I've had my NAS for a year and only realized from this video that I could automatically sync my important working files instead of doing it all manually! You saved me time and gave me additional peace of mind! Thanks!
Very great instructional and informational on things I didn't even know after owning a synology for a few years. You cleared up a lot of things for me that were always kind of question marks. Thank you!
I'm not done watching the video, but I've already Thumps-Up and wanted to comment saying THANK YOU for taking the time to make this video - I was pretty sure this functionality existed in the Synology ecosystem but wasn't sure where to find it - I will be revisiting this video a couple of times in the near future to configure my sync setup - Thanks again !
Complete and through explanation, this is the third Wunder Tech video I have watched tonight, made me realize, I am only likely using 15% of the capability of the NAS. Thank You.
Absolutely the BEST instructions! I converted from Synology's Cloud Station to Synology Drive be viewing your video and walking step-by-step through the process on my PC. Thank you so much for such clear instructions. I'm off n' running with the new Drive backup thanks to you...
Explained everything in plain language and answered all the questions I had on this subject. Excellent content. This NAS keeps surprising me with it's capabilities and functions. Thanks
EXCELLENT Tutorial... The way you provided the information was very easy to understand and user friendly for any person to follow. Thank you so much and I greatly appreciate what you are providing for the Synology users. Any and all information is useful information. Please keep up the Great Work. IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!!!
Excellent presentation straight to the point. This has open the understanding that i was lacking with this technology. Keep up the great work. I certainly appreciate your Method of instructions.
Very clear tutorial Thanks so much for putting together! 👌 - 2 small questions if you don't mind - 1. How does one distinguish between use cases of sync and backup? Is it overkill to have a Sync job AND a backup job - especially given that I might be the only one accessing the files in my account? 2. I see in at 12:41 in the Drive portal, there is a "Computer Backup" folder, but I couldn't see how that was created
Thank you for watching! 1. It's hard to say to be honest. A sync job is not a backup job, since issues with the file will sync to your NAS. However, if you're using snapshots on your NAS, you can "fix" any potential issues that might arise. Overall, I suggest having a backup job for your important information. I would certainly say it's NOT overkill to have a sync and a backup job, but where you conduct the backup job IS important. For example, I wouldn't worry about syncing the files from my PC to my NAS AND backing up the same files on my PC to my NAS. However, I WOULD back up the folder location where those files are stored on my NAS to the cloud. This would ensure that the files are moved to my NAS, then backed up to the cloud. 2. Towards the end of the tutorial, I showed how you can back up a computer using Synology Drive. That's how that file was created! Hopefully this helps, but let me know if you have any other questions!
@@WunderTechTutorials Wow, thanks for the generosity of time and the robust response! 1. Ok, cool. that was in the plan for me - to go with something like Backblaze or something like that. 2. Yeah, I had seen that section on the Backup Task - but I see now why I didn't see the "Computer Backup" folder in "My Drive". I was logged in as my administration user and not as the user that I use to run the backup! 😁 Once again, great video and thanks for taking time to respond.
COMPLEX Question: I wanna mirror all of my Desktop PC files (4TB with music, pictures), and at a certain point 👉 I will switch to a Laptop with mostly projects/work files which I will want to mirror as well to my NAS, yet, it will be Asymmetrical since I won't carry all of that 4TB data of music/pictures with me on that laptop. So I don't want Synology to erase those 4TB from my desktop PC, since it won't "see them" on my Laptop. How can Synology Drive /or/ "Active Backup for Business" Apps- help me pull it off? Is it possible to have data that isn't mirrored and data that is mirrored at the same folder even?
I lost the bubble around minute 7:06 in the dialogue. I apparently asked for my /home on NAS to be synced. But I only wanted one of the folders within the "home" area to be synced. How do I unsync a folder?
@@WunderTechTutorials I'm glad I "can do it from the SDC ..." but I need a hint as to how. If I open the Synology Drive Client shortcut on my desktop PC, l discover I'm looking at a window which displays all the folders on my computer. There are no commands visible other than what Microsoft provides on the top of an open folders window.
@@skipsaunders5974 It's in the actual application - those are the folders. Should be open in the Windows hidden items that are running and you can right-click it.
@@WunderTechTutorials thank you, I’ll try that in the morning. My cat, who runs the household, is insisting that I get out of the office and go to the bedroom.
@@WunderTechTutorials Thanks.... I foound the running Synology Drive Client, it was as you said "in the hidden items" on the bottom right run bar in windows. When I open it I can see "sync Tasks" and 'create' 'pause' 'sync rules' and 'delete' along the top of the new window. in the field I see my NAS with "My Drive 9two-way sync)" on a file folder. There is a subtitle saying "C:\Users\X570" .... this appears to be the full C drive user files (lots of them) from my computer. To stop the synchronization of these files on the NAS do I just highlight the My Drive in this window and press "delete" along the top?..... will I then be able to delete that C drive information from the NAS without destroying my computer?....... Thanks in Advance, and sorry to be so obtuse.
Excellent clear tutorial. Thanks! I want to try using this for a single user Linux and Windows clients shared code repository. Wouldn't work for multiple users but that's fine because I'm just me.
9:23 does this work on ds418? because i tried configure multiple times the files from NAS will automatically download to client pc,i can't find configuration to make it cloud based only.
Is there a way to back-up a folder that's located in e.g. D:\Users\user\Documents\projects, to a Shared Team Folder, and not have sub-folders representing it's path? I was hoping to add multiple folders from different locations, but this looks like it'll make things less neat
So I'm currently working remotely with a client who has a NAS synology drive with projects on it. I have it setup so the synology drive is syncing to an external hardrive so I can work on the projects and not worry about linking media. My external is starting to fill up. Is there a way to clear up space on my drive and not affect the NAS drive? I have stopped syncing files that I don't need but doesn't seem to save any space on my end?
Yes, on-demand sync is what you're looking for. If you're on Windows, right-click a folder/file and select "free up space" and it'll remove it from the local device but keep it on the NAS. If you don't have those options, you might have to reconfigure the sync task.
Thank you very much...i start understanding. I have a very specific question: I went for the backup solution but i would really like to do the sync one. My problem is that my interest is syncing up my Photos from my Local drive that i work on with Lightroom and Photoshop. As i understood from another video on youtube this would really slow my performance as my nas would be indexing all the files everytime i work on them...is that the case?...i don't know if i'm explaining myself...Thanks in advance
I wish I could give advice but since I don't use it that way and haven't ever seen it that way, I'm not sure if there would be any performance issues. The best thing you can do is try, and if it causes issues, you can kill the syncing.
excellent video all the detail a man/woman could ask for. very well spoken and articulate. great explanation of the client and web browser. just got yourself a new sub. thanks for the video.
Thanks for the detailed tutorial. Using the Backup method you demonstrated, (Not sync) How can I create multiple backups? I backed up the music folder that I have on drive E. Now I would like to backup my Movies folder on Drive F. I do not see any option for "Create a new backup", on the Drive Client. Thanks for your help.
This is unfortunately more of a "sync", meaning there aren't hard "backups". If you're using Windows, have you seen Active Backup for Business? That will most likely do what you're looking for.
Hi thank you very much all of your video are very clear. Just to clarify synology drive only allow sync access within local network right? how can i sync my files when working from external network ie. working from home and my nas is connected to office network. Thank you
Thanks so much! Technically, you can access them externally using QuickConnect, a Reverse Proxy, or exposing the ports directly. I have a video on how you can access your NAS outside of your local network that should help. So the answer is yes, you can do it (and there are multiple ways), but it depends how you'd like to implement it.
Thanks for the great video. So if I want a one way sync only. Up-sync in my case, it looks like I want to use the backup feature with the continuous option selected rather then using the sync feature as it looks like that only allows for a one way down-sync, but not up-sync. Is that correct? Thanks in advanced.
I've set up a synch task with some photo folders. Some folders are synched without files and the menu bar icon on macOS seems to blink the whole time. Which problem could be there?
I unfortunately don't own a Mac so I can't really say. If the files are syncing, Synology Drive is working, so it could be MacOS or application related.
Hi there. I'm using Synology Drive Client 3.0.2 on Win 10 and I often get the error that the SSL Certificate is not valid and because of this my synchronization from Desktop or other Folders to my NAS don't work. I have checked the SSL certificate multiple times, and it was still valid, I also deleted and created a new one.
Your videos are very helpful. Many thanks for the efforts put into creating them. Is there a way to automatic backup of files created on my Ipad to my synology nas once I enter home and the ipad connects to my local network? Thanks again.
my windows 10 was re-installed, but I can't install the synology drive client on my desktop computer. in the last step "finish", the icon at the right bottom disappears forever. Once I click the icon on the desktop, I have to re-install again and again, but never succeed. By the way, I had succeeded installing it before the win10 system re-intalled.
