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NAS: pre-generating thumbnails for multiple clients

I have a simple setup: Linux server at home with a huge drive; that drive has a photo library (hundreds of folders, hundreds of gigabytes). The drive is shared with multiple Windows and Mac clients ...
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QNAP TS-809U: Domain Users / Groups disappear and the server has to be rejoined to the AD Domain

We have a TS809U that we have joined to the domain. Shares and access rights works as the should with the domain users and everything is just the way it should be. But after a couple of weeks/a month ...
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How to share a folder as NFS mount in windows 7 professional edition?

I need to share a folder as NFS mount for an application to pick the files up. My system is running in windows 7 professional edition. Is it possible to share a particular folder as NFS mount? If yes ...
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How to set up 2 PCs with 2 wired connections for Internet and LAN usage?

I have 2 Windows 10 PCs (Home edition), and I'm trying to set up a home NAS server, as shown below. I use my 2 PCs for gaming and streaming (respectively). I have a Gigabit router, 2 USB to Gigabit ...
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Backing up data onto many small disks

Goal I want to create backups of a large file pool using disks that are too small to store everything. Description of situation I have a NAS / home server (running Ubuntu 18.04) with a RAID. The ...
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Failed to connect to bus: Connection refused

I am using Nas server, Netgear Readynas. This is my uname root@nas316:~# uname -a Linux nas316 4.4.190.x86_64.1 #1 SMP Mon Oct 28 01:55:46 UTC 2019 x86_64 GNU/Linux Somehow can't restart server. root@...
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Windows iperf3 speed test slower than Linux

Hardware setup NAS: Core i3 7100, Intel X540T2 10GbE Switch: Mikrotik CRS305 PC: Ryzen 7 2700, Intel X540T2 10GbE Cables: 2x Cat 7 cables Software Setup NAS: Ubuntu 20.04 alexwang@alex-nas2 ~ (...
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Synology NAS Hibernation issues due to SMB broadcasts

I'm another user going around this merry-go round again. I purchased a Synology NAS DS718+, installed Plex and Docker (calibre-web-server), and have found the NAS is never sleeping. After looking at ...
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recommended configuration for home file server

Let me start off with a short question on which I will elaborate below: What setup would you use for a home file server that is highly unlikely to lose data, but keeps the cost down as much as ...
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Windows 10 can't access network drive after startup

I have a Western Digital MyCloud NAS drive which refuses to be accessible after Windows 10 starts. It was mapped in Windows with the \\server\resource syntax and set to reconnect at sign-in. In ...
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Is it possible to run a virtualized instance of windows on a server with native ZFS?

I am intersted in setting up a home server / render pc. My goal is to have 8 or more HDDs for storage and redundancy and to use the available processing power of the server to render videos in Adobe ...
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Does NASware 3.0 benefit a software RAID1 running Linux?

WD Red drives comes with NASware 3.0 (or older ones NASware 2.0). In running a CentOS Linux server in RAID1, does NASware offer any benefit? Or is NASware a Microsoft server thing?
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Local network shared drive with caching

I would like to set-up a shared network drive across a local network, with offline avalability (caching). Basic folder syncing is not working in this case, because it does not ensure synchronization. ...
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Automount SMB using keychain password

Is there a way to use the automount service to mount my NAS share but without specifying my password in my SMB path? Currently, I have the following: /etc/auto_master # # Automounter master map # +...
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Making my own NAS/Web server

I currently have a PC with 8GB RAM and haswell pentium cpu. I need to it to serve these purposes: Act as media PC for my TV. Will store my media files Need to be able to access the drives over LAN ...
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NASWare vs. NASWare 2.0

Can someone outline the difference between WD's original NASWare firmware and the new NASWare 2.0, used in their RED-series HDD's? I can only seem to find features of the new NASWare 2.0.
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Managing disk in a VM

I'm replacing my two old rack servers with a new one that has plenty of power to take over the functionality my current servers. The server is a 4U rack mount with 16 3.5" SAS drive bays, two 2.5" ...
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Can i make a mapped network share appear as a local drive?