Thank you for providing the video and document (though the images seem to be broken). I bought a DS720+ and was shocked that there was nearly no documentation on how to use the product properly.
That's weird - the images are working for me, but I will definitely look into it! Thanks for letting me know! As for the documentation, yes, Synology's documentation is somewhat...lacking. It has the factual points there, but it's not always easy to understand exactly what they're talking about when you first get your NAS.
Hi. I followed your instructions months ago, and kept in syncro the data drive of my PC with the NAS. I've reset my PC (hence the OS drive, not the data drive that was synchronized via the Drive Client, which has been left intact); I've downloaded the Drive Client, opened it, but when I insert the Username and psw, it answers "Invalid QuickConnect ID or Syn Drive Server has not been enabled". Could you give me any suggestions? Thanks in advance
@@WunderTechTutorials Wonderful! I've been trying with the QuickConnect name of the NAS, not the IP number. After your suggestion, I tried using only the IP address, but with no success; then I added User and psw to the IP address, and it worked. Thanks a lot, have a nice Sunday evening..
Question, On the Drive Client, I "unchecked" the box "Keep locally deleted files on the remote backup destination folder". I then ran the backup job, however after the backup completes, the locally deleted files are still on the NAS folder. Any idea why this feature is not working?
@@WunderTechTutorials The backup job does copy any new files from my local PC to the NAS. The problem is when I delete a local file from my PC, it does not get deleted on the NAS. So basically, the backup job is saving everything on the NAS. I would like the NAS to delete files that no longer exist instead of me logging into the Teamserver share and manually deleting these old files.
@@alsacs3635 I wish I knew why it wasn't, but I unfortunately am not entirely sure. Generally, the settings are pretty simple, so if it's not working, it could be a bug in this version, but that's just a guess to be honest.
Also agree - Excellent tutorial. I am not watching my Documents folder from my Windows PC sync with my NAS. However, when I go to DSM 7 and access through Drive I do not see the Documents folder in Drive. I tried reloading window - but still does not show up. How to I see the sync'd folder in Drive?
It would be great if the PC client allowed you to specify backup mode by folder instead of globally. I have some folders like the Documents folder where I want files sent to the NAS in continuous mode and other folders such as all those associated with Thunderbird sent to the NAS on a schedule. Have you run into this situation and is there any solution with the Synology software? My current solution is to use SyncBack (from 2BrightSparks) to back up the Thunderbird folders to a network mapped folder on the NAS. This works but I must buy SyncBack for each PC. Thanks
I don't think there's a way to isolate when files should sync in individual folders, unfortunately. I think your best bet (even though it might not be possible) is to split the files that you don't want syncing continuously into another folder. Might not be ideal, but that is the only way I can think of.
I only want to sync a specific folder and it's subfolders within a shared folder using the Team Folder. Is this possible? The folder is 6 levels deep from the root of the shared folder. Do I have to create a new shared folder and move the target folder in it? Really don't want to do this if not necessary. Am I missing how to do this?
I don't think that you can sync subfolders on the Synology side, unfortunately. I believe you can do it on the other side (PC), but not the Synology side.
@@WunderTechTutorials Thanks for the quick response. Yeah, unfortunately I'll probably create another shared folder and move the target subfolder to it. Or, I might consider Resilio Sync on the NAS and client. Thanks again! Love all the videos and learning a ton...
@WunderTech thankyou for a very informative video. I do have a question... In setting on Synology Drive (especially for backup, thought the question should apply equally to syncing files between local PC and NAS), what is the limitation in the number of files that can be handled by Synology Drive? The Synology Drive Client seems to backup no more than 640,000 files, as if it is a hard limit. Is that the case? or am I doing something wrong? If it is a hard limit, what are the workarounds? (The files I am trying to backup reside on external usb drives.)
That's a really great question that I wish I could answer. I never hit a hard limit, but now I'm questioning if it was just under 640k files. This is (unfortunately) going to be something that you need to ask Synology directly 😞
I initially created two shared folder for both me and my brother. Now I am confused as by activating home user, if I go to file station I have two different folder home and homes, and also the earlier created shared folder for each user. In homes folder there are folder for each user which I can access and there is no password protection or privacy ? My questions are as follows 1. How can we sync already created shared folder in drive ? and can we get rid of homes folder? 2. If it is compulsory to have homes folder, is there a way to put password protection to each home folder so that it can be accessed by that specified user and not anyone?
If we take a step back, when you say that they're accessible by everyone, do you mean in DSM as an administrator or through SMB? The homes folder is necessary to use Drive Server, so unfortunately, it can't be disabled. As for syncing shared folders, you might want to look into "team folders". I believe that will do what you're looking for: www.wundertech.net/synology-drive-server-tutorial-sync-local-files-to-your-nas/#team-folder
Great content - thanks. I'm still looking for something though. I want to create specific folders on the DS920+ as the destination sources for various backups. If I follow the directions of this video, everything would go to "My Drive". How do I set up sub-folders? I Need a "Media" sub and then subs within that for Photography, Video, and Production. Not wanting to sync, just want to set up a good backup tree structure. Thanks.
If we take a step back, where are the source files for that media folder? On the personal device? The only way you can back up data to different folder would be by making a "Team Folder" which should work for what you're doing if I understand what you're saying.
I have question about deleted files from Drive, where i can empty recycle bin from my user home folder, on shared folder options in control panel when i'm logged in as administrator i can empty recycle bin for folder homes but that doesn't empty recycle bin from my user which has his home folder? Is there options to set up to delete automatically after some period?
In the Synology Drive Admin Console (through DSM), you will be able to launch the application, then select "settings". From there, you can "clean up" all recycle bins if you'd like! I don't know of a way to automate this.
Thanks for your efforts! The tutorial was very informative. However, I do have a few questions if you don't mind. 1. I'm pretty confused between "sync" and "backup." So, let's say I already synced my folder (from my PC) to the NAS. If something happens to my PC, can I still access those files from the NAS using a different or new PC? And then eventually, re-sync that same folder to the that PC you'll be using? 2. Can this be configured wherein the admin can access all users' sync folders while user's can only access their own? Thanks!
Thanks so much! 1. A "sync" is basically exactly how it sounds. When a file is modified on your local PC, it will "sync" that file to your NAS. Depending on how you configure it, the "sync" will send it in real-time, whereas the "backup" can be scheduled (or it can be sent in real-time as well). If something happens to your PC, the files will still exist on the NAS. Just be aware that if something happens to the individual files on that PC, they will be "synced" to the NAS first. That's why it's important to set up snapshots as well (I have a video if you're interested in learning about them). 2. The admin user can login to DSM, go to "homes", then select the username of the user and view their documents inside of the "Drive" folder. By default, users can only access their individual files. Hope this helps!
If you sync, and you accidentally delete or mangle a file on your PC, the sync process will delete or mangle that file on your NAS. Gone forever. If you backup your PC with the Synology Active Backup for Business ( I use this for my home files ), and if you accidentally delete or mangle a file, your NAS will, if set up to retain old versions, will have many versions of those accidentally deleted or mangled file going back days, weeks, months or even years if that's how you set it up. Set it up with this as your guide : th-cam.com/video/CSVuOkHtLbE/w-d-xo.html
I have 30 years of digital photos and was wondering would this be a good option to view remotely (on my phone) and share if I wanted to share a couple or an album on occasion. I have multiple backups on many devices so this is not a backup plan I just wanted an accessible copy of my desktop's drive? I bought the Synology so I could share through DS video and not pay Google for their services. Any thoughts or suggestions?
Are you running Synology DSM 7? If you are, they have a new Photos app called Synology Photos. I have a video on it if interested, but I think that might do what you're looking for?
@@WunderTechTutorials I am running DSM7 and use Synology Photos. I want to sync my PC photos to the NAS so I can access them via Synology Photos on my phone or tablet.
@@williamfader3884 I see - the short answer is that I don't think that you're going to be able to do it using Synology Drive. As far as what solution you should use...I'm not even entirely sure from a Synology perspective. The issue is that Synology Drive doesn't allow you (as far as I know) to select the "photo" folder in your home directory. You can set up the "photo" folder as a team folder, but then all pictures will be in the shared space (not sure if this is a problem). Honestly, you might want to look into a tool that does it all through SMB. In my 5 minutes of testing, I couldn't get my setup to do what you're looking for with Synology Drive.
I am trying to figure out why Synology drive does not sync all of my files. I have thousands of files on my PC. including documents, pictures, music etc. There are about 7,000 that are not synced. There are about 1 or 2 files in some folders that it would not sync. For example IMG001 to IMG078 would sync then IMG0079 would not sync. I tried to search for help lots of people are having these problems. Whatever explanation Synology has for not syncing such as name being too long don't make sense. On the other hand I use Microsoft One Drive it syncs everything, it has no problem. Can you suggest what could be the problem.
Dear I have recently purchased Synology NAS DS 1520+ but i don't see Synology Drive Server on my all Packages Tab under Package Center. Can I manually install it on my NAS? Will this package of Synology Drive Server work with my NAS DS 1520+. Please help me? I have purchased it for my office and now I am unable to take automatic backup of my Office PC's DATA in the NAS.
@@WunderTechTutorials Yes Dear, I can see Synology Drive Server. Does this require the payment or its free if you have purchased the NAS? Because it is showing "Business, Productivity" category of this package.
@@WunderTechTutorials Well I have installed and configured synology drive server and synology drive client on my PC. I have even configured the share folder to copy data from PC to NAS. But still my requirement is not being fulfilled. In my office there are 45 Desktop Computers. Each PC is fixed to designated user. Now the requirements are: 1) Each user must have a mapped network drive (as a DESTINATION Drive to keep data backup automatically) associated with his shared folder (protected with user name and password) but the data of user should be on the root of destination mapped drive. Too be continued...
Thank you for the video very good explanation. I have a question, is it possible to sync individual SubFolders in the Home Folder? Like if I want to do a structure visible to only me in My home folder. Can I somehow Sync for example on PC - Documents to > Home/Documents_from_PC?. From what I see its not possbile? So the only way how to do it, is create a Shared folder and give the access to this Shared folder only to me and keep it private?
You should be able to set that up as that's how mine is set up. However, I think it might have to live in the "Drive" folder (from what I remember when I set it up - could be different).
@@WunderTechTutorials I see so basically Documents folder on PC would have to be Part of the Drive mapping? In this case it would work but again it would Sync only the Documents folder and it's subfolders to the Drive. Meaning if you for example would then to Sync another Folder from PC let's say Downloads, it would not work
Excellent tutorial! Is there a way to set up multiple backup tasks? - I would like to backup multiple folders from different drives to my recently purchased Synology and after creating on task for a folder, I can't see a button to create another task.
I've created a backup task for my Photos folder on my PC and the Synology Drive client doesn't offer me a way to create another task for my other important folders on my other partitions (I've got 4 HDDs in my PC). @@WunderTechTutorials
Great video, everything works perfect for me except one thing. I have a windows surface pro x....the only thing that is not visible on mine is: inside my sync folder, when I right click on a file, the drive option is not there, so I don't have an option to clear the file to the cloud only. Any ideas on why? Thanks.
@@WunderTechTutorials it's been like this since the first time. I reinstalled the client twice thinking it may have been a system glitch. The folder is completely synced, the cloud icon and download icons are showing the status of the files correctly, just drive does not show up in the right click menu. It is inside the folder. Could it be, that option is not available for the surface pro x system?
@@GHETTOSOUNDS I wouldn't think that would be the reason, but I assume that it could be OS related. Since you have a specific scenario where you know it happens, you might be able to pass that info to Synology and get a response. Maybe it will help them fix it too 🙂
Do you need a Synology account to be able to do this? I got a custom nas but with Synology OS. Can't seem to be able to get past the Maybe Later button at 8:46
Are you using Xpenology? You shouldn't need a Synology account for this at all. When you say you can't get passed the "maybe later" button, is it selectable?
@@WunderTechTutorials Hello, I totally forgot I commented on this. Long story short, I now have an official Synology NAS with an account and everything. Hope to get all up and running.
very nice Tutorial. i have a probmel with synology drive i dont know but the share folder my company create folders with pc names , for example: i have original folder '' accounting" and now: Hpdeskto-accounting, Delloptiplex-accounting . were is problem synology nas storage or settings synology client PC?
When using the Backup Task, are the backups protected in case of rasonware? In other words, if the files are encrypted on the local computer are they then copied to the NAS backup and overwrite the good files? Do you have to use snapshots in this case? Thanks
It truthfully depends how the files are encrypted. Most likely, you are correct in thinking that the files will be overwritten. The best thing to do to avoid ransomware is to setup a snapshot schedule and have an off-site backup. This way, anything major that occurs can be rolled back fairly quickly.
Hi and thank you for great video. I also try to do the same with my DS1621+, keep all files on synology drive and keep the nas as the center for all files. However, since im using VPN, once in a while the external PC client complains about the certificate is not valid (or ”no server certificate method has been enabled”. Could you explain how to prevent this from happening? It feels like the VPN connection works great first, but after a while some VPN clients fails to connect to the nas. This issue kind of breaks the whole idea of using Synology Drive as the main hub.. :(
Thanks! How are you connecting? Is it by the IP address? Also, are you using HTTPS? Without a domain name and valid SSL certificate, the error will occur, but generally, it will only have to be accepted once.
@@WunderTechTutorials thanks. After trying a lot of different things, I noticed the warnings dissaperaed after selecting ”verify CN” and ”Verify TLS”, in combination with exporting a new config file. Not really sure what CN and TLS does, but it added some extra rows to the config file I noticed.. Yes I have https enabled, with synology ddns domain name.
Thank's for the great tutorial! I don't enable the two way sync,and when i upload a file direct to nas it doesn't sychronize with my client pc,the opposite works.There is a way to enable it now.thank's you!
is it possible to sync a specific file type to a nas. like say you have a dl directory on your pc full of files of different types, "exe mp4 pdf," And you just want pdf files going to a specific folder on the nas?
@@WunderTechTutorials thanks (apologies, Caps were for emphasis rather than 'shouting'). Is the means to do that covered in this video? I seem to be getting stuck at being forced to create a new folder on the NAS in a completely separate area to where I want it to end up.
@@barrystewart3528 No problem! Yes, it should be, but here is the exact setting you need to enable in the Admin Console: www.wundertech.net/synology-drive-server-tutorial-sync-local-files-to-your-nas/#12_Team_Folder_Configuration_How_to_Set_Up_Synology_Drive After you enable that, you should be able to set up a new sync task and select that Team Folder, then map it to a local folder and the sync task should function as expected.
Thanks :) Synology Drive looks good but I didn't find the way how to do automatic scheduled backup of specific folder to My Drive on NAS without creating whole bunch of subfolders. For example - Lets say that I have "data" folder on C:\ that I would like to backup automatically on NAS to "My Drive\Backup\data". Is there any way how to do this with Synology Drive or any other synology app/tool ?
Do you mean backing up to specific folders on your NAS that you specify? If so, that's not exactly how Synology Drive works, so I don't think it will do much unfortunately. Team Folders will technically allow you to map a specific location on your NAS to a specific location on your PC, but they need to be done individually which is not ideal.
Thanks to you I'm using Synology drive client to back up certain directories that are changing daily/weekly and it's great. I've come across an instance where I'd like to sync a folder on my PC to a specific folder on my nas. However it says it can't as it's already in a prior sync task. So I removed it from said task. However, now I can only sync from the nas to the pc, when I really want to go from the pc to the nas. Is this a drawback in the program?
No, you should be able to set up two-way sync on any folders. However, the folder can't be a sub-folder that's already in a sync task. Is that possibly it?
@@cyberwasp461 Yes, I'm not entirely sure why you can't sync that individual folder, but I'm thinking that you can maybe create a new one and if it works properly, rename them back to whatever you want them to be.
How large are the files? If they're very large, are you giving them enough time to sync? I will be honest though that I haven't synced files larger than a few GB in size.
@@WunderTechTutorials at least 5 GB. I tried to give them enough time but the SDC says that the sync was complete but when I went to the folder, the files weren’t there.
@@justinzvideo Those aren't huge files, so it's hard to say that they shouldn't work, though I'm sure there are a ton of different things that it could be. Synology support might be your best bet in this case as it appears to a specific application issue rather than a setup issue.
Thanks for this superb tutorial. If I may kindly ask for your help. I created a Sync Task with ShareSync of one folder in my PC (Win10) to my Synology Drive using the One-way Upload under Sync mode (Selected Upload data to Synology Drive Server only). All the PC subfolders successfully synced with the exception of one subfolder. I repeatedly verified under Sync rules that the particular subfolder NOT syncing is checked. I have tried to delete the Sync Task and recreate a new Sync Task but to no avail. The particular subfolder is still not syncing. When I open the Win10 File Explorer, all the subfolders and files syncing properly have a green check, whereas the particular subfolder not syncing has no green check. Would appreciate any advise. Many thanks.
Great video in general. I think that essentially this is more for sharing and collaborating. Despite each user has its own folder and cannot access another users folder (apart from "shared") any administrator of the NAS can still peek into the data of each user.