I'm using a cloud backup service that only permits internal drives to be backed up. The thing is, I share all my backup-relevant stuff on a NAS. Is there anyway to fool Windows 7, or at least any ...
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Upgraded Synology NAS to DSM 7 and now mount cifs gives permission denied

I have upgraded my Synology DS918+ to DSM version 7.1-42661. Previously this command (ubuntu 18.04) worked fine: sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.0.7/dir -o username=my_username,password='my_password',uid=...
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synology drive client connection failed please check your network settings

I have a Synology Nas DS1019+ and I have access to the admin panel. I want to use Synology Drive Client but It cannot connect and shows the error below : I had read from Synology Knowledge Center ...
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How can it be that different permissions apply using SFTP-client vs. SSHFS?

Setup SFTP+SSHFS I have some Synology NAS configured to be able to use SFTP and SSHFS with some special user. It's important to note that this user is not root, but some different one. While I'm able ...
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Mac Finder Color-Tags synced with windows on NAS

I found this entry: Is it possible to Color-tag files in Windows 7, like in Finder on a Mac? But unfortunately it has no solution and also I would like to go a little bit further. Is there a way, to ...
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Error splicing files when copying from NAS

This is a desperation repost of this issue I created way back in the Ubuntu forums and never fixed. I'm getting this error message while copying files from my Samba/Cifs NAS to my drive. I'm running ...
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btrfs ls gets invalid root flags

3 months ago, after a powercut, our Synology NAS DS415+ started to reboot to hell, staying 5 minutes up and then rebooting. We recently tried to recover the data from it,2*3TB SHR-RAID 1. After a long ...
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How to properly mount an NFS share in Linux?

How to properly mount an NFS share in Linux? I have a Synology NAS which I use to share a shared folder on my local area network. I want to mount this folder on my Ubuntu desktop computer using NFS ...
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Windows 10 always warns about disconnected network drive, even if it is actually connected

tl;dr: Each time system starts, Windows 10 1903 produces a false alert and status about network location not being connected. And does not update this status after location is actually connected. Is ...
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Configure a synology NAS reverse proxy to not replace URL

I'm a little confused about how to configure subdomains to multiple servers on the same physical machine. Currently, I have a domain name which is setup to use DDNS. I have the built in reverse ...
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NAS file transfers stuck at 11mb/s

Can anybody tell me why two different desktops get stuck transferring files at 11mb/s to and from the NAS? If both desktops are transferring our speeds from to 5mbs/s each. I was using a Dlink NAS ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 - Unable to chown ext4 network drive

I have a nested VM running Ubuntu Server 18.04 (mounted via Virtual Machine Manager - KVM). I am unable to change ownership and permissions on a network drive in a Synology server. The drive is ...
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Sluggish NAS Performance with AFP

Just got my self a NAS (Asustor AS1002T) to handle my files. It is supposed to be up to 110MB/s read and 90MB/s write, it has two Seagate 2TB Barracuda running in RAID 1. The Setup I have a Archer ...
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Music metadata missing after mklink

I have successfully linked my NAS music folder to my Windows Music Library but there is a problem with the metadata within the symbolic linked folder. I did this with MKLINK In the original folder on ...
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Can I Use a Mains to USB charger cable to power a SATA cable?

I want to connect a 500GB hard drive to my Network storage via the USB on the back of my router... However, I only have one USB on my router and I have a USB to SATA cable which needs two, due to the ...
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How to get Chromecast + SPDIF Audio Splitter + DTS capable amplifier output 5.1 sound?