@@WunderTechTutorials I am really struggling here: I am looking to backup my PC data to my NAS. But Synology Drive just makes duplication without encryption or compressing data. Checking now Synology Active Backup. This finally does encryption and compression but I can only choose whole drives. Though, From my 119GB it backed up 88GB; no idea which data (31GB?) it skipped. Am I really the only one that wants to sync selected folders and have those encrypted/compressed?
Drive Backup vs. ABB. Both back up Documents. What's the big difference? If using Synology Drive Backup for documents and ABB for documents, aren't I doing basically the same thing? Thanks
As a heads up, I think TH-cam automatically deleted your other comment. If it had a link or something in it, that could be the reason why. Synology Drive is more of a sync than a backup. Active Backup is a "true" backup in the sense that it offers file-level and bare-metal restores (and has deduplication, but that's on the server side). That's not to say Synology Drive is bad as a backup, it just doesn't have the capabilities of ABB.
Great info WunderTech. If a user doesn't care about pure software program restores, just Documents/Photos, etc then Drive Backup sounds like a better option than ABB. One thing I noticed with Drive is when I set up a 'backup' in Drive and then set the same directory to 'sync' in Drive, I received a warning notice (DSM 7.1.42661) that adding Sync to an already existing Backup folder "may cause issues". I want to sync and share the Documents folder with my other devices and local network users (family) but I also want to back up that folder. Please refresh this tutorial for 7.1. There are additional items in 7.1 that don't show on your 6.8(?) version. No one has done a Drive video yet on 7.1, that I've found. You could be the first!
@@jwpepper2835 That's very interesting that you received that error. I will certainly add this to my list and try and experiment a little to figure out what those "issues" might be! Thanks for the info!
Great video but when I follow your steps on my iPad pro and drop the app it does not give me the option to sync is there any way to manually set this up after the download TIA
Thanks for the video 👍 Quick question, can you backup multiple folders in two different locations? It seems backup only lets you run one task at one location.
You can back up different folders to different locations, but you cannot backup two folders to one location. Basically, the files sync (one to one) from the source to the destination. Not sure if this answers your question, but please let me know if I can clarify!
@@WunderTechTutorials I had a quick question. If I have one folder, "documents" and I want to sync this folder across 3-4 computers. Is that possible to have the continuous backup on all four? So if I make a change to one "documents" folder, it should update to the other computers as well. Hopefully, I worded that right, but do you think that's a possibility?
Found one thing it won't let you back up that's a must for me. I use an email program that has configuration files that are stored in Program files and Program files (x86). Those directories aren't in the list. Makes me wonder what Active backup for business leaves out.
Excellent video and clear instructions!One problem using Syn.Drive on mobile.You cannot set as default storage folder the Synology Drive app for your download and picture folders to be able to sync automatically.You have to use for ex DS file to upload them there.Using DS Cloud which is now discontinued was so much simple.Thanks again!
Yeah, Synology seems to have dropped some functionality for some applications which is frustrating. Hopefully they upgrade Drive in the future to have that same functionality.
@@WunderTechTutorials So, is there any possibility, to synchronize folder from mobile device with folder on Synology (right now when DS Cloud is not working)?
@@WunderTechTutorials I was checking it, but I found only how to copy it manually. I haven't found how to set folder synchro between one folder on Android phone and one folder on Synology. It was easy to set on DS Cloud, but on Synology drive it's not for me. That's why I'm asking, maybe someone did this and can share this info. I also cannot find any article how to do this.
Thanks for your video. Do you know if is possible to sync the kesktop folder? I have sync my documents folders, but I´d like have the documents in my desktop too.
You can, but instead of selecting the "Documents" folder, you will have to select the username. This will sync all folders though (Contacts, Desktop, Documents, etc.)
@@WunderTechTutorials it is not allowing me to select. Now I can´t sync because It says a sync task is already running. So I have to uninstall the client server and also the package from dsm (I think so, I dont know if is there another way). Then when I tried to select user folder I could not. Could be because synology drive folder is created by default in the user folder? Or I can choose where synology drive folder is locate in my HD? thank you for your interest and help
@@oscarmonteroyoga When you are selecting the folder, did you uncheck the option at the bottom? I haven't tested it myself, but I will try and do some testing this weekend!
hi @wundertech. great video. can you describe how you manage file conflicts with multiple users accessing files through Synology Drive? Can you lock files or can you create conflict files so no data is lost or saved over?
I haven't actually run into any conflicts like that, but if you're using a team folder and Windows, the files will sync back and forth when they're saved. I haven't seen any check-out/in features, unfortunately.
Thanks for the tutorial. I tried installing Synology drive server, but it is no longer available in the Synology Package Center. so I googled it seems that the Synology Drive Server has been discontinued.
Can you sync the whole C: drive ? When I select the C: drive is says invalid folder. I wanted to create a backup and be able to see the folders and files without having to restore. Also when I try to create a backup task the C: drive is grayed out. How would I set this up? Thanks, Mark
You should be able to using a a backup task. Have you followed these instructions by any chance? www.wundertech.net/synology-drive-server-tutorial-sync-local-files-to-your-nas/#configure-backup
Thanks for the tutorial. I am learning how to setup my Synology and this helps a lot. One thing I find a little scary with setting up sync and maybe a really dumb question..... will sync first look at the PC or at the NAS for files? So let's say I have a folder on my PC with 30000 pictures en I set up sync....will it sync the pictures to the nas or empty the folder with the pictures in it because the folder of the nas is empty? I am pretty sure it won't delete all the pictures on the PC but I wish it would be made clearer by synology.
First off, you should always ensure you have backups before you try anything "new". This will give you the confidence to try and set it up. However, it has always synced the files from the NAS, FIRST. It shouldn't delete any files on the NAS, but regardless, if you have backups, you have a recovery plan in case something goes wonky :-)
@@WunderTechTutorials Thanks for your reply. I was just following the tutorial yesterday without thinking I could mess up. No harm was done because synology put an extra folder in the folder I wanted to sync from my PC named synologydrive. Probably for people like me that don't think anything can go wrong. :-) I will test first from now on and hope my question helps others who are just like me.
Great Video. Long shot, but if I want to change the directory (from C:\ to E:\) for where on my PC I want to synk my files. How do I do that? Do I need to first delete current connection, and then create a new one on the new harddrive? Seems a little scary to delete a connection...
You can create a new connection to that new location, and then delete the old one if you'd like. I'd suggest doing the connection first though to ensure that everything flows over the way you're expecting.
@@tegheim I see what you're saying. Unfortunately, the best way might be to move the files to a temporary directory, delete the connection in Drive and then recreate it.
@@WunderTechTutorials I must delete the connection first then? Or the Synology will start synking once more on the same location? When deleting a connection one doesn't delete the files right? Thank you in advance.
@@tegheim The connection should not delete the files, but I would take a backup either way. I unfortunately can't confirm that this will 100% work, but I think it's the most logical step. If I get some time, I will try and test it on my own.
This video very helpful. But i got 1 question, how to unsync synology drive client from a device (laptop or PC) without data loss either from device or synology drive? can you help me, because currently i use office laptop to sync with my synology. But somehow i need to handing over device back to them. Please help me. Thank you.
I would definitely back up the data first, but as soon as you back it up, you should be able to uninstall the Drive application on the PC. At that point, confirm that the data still exists on your NAS. If it does, just delete it from the PC.
Absolutely spot-on video, clear and direct. Thanks a lot for your expertise and more importantly, for sharing it in such a succinct way with all of us.!!!
Awesome tutorial, but I can't seem to configure the Synology Drive Server to auto sync one way between 2 Synology NAS devices in a local network. Is that even possible? This would create a perfect mirror of my main NAS.
I just purchased a DS420+ with DSM 7 and have had trouble creating a sync task that would sync c:/.../documents and c:/.../pictures. I couldn't get the files to update on the NAS. I finally deleted all the references I could find that were created trying that. I found your video and followed the instructions, but things did not look the same. I skipped the sync task and went to backup task. I created a continuous backup task. Selected the two user on my PC, and did not uncheck any of the directories under them. The backup task works well. I then tried again to create a sync task. When I try to select the local folders on my PC, I see the users are grayed out. However, I can open the user and select a folder. When I select the Documents folders and click OK, I get the message "This directory cannot be synced because on of the subfolders in this directory is being used in an existing backup task. Please select a different folder. I tried pausing the backup task and changing the Mode to manual, but I get the same message. What have I don't wrong? Is it possible to have a sync task and backup task that copies the same folders to the NAS?
@@WunderTechTutorials Thanks for your reply. I have two goals. 1st is to sync all the folders and files in Documents and Pictures with some level of versioning so I can recover files if needed. 2nd is to backup my user information and files so that if I have a PC failure, I can restore it to another PC.
@@edhann4884 Got it - the Documents folder can sync to your home folder (that's how mine is set up). For this, you will not need a team folder. However, if you're going to use the PC backup as well, it might be redundant (meaning you will back it up twice), therefore, it's probably best to just set up the PC backup.
Great video as always. Was wondering if there is a way to stop another user from editing the same document i am working on...something like "file is locked for editing, view read only". If two users are working on the same document at the same time then this would make conflicts or should i say it could create two versions while the aim is to continuously update the same document with the latest info if that makes sense. Is there a way to do that? Thank you.
I'm afraid that you can't (or at least there's not a way that I know of). Microsoft uses a feature called "check-in" and "check-out" that does exactly what you're looking for, but I can't seem to find anything like that on Synology Drive.
@@WunderTechTutorials Sub’d 🫡 great content. Was wondering if all users only need to work on a one shared folder (team folder), is there any reason to enable homes for the users?
@@MBimmer I like team folders for groups that will be collaborating, but it really depends on the requirements you're trying to fulfill. The home folder will just give everyone their own personal space to work in.
@@WunderTechTutorials yeah agree. It seems opportunistic locking is probably what is required to stop a second user editing the same document while another user is already editing it (?)
Thank you for the excellent tutorials! I just purchase and set up my first NAS for home use, a DS923+. It's purpose is reliable storage and backup of my extensive photo collection (amature photography). I've set up my NAS with an admin account as well as a personal account for myself and my photos as well as eventually my music collection. Of course as a beginner at this I'm sure I've made some wrong turns. At first I mapped my NAS to my old Windows PC and then my newer Mac Mini M1 which is now my main photo editing workstation. My NAS stays pinned in Win File Explorer but does not with Mac OS when booting but it is easy to reconnect. Editing files on my NAS works though I notice the speed difference. So, I've installed Synology Drive Server and tried to set it up, but I'm sure I've made mistakes in doing so. I don't understand the file structure at all. Whereas I can see my personal shared folder I created and mapped, I don't see where my synced My Drive folder is in Exporer or in Finder for files I've synced with my Mac Mini. I do see the photos I synced from my mobile phone. I need to understand what I've done wrong. I didn't see that folder check box your mentioned in the client that I should deselect. I wonder if that is the problem.
The "My Drive" folder will be on DSM under homes (homes > username > drive). From there, anything you add to and from the "my drive" will be stored in that location.
Wow this is so useful! Thank you! I was scratching my head of how to use this Synology feature! :) question, is Continuous backup pretty much the same as Sync or are there differences? Also, I'm trying to setup a sync between my local folder and an existing folder in NAS but now it creates a Volume-myHardDrive directory instead of copying directly in my existing NAS folder, any ideas? thanks!
You are correct, continuous backup is pretty much the same as a sync. For your second question, check out team folders, because I think it will do exactly what you're looking for!
@@DavidM2002 Well, the sync task for Synology Drive does versioning. The continuous backup task functions extremely similarly, but will do it on multiple folders on the NAS rather than having to create different sync tasks for those folders.
Hi, your videos are great and make it seem easy to set up Synology Drive, but being a complete beginner I'm still having a lot of problems! Maybe someone can help? I've set up a sync task with my laptop and it looks like all the folders in my documents have been transferred to the NAS. However when I open some of the folders they are empty, when there should be files and subfolders in there. How do I fix this?
You'll need a VPN to use SMB remotely. Synology Drive is a more integrated solution for remote access. Selective sync is a good feature to keep frequently accessed files and folders locally available without a full 1:1 sync, which is problematic given the relatively small storage devices found in modern devices.
thanks for this, i do have one issue with synology drive and that is editing any ms office type files via web, it seems it can only be done by converting to synology types, i don't know if you have found a way around it, if so do share. Love the content!
Hi. Great clear tutorial! Is it possible to turn on my computer via NAS when I am outside of LAN?(something like wake on LAN but for PC from outside?) Best regards! Szymon
I'm not sure if a Synology NAS can send Wake-on-LAN requests (I know it can be turned on by WOL), but you might be able to get that working with something like a Raspberry Pi.
Yes, you will have to use the VPN. That is certainly the safest way of doing it. There are other ways, but they are "riskier" from a security perspective.
I'm new to NAS and I've watched dozens of videos about Synology software, yours are the only ones I fully understand. Thank you for your efforts!
That's by far the best Video I've seen covering Synology Drive. You're explaining all the details. Thank you!
I'm glad that it helped, thanks a lot for watching!
I've had my NAS for a year and only realized from this video that I could automatically sync my important working files instead of doing it all manually! You saved me time and gave me additional peace of mind! Thanks!
same here lol
Very great instructional and informational on things I didn't even know after owning a synology for a few years. You cleared up a lot of things for me that were always kind of question marks. Thank you!
I'm not done watching the video, but I've already Thumps-Up and wanted to comment saying THANK YOU for taking the time to make this video - I was pretty sure this functionality existed in the Synology ecosystem but wasn't sure where to find it - I will be revisiting this video a couple of times in the near future to configure my sync setup - Thanks again !
I'm very happy to hear that it helped. Thanks so much for the kind words. If I can answer any questions, please let me know!
Complete and through explanation, this is the third Wunder Tech video I have watched tonight, made me realize, I am only likely using 15% of the capability of the NAS. Thank You.
Thanks so much!!
Absolutely the BEST instructions! I converted from Synology's Cloud Station to Synology Drive be viewing your video and walking step-by-step through the process on my PC. Thank you so much for such clear instructions. I'm off n' running with the new Drive backup thanks to you...
I'm happy to hear that they helped! Thanks so much for watching!
Explained everything in plain language and answered all the questions I had on this subject. Excellent content. This NAS keeps surprising me with it's capabilities and functions. Thanks
Thanks. I was able to 1) realize I needed this SD, and 2) back-up my important folders to the NAS.
EXCELLENT Tutorial... The way you provided the information was very easy to understand and user friendly for any person to follow. Thank you so much and I greatly appreciate what you are providing for the Synology users. Any and all information is useful information. Please keep up the Great Work. IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!!!
Thank you so much! I'm happy to hear that it was helpful!
Excellent presentation straight to the point. This has open the understanding that i was lacking with this technology. Keep up the great work. I certainly appreciate your Method of instructions.
Thanks!
Very clear tutorial Thanks so much for putting together! 👌 - 2 small questions if you don't mind -
1. How does one distinguish between use cases of sync and backup? Is it overkill to have a Sync job AND a backup job - especially given that I might be the only one accessing the files in my account?
2. I see in at 12:41 in the Drive portal, there is a "Computer Backup" folder, but I couldn't see how that was created
Thank you for watching!
1. It's hard to say to be honest. A sync job is not a backup job, since issues with the file will sync to your NAS. However, if you're using snapshots on your NAS, you can "fix" any potential issues that might arise. Overall, I suggest having a backup job for your important information. I would certainly say it's NOT overkill to have a sync and a backup job, but where you conduct the backup job IS important. For example, I wouldn't worry about syncing the files from my PC to my NAS AND backing up the same files on my PC to my NAS. However, I WOULD back up the folder location where those files are stored on my NAS to the cloud. This would ensure that the files are moved to my NAS, then backed up to the cloud.
2. Towards the end of the tutorial, I showed how you can back up a computer using Synology Drive. That's how that file was created!
Hopefully this helps, but let me know if you have any other questions!
@@WunderTechTutorials Wow, thanks for the generosity of time and the robust response!
1. Ok, cool. that was in the plan for me - to go with something like Backblaze or something like that.
2. Yeah, I had seen that section on the Backup Task - but I see now why I didn't see the "Computer Backup" folder in "My Drive". I was logged in as my administration user and not as the user that I use to run the backup! 😁
Once again, great video and thanks for taking time to respond.
@@mozzywozzy123 Not a problem, glad to hear you were able to figure it out. Thank you for watching!
COMPLEX Question: I wanna mirror all of my Desktop PC files (4TB with music, pictures), and at a certain point 👉 I will switch to a Laptop with mostly projects/work files which I will want to mirror as well to my NAS, yet, it will be Asymmetrical since I won't carry all of that 4TB data of music/pictures with me on that laptop. So I don't want Synology to erase those 4TB from my desktop PC, since it won't "see them" on my Laptop.
How can Synology Drive /or/ "Active Backup for Business" Apps- help me pull it off?
Is it possible to have data that isn't mirrored and data that is mirrored at the same folder even?
I lost the bubble around minute 7:06 in the dialogue. I apparently asked for my /home on NAS to be synced. But I only wanted one of the folders within the "home" area to be synced. How do I unsync a folder?
You can do it from the Synology Drive Client on the device.