I have a 1st generation Chromecast, a non-smart Samsung TV (UE40D5000P) and Sony STR-DB840 receiver with 5.1 speakers hooked up. I'd like to enjoy media streamed through Chromecast (from Netflix and ...
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NFS User ID mapping works for some uid only

I try to setup NFS access on my Synology NAS. For historical reasons the uid on my client and my server do not match. I understood that NFSv4 could allow me to elegantly solve this issue, to the price ...
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Can two separate NAS/File shares be combined into one?

So, I use a 4 bay Synology NAS to store terabytes worth of media files which a 2008 R2 server running Plex, and multiple other services accesses. I am running out of space on the first NAS, and want ...
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Unison sync with WD NAS

I am trying to set up a (2-way) sync with a WD mycloud mirror NAS. The clients run Ubuntu, and I thought Unison would be a good way to do this. I mounted the NAS share on the client, using nfs sudo ...
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Share a NAS across two local networks

So, this is the thing, I have 2 Floors, Internet modem (Huawei hg532e) is upstairs, I needed Internet coverage on both floors, so I decided to install a Powerline network because the Wi-Fi wasn’t ...
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Can only communicate with NAS via one Ethernet adapter and not the other

My main home computer is a desktop equipped with an ASUS P7P55D EVO, which comes with two Ethernet network ports; Windows labels them Realtek PCIe GBE Family controller Realtek PCI GBE Famil ...
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Synology NAS station - how to mirror 2 HDD (Simple how-to)

I have the following problem with my Synology disk station: I had one small HDD in Synology Diskstation, so I removed it. I bought 2 new HDD with the same capacity. I transferred backup from old ...
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Warranty on server grade hard-disks. Is that a good thing?

I couldn't come up with a better question and I hope this does not belong to server fault. Recently I obtained some western digital RED hard-disks, which are specially build for NAS. They come with ...
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Setting up diskless PCs(client) to use servers hardisk

I am planning to start an internet cafe business (10 PCs) What software do i used so that i will only have one hardisk(server) used by the client PCs? Since this will used a lot of networking, do i ...
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Use NTFS HDD with FreeNAS

I'm making my old pc into a FreeNAS server to share my files in my home network. I have the server already up and running ok but I bumped into a problem when I tried to add 2 HDDs. For some years I ...
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How do I take full ownership of all files on a BlackArmor 440 NAS?

I have a Seagate BlackArmor 440 NAS. I am accessing it as the administrator on a Windows 7 machine. When I try to change permissions on a folder on the NAS I am denied with the following message: An ...
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How to create a ssh key so that it can only use sshfs on a Synology NAS?

I have an ssh key without a paraphrase that allows a user to log in to a remote server. This key is used to mount a folder in the remote server using sshfs and backup the files in my laptop. I would ...
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Compressing files over the network with WINRAR - read error

I have 3.6 TB of backup files on a NAS that need to stay together (they are a full and a months worth of incrementals - the latter is only useful with the former) - but I need to move them off the NAS ...
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In concept, are there any working setups for locally mounting several cloud services for free, encrypted storage?

The reason I started thinking about this was that I remember back when Gmail started offering several gigabytes of space, software came out that "mounted" your Gmail inbox as a drive in Windows (this ...
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Automatically organizing a network drive

The non-profit I work for has recently purchased a 42TB NAS unit. This unit will store media production files: .jpg, .mp4, .pst, .indd, etc. I'd like to be able to specify a set of rules for a folder ...
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Sharing storage on Linux and Solaris

I'm looking for a solution in order to share a san mounted volume between several hosts running on Linux (RHEL) and/or Solaris (Sparc). Note that I basically need to share a set of directories ...
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HOW TO: Remotely access Synology NAS on home LAN behind multiple routers?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I split/share an internet connection with family members that live next door to my house. I don't have/need/want cable, so they have the modem. I have admin/...
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How do I share my music that is already on a Buffalo NAS drive with itunes?

Hi I have spent a great deal of time copying my own CD's to a Buffalo NAS drive using Windows Media Player. Because my wife and daughter have ipods I need to share that music within itunes but am ...
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