@@WunderTechTutorials I'm glad I "can do it from the SDC ..." but I need a hint as to how. If I open the Synology Drive Client shortcut on my desktop PC, l discover I'm looking at a window which displays all the folders on my computer. There are no commands visible other than what Microsoft provides on the top of an open folders window.
@@skipsaunders5974 It's in the actual application - those are the folders. Should be open in the Windows hidden items that are running and you can right-click it.
@@WunderTechTutorials thank you, I’ll try that in the morning. My cat, who runs the household, is insisting that I get out of the office and go to the bedroom.
@@WunderTechTutorials Thanks.... I foound the running Synology Drive Client, it was as you said "in the hidden items" on the bottom right run bar in windows. When I open it I can see "sync Tasks" and 'create' 'pause' 'sync rules' and 'delete' along the top of the new window. in the field I see my NAS with "My Drive 9two-way sync)" on a file folder. There is a subtitle saying "C:\Users\X570" .... this appears to be the full C drive user files (lots of them) from my computer. To stop the synchronization of these files on the NAS do I just highlight the My Drive in this window and press "delete" along the top?..... will I then be able to delete that C drive information from the NAS without destroying my computer?....... Thanks in Advance, and sorry to be so obtuse.
Excellent clear tutorial. Thanks! I want to try using this for a single user Linux and Windows clients shared code repository. Wouldn't work for multiple users but that's fine because I'm just me.
9:23 does this work on ds418? because i tried configure multiple times the files from NAS will automatically download to client pc,i can't find configuration to make it cloud based only.
It should - I would say that this is more of a client PC issue. Are you trying to do it on Windows 10?
Great tutorial, worked for me on the first try!
Is there a way to back-up a folder that's located in e.g. D:\Users\user\Documents\projects, to a Shared Team Folder, and not have sub-folders representing it's path?
I was hoping to add multiple folders from different locations, but this looks like it'll make things less neat
Can you clarify a little more on what you mean by "not have sub-folders representing its path"? I am a little confused by that part.
Finally I found someone who can explain this too me.
Thank you, I found an exact answer to my question about sync tasks after 10 video of "how to install Synolgy drive client..." ))
So I'm currently working remotely with a client who has a NAS synology drive with projects on it. I have it setup so the synology drive is syncing to an external hardrive so I can work on the projects and not worry about linking media. My external is starting to fill up. Is there a way to clear up space on my drive and not affect the NAS drive? I have stopped syncing files that I don't need but doesn't seem to save any space on my end?
Yes, on-demand sync is what you're looking for. If you're on Windows, right-click a folder/file and select "free up space" and it'll remove it from the local device but keep it on the NAS. If you don't have those options, you might have to reconfigure the sync task.
Thank you very much...i start understanding. I have a very specific question: I went for the backup solution but i would really like to do the sync one. My problem is that my interest is syncing up my Photos from my Local drive that i work on with Lightroom and Photoshop. As i understood from another video on youtube this would really slow my performance as my nas would be indexing all the files everytime i work on them...is that the case?...i don't know if i'm explaining myself...Thanks in advance
I wish I could give advice but since I don't use it that way and haven't ever seen it that way, I'm not sure if there would be any performance issues. The best thing you can do is try, and if it causes issues, you can kill the syncing.
@@WunderTechTutorials Thank you...i'll give it a try
excellent video all the detail a man/woman could ask for. very well spoken and articulate. great explanation of the client and web browser. just got yourself a new sub. thanks for the video.
Thanks so much for the kind words, glad that the video helped!
Great video! My question is.. How do I set mirroring for the photos backup folder?
When you say mirroring, do you mean two shared folders syncing the same data? If so, I'd look into Folder Sync.
Thanks for the detailed tutorial.
Using the Backup method you demonstrated, (Not sync) How can I create multiple backups?
I backed up the music folder that I have on drive E. Now I would like to backup my Movies folder on Drive F. I do not see any option for "Create a new backup", on the Drive Client.
Thanks for your help.
This is unfortunately more of a "sync", meaning there aren't hard "backups". If you're using Windows, have you seen Active Backup for Business? That will most likely do what you're looking for.
Hi thank you very much all of your video are very clear. Just to clarify synology drive only allow sync access within local network right? how can i sync my files when working from external network ie. working from home and my nas is connected to office network. Thank you
Thanks so much! Technically, you can access them externally using QuickConnect, a Reverse Proxy, or exposing the ports directly. I have a video on how you can access your NAS outside of your local network that should help. So the answer is yes, you can do it (and there are multiple ways), but it depends how you'd like to implement it.
Thanks for the great video. So if I want a one way sync only. Up-sync in my case, it looks like I want to use the backup feature with the continuous option selected rather then using the sync feature as it looks like that only allows for a one way down-sync, but not up-sync. Is that correct? Thanks in advanced.
You should be able to set up a sync as a one-way upload. I have that set up on one of my servers and it works well.
@@WunderTechTutorials great...Thanks.
I've set up a synch task with some photo folders. Some folders are synched without files and the menu bar icon on macOS seems to blink the whole time. Which problem could be there?
I unfortunately don't own a Mac so I can't really say. If the files are syncing, Synology Drive is working, so it could be MacOS or application related.
Thanks. This helped me understand it a bit more. Reading the help files you don't always get a sense of what the mean until someone show syou
Hi there.
I'm using Synology Drive Client 3.0.2 on Win 10 and I often get the error that the SSL Certificate is not valid and because of this my synchronization from Desktop or other Folders to my NAS don't work.
I have checked the SSL certificate multiple times, and it was still valid, I also deleted and created a new one.
Are you using the NAS's internal IP address to access it? What certificate is being used in Synology's Security section for Synology Drive?
Your videos are very helpful. Many thanks for the efforts put into creating them. Is there a way to automatic backup of files created on my Ipad to my synology nas once I enter home and the ipad connects to my local network? Thanks again.
Thanks! Unfortunately, not that I know of, but if set up something like a VPN or Synology QuickConnect, you'll be able to sync files wherever you are!
my windows 10 was re-installed, but I can't install the synology drive client on my desktop computer. in the last step "finish", the icon at the right bottom disappears forever. Once I click the icon on the desktop, I have to re-install again and again, but never succeed. By the way, I had succeeded installing it before the win10 system re-intalled.
Thank you for providing the video and document (though the images seem to be broken). I bought a DS720+ and was shocked that there was nearly no documentation on how to use the product properly.
That's weird - the images are working for me, but I will definitely look into it! Thanks for letting me know!
As for the documentation, yes, Synology's documentation is somewhat...lacking. It has the factual points there, but it's not always easy to understand exactly what they're talking about when you first get your NAS.
Hi. I followed your instructions months ago, and kept in syncro the data drive of my PC with the NAS. I've reset my PC (hence the OS drive, not the data drive that was synchronized via the Drive Client, which has been left intact); I've downloaded the Drive Client, opened it, but when I insert the Username and psw, it answers "Invalid QuickConnect ID or Syn Drive Server has not been enabled". Could you give me any suggestions? Thanks in advance
What did you enter in - the NAS IP or were you using QuickConnect? If you're local, typing in the NAS IP address only should allow you to connect.
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Wonderful! I've been trying with the QuickConnect name of the NAS, not the IP number. After your suggestion, I tried using only the IP address, but with no success; then I added User and psw to the IP address, and it worked. Thanks a lot, have a nice Sunday evening..
straight to the point. No bull$h%t. Audio is perfect and the screen capture spot on. Well done
Question, On the Drive Client, I "unchecked" the box "Keep locally deleted files on the remote backup destination folder". I then ran the backup job, however after the backup completes, the locally deleted files are still on the NAS folder. Any idea why this feature is not working?
I'm not sure why that would happen, but are you sure that it's fully syncing?
@@WunderTechTutorials The backup job does copy any new files from my local PC to the NAS. The problem is when I delete a local file from my PC, it does not get deleted on the NAS.
So basically, the backup job is saving everything on the NAS. I would like the NAS to delete files that no longer exist instead of me logging into the Teamserver share and manually deleting these old files.
@@alsacs3635 I wish I knew why it wasn't, but I unfortunately am not entirely sure. Generally, the settings are pretty simple, so if it's not working, it could be a bug in this version, but that's just a guess to be honest.
Also agree - Excellent tutorial. I am not watching my Documents folder from my Windows PC sync with my NAS. However, when I go to DSM 7 and access through Drive I do not see the Documents folder in Drive. I tried reloading window - but still does not show up. How to I see the sync'd folder in Drive?
Thanks! Do you see any of the files/folders there or is it just an individual folder that's not working?
It would be great if the PC client allowed you to specify backup mode by folder instead of globally. I have some folders like the Documents folder where I want files sent to the NAS in continuous mode and other folders such as all those associated with Thunderbird sent to the NAS on a schedule. Have you run into this situation and is there any solution with the Synology software? My current solution is to use SyncBack (from 2BrightSparks) to back up the Thunderbird folders to a network mapped folder on the NAS. This works but I must buy SyncBack for each PC. Thanks
I don't think there's a way to isolate when files should sync in individual folders, unfortunately. I think your best bet (even though it might not be possible) is to split the files that you don't want syncing continuously into another folder. Might not be ideal, but that is the only way I can think of.
I only want to sync a specific folder and it's subfolders within a shared folder using the Team Folder. Is this possible? The folder is 6 levels deep from the root of the shared folder. Do I have to create a new shared folder and move the target folder in it? Really don't want to do this if not necessary. Am I missing how to do this?
I don't think that you can sync subfolders on the Synology side, unfortunately. I believe you can do it on the other side (PC), but not the Synology side.
@@WunderTechTutorials Thanks for the quick response. Yeah, unfortunately I'll probably create another shared folder and move the target subfolder to it. Or, I might consider Resilio Sync on the NAS and client. Thanks again! Love all the videos and learning a ton...
@WunderTech thankyou for a very informative video. I do have a question... In setting on Synology Drive (especially for backup, thought the question should apply equally to syncing files between local PC and NAS), what is the limitation in the number of files that can be handled by Synology Drive? The Synology Drive Client seems to backup no more than 640,000 files, as if it is a hard limit. Is that the case? or am I doing something wrong? If it is a hard limit, what are the workarounds? (The files I am trying to backup reside on external usb drives.)
That's a really great question that I wish I could answer. I never hit a hard limit, but now I'm questioning if it was just under 640k files. This is (unfortunately) going to be something that you need to ask Synology directly 😞
I initially created two shared folder for both me and my brother. Now I am confused as by activating home user, if I go to file station I have two different folder home and homes, and also the earlier created shared folder for each user. In homes folder there are folder for each user which I can access and there is no password protection or privacy ? My questions are as follows
1. How can we sync already created shared folder in drive ? and can we get rid of homes folder?
2. If it is compulsory to have homes folder, is there a way to put password protection to each home folder so that it can be accessed by that specified user and not anyone?
If we take a step back, when you say that they're accessible by everyone, do you mean in DSM as an administrator or through SMB? The homes folder is necessary to use Drive Server, so unfortunately, it can't be disabled.
As for syncing shared folders, you might want to look into "team folders". I believe that will do what you're looking for: www.wundertech.net/synology-drive-server-tutorial-sync-local-files-to-your-nas/#team-folder
Great content - thanks. I'm still looking for something though. I want to create specific folders on the DS920+ as the destination sources for various backups. If I follow the directions of this video, everything would go to "My Drive". How do I set up sub-folders? I Need a "Media" sub and then subs within that for Photography, Video, and Production. Not wanting to sync, just want to set up a good backup tree structure. Thanks.
If we take a step back, where are the source files for that media folder? On the personal device? The only way you can back up data to different folder would be by making a "Team Folder" which should work for what you're doing if I understand what you're saying.
Nice video.
Very helpful, very articulate and none of the erm erm erm
Awesome thanks 👍
I have question about deleted files from Drive, where i can empty recycle bin from my user home folder, on shared folder options in control panel when i'm logged in as administrator i can empty recycle bin for folder homes but that doesn't empty recycle bin from my user which has his home folder? Is there options to set up to delete automatically after some period?
In the Synology Drive Admin Console (through DSM), you will be able to launch the application, then select "settings". From there, you can "clean up" all recycle bins if you'd like! I don't know of a way to automate this.
Thanks for your efforts! The tutorial was very informative. However, I do have a few questions if you don't mind.
1. I'm pretty confused between "sync" and "backup." So, let's say I already synced my folder (from my PC) to the NAS. If something happens to my PC, can I still access those files from the NAS using a different or new PC? And then eventually, re-sync that same folder to the that PC you'll be using?
2. Can this be configured wherein the admin can access all users' sync folders while user's can only access their own?
Thanks!
Thanks so much!
1. A "sync" is basically exactly how it sounds. When a file is modified on your local PC, it will "sync" that file to your NAS. Depending on how you configure it, the "sync" will send it in real-time, whereas the "backup" can be scheduled (or it can be sent in real-time as well). If something happens to your PC, the files will still exist on the NAS. Just be aware that if something happens to the individual files on that PC, they will be "synced" to the NAS first. That's why it's important to set up snapshots as well (I have a video if you're interested in learning about them).
2. The admin user can login to DSM, go to "homes", then select the username of the user and view their documents inside of the "Drive" folder. By default, users can only access their individual files.
Hope this helps!
@@WunderTechTutorials Thank you for the response and for clarifying. I'll make sure to check that out.
If you sync, and you accidentally delete or mangle a file on your PC, the sync process will delete or mangle that file on your NAS. Gone forever.
If you backup your PC with the Synology Active Backup for Business ( I use this for my home files ), and if you accidentally delete or mangle a file, your NAS will, if set up to retain old versions, will have many versions of those accidentally deleted or mangled file going back days, weeks, months or even years if that's how you set it up. Set it up with this as your guide : th-cam.com/video/CSVuOkHtLbE/w-d-xo.html
I have 30 years of digital photos and was wondering would this be a good option to view remotely (on my phone) and share if I wanted to share a couple or an album on occasion. I have multiple backups on many devices so this is not a backup plan I just wanted an accessible copy of my desktop's drive? I bought the Synology so I could share through DS video and not pay Google for their services. Any thoughts or suggestions?
Are you running Synology DSM 7? If you are, they have a new Photos app called Synology Photos. I have a video on it if interested, but I think that might do what you're looking for?
@@WunderTechTutorials I am running DSM7 and use Synology Photos. I want to sync my PC photos to the NAS so I can access them via Synology Photos on my phone or tablet.
@@williamfader3884 I see - the short answer is that I don't think that you're going to be able to do it using Synology Drive. As far as what solution you should use...I'm not even entirely sure from a Synology perspective.
The issue is that Synology Drive doesn't allow you (as far as I know) to select the "photo" folder in your home directory. You can set up the "photo" folder as a team folder, but then all pictures will be in the shared space (not sure if this is a problem). Honestly, you might want to look into a tool that does it all through SMB. In my 5 minutes of testing, I couldn't get my setup to do what you're looking for with Synology Drive.
I am trying to figure out why Synology drive does not sync all of my files. I have thousands of files on my PC. including documents, pictures, music etc. There are about 7,000 that are not synced. There are about 1 or 2 files in some folders that it would not sync. For example IMG001 to IMG078 would sync then IMG0079 would not sync. I tried to search for help lots of people are having these problems. Whatever explanation Synology has for not syncing such as name being too long don't make sense. On the other hand I use Microsoft One Drive it syncs everything, it has no problem. Can you suggest what could be the problem.
I wish I had any idea - the files on my devices all sync, but I don't have nearly that many files.
Dear I have recently purchased Synology NAS DS 1520+ but i don't see Synology Drive Server on my all Packages Tab under Package Center. Can I manually install it on my NAS? Will this package of Synology Drive Server work with my NAS DS 1520+. Please help me? I have purchased it for my office and now I am unable to take automatic backup of my Office PC's DATA in the NAS.
When you go to the package center and search, do you see a package named "Synology Drive"? It will definitely work on your DS1520+.
@@WunderTechTutorials Yes Dear, I can see Synology Drive Server. Does this require the payment or its free if you have purchased the NAS? Because it is showing "Business, Productivity" category of this package.
@@Cut_edits-4hk No, Synology Drive should be free. As long as you download it, you should be able to access/configure it.
@@WunderTechTutorials Well I have installed and configured synology drive server and synology drive client on my PC. I have even configured the share folder to copy data from PC to NAS. But still my requirement is not being fulfilled.
In my office there are 45 Desktop Computers. Each PC is fixed to designated user.
Now the requirements are:
1) Each user must have a mapped network drive (as a DESTINATION Drive to keep data backup automatically) associated with his shared folder (protected with user name and password) but the data of user should be on the root of destination mapped drive. Too be continued...
Thank you for the video very good explanation.
I have a question, is it possible to sync individual SubFolders in the Home Folder? Like if I want to do a structure visible to only me in My home folder.
Can I somehow Sync for example on PC - Documents to > Home/Documents_from_PC?. From what I see its not possbile?
So the only way how to do it, is create a Shared folder and give the access to this Shared folder only to me and keep it private?
You should be able to set that up as that's how mine is set up. However, I think it might have to live in the "Drive" folder (from what I remember when I set it up - could be different).
@@WunderTechTutorials I see so basically Documents folder on PC would have to be Part of the Drive mapping? In this case it would work but again it would Sync only the Documents folder and it's subfolders to the Drive. Meaning if you for example would then to Sync another Folder from PC let's say Downloads, it would not work
@@MiFonito Correct, but you can always sync a higher-level folder if desired.
@@WunderTechTutorials thank you!
Excellent tutorial! Is there a way to set up multiple backup tasks? - I would like to backup multiple folders from different drives to my recently purchased Synology and after creating on task for a folder, I can't see a button to create another task.
Thanks! Are you using the backup task or the sync task? The backup task should back up all of the folders.
I've created a backup task for my Photos folder on my PC and the Synology Drive client doesn't offer me a way to create another task for my other important folders on my other partitions (I've got 4 HDDs in my PC). @@WunderTechTutorials
Can you select the other folders from the first backup task?
No, I can't edit the backup task. @@WunderTechTutorials
Great video, everything works perfect for me except one thing. I have a windows surface pro x....the only thing that is not visible on mine is: inside my sync folder, when I right click on a file, the drive option is not there, so I don't have an option to clear the file to the cloud only. Any ideas on why? Thanks.
Is that happening in a folder that's already syncing? Did you reboot after installing it by any chance?
@@WunderTechTutorials it's been like this since the first time. I reinstalled the client twice thinking it may have been a system glitch. The folder is completely synced, the cloud icon and download icons are showing the status of the files correctly, just drive does not show up in the right click menu. It is inside the folder. Could it be, that option is not available for the surface pro x system?
@@GHETTOSOUNDS I wouldn't think that would be the reason, but I assume that it could be OS related. Since you have a specific scenario where you know it happens, you might be able to pass that info to Synology and get a response. Maybe it will help them fix it too 🙂
@@WunderTechTutorials will do, and thank you for your fast reply...keep up the fantastic tutorials! 😀
Do you need a Synology account to be able to do this? I got a custom nas but with Synology OS. Can't seem to be able to get past the Maybe Later button at 8:46
Are you using Xpenology? You shouldn't need a Synology account for this at all. When you say you can't get passed the "maybe later" button, is it selectable?
@@WunderTechTutorials Hello, I totally forgot I commented on this. Long story short, I now have an official Synology NAS with an account and everything. Hope to get all up and running.
very nice Tutorial. i have a probmel with synology drive i dont know but the share folder my company create folders with pc names , for example: i have original folder '' accounting" and now: Hpdeskto-accounting, Delloptiplex-accounting . were is problem synology nas storage or settings synology client PC?
Are you trying to sync the files from Synology Drive?
@@WunderTechTutorials yes only pc out of my office connecting with Synology drive, only local pc connecting with Map Drive.
@@panosbertone Are you able to use a VPN to access the network where the Synology NAS is?
When using the Backup Task, are the backups protected in case of rasonware? In other words, if the files are encrypted on the local computer are they then copied to the NAS backup and overwrite the good files? Do you have to use snapshots in this case? Thanks
It truthfully depends how the files are encrypted. Most likely, you are correct in thinking that the files will be overwritten. The best thing to do to avoid ransomware is to setup a snapshot schedule and have an off-site backup. This way, anything major that occurs can be rolled back fairly quickly.
Hi and thank you for great video. I also try to do the same with my DS1621+, keep all files on synology drive and keep the nas as the center for all files. However, since im using VPN, once in a while the external PC client complains about the certificate is not valid (or ”no server certificate method has been enabled”. Could you explain how to prevent this from happening? It feels like the VPN connection works great first, but after a while some VPN clients fails to connect to the nas. This issue kind of breaks the whole idea of using Synology Drive as the main hub.. :(
Thanks! How are you connecting? Is it by the IP address? Also, are you using HTTPS?
Without a domain name and valid SSL certificate, the error will occur, but generally, it will only have to be accepted once.
@@WunderTechTutorials thanks. After trying a lot of different things, I noticed the warnings dissaperaed after selecting ”verify CN” and ”Verify TLS”, in combination with exporting a new config file. Not really sure what CN and TLS does, but it added some extra rows to the config file I noticed.. Yes I have https enabled, with synology ddns domain name.
@@droneforfun5384 Glad you got it fixed!
@@WunderTechTutorials thank you
Thank's for the great tutorial! I don't enable the two way sync,and when i upload a file direct to nas it doesn't sychronize with my client pc,the opposite works.There is a way to enable it now.thank's you!
Thanks! Do you have two-way sync enabled?
@@WunderTechTutorials i don’t remember if i enabled at setup.Now the is a way to check ,from somewhere…
@@Charakig You should be able to edit the task on the PC that's being synced and confirm it has two-way sync enabled.
is it possible to sync a specific file type to a nas. like say you have a dl directory on your pc full of files of different types, "exe mp4 pdf," And you just want pdf files going to a specific folder on the nas?
I know that you can exclude certain file types with the file filter, but I'm not sure if you can exclude everything BUT certain file types.
@@WunderTechTutorials I put in a feature request for it. I named it the, "nothing but," filter! ;)
@@WunderTechTutorials I figured it out. You add the file type to the exclude list and put a check by it. That way it's not excluded!
So it's not possible to select a source folder on a computer, to an EXISTING destination folder OF MY CHOOSING on the NAS?
With a Team Folder, yes. With the "my drive" folder, no.
@@WunderTechTutorials thanks (apologies, Caps were for emphasis rather than 'shouting'). Is the means to do that covered in this video? I seem to be getting stuck at being forced to create a new folder on the NAS in a completely separate area to where I want it to end up.
@@barrystewart3528 No problem! Yes, it should be, but here is the exact setting you need to enable in the Admin Console:
www.wundertech.net/synology-drive-server-tutorial-sync-local-files-to-your-nas/#12_Team_Folder_Configuration_How_to_Set_Up_Synology_Drive
After you enable that, you should be able to set up a new sync task and select that Team Folder, then map it to a local folder and the sync task should function as expected.
Thanks for this video. It was seamless installation for me and is working great. Much appreciated.
question, when the configuration is sync(two-way), when i deleted the folder from my local pc, it will also deleted from the drive server. am i right?
Yes, if you delete the folder, it will automatically delete from drive server.
Thanks :) Synology Drive looks good but I didn't find the way how to do automatic scheduled backup of specific folder to My Drive on NAS without creating whole bunch of subfolders.
For example - Lets say that I have "data" folder on C:\ that I would like to backup automatically on NAS to "My Drive\Backup\data". Is there any way how to do this with Synology Drive or any other synology app/tool ?
Do you mean backing up to specific folders on your NAS that you specify? If so, that's not exactly how Synology Drive works, so I don't think it will do much unfortunately. Team Folders will technically allow you to map a specific location on your NAS to a specific location on your PC, but they need to be done individually which is not ideal.
Thanks to you I'm using Synology drive client to back up certain directories that are changing daily/weekly and it's great. I've come across an instance where I'd like to sync a folder on my PC to a specific folder on my nas. However it says it can't as it's already in a prior sync task. So I removed it from said task. However, now I can only sync from the nas to the pc, when I really want to go from the pc to the nas. Is this a drawback in the program?
No, you should be able to set up two-way sync on any folders. However, the folder can't be a sub-folder that's already in a sync task. Is that possibly it?
@@WunderTechTutorials I have it backed up in ABB but that is all!
@@cyberwasp461 I wish I had any input. Can you maybe try and create a second folder and see if that works?
@@WunderTechTutorials OK, finally fixed it. Had to change the, "connection," to my quickconnect instead of the NAS's IP. no idea why!!
@@cyberwasp461 Yes, I'm not entirely sure why you can't sync that individual folder, but I'm thinking that you can maybe create a new one and if it works properly, rename them back to whatever you want them to be.
I had trouble where larger files weren't syncing to my computer. I made sure that SmartSync was disabled. What could I have done wrong?
How large are the files? If they're very large, are you giving them enough time to sync? I will be honest though that I haven't synced files larger than a few GB in size.
@@WunderTechTutorials at least 5 GB. I tried to give them enough time but the SDC says that the sync was complete but when I went to the folder, the files weren’t there.
@@justinzvideo Those aren't huge files, so it's hard to say that they shouldn't work, though I'm sure there are a ton of different things that it could be. Synology support might be your best bet in this case as it appears to a specific application issue rather than a setup issue.
Awesome videos on Synology... I don't have the option to release space - is there a setting that needs to be set to open that functionality?
Are you using Windows?
Great video, very clearly presented. Thanks!
Thanks for this superb tutorial. If I may kindly ask for your help. I created a Sync Task with ShareSync of one folder in my PC (Win10) to my Synology Drive using the One-way Upload under Sync mode (Selected Upload data to Synology Drive Server only). All the PC subfolders successfully synced with the exception of one subfolder. I repeatedly verified under Sync rules that the particular subfolder NOT syncing is checked. I have tried to delete the Sync Task and recreate a new Sync Task but to no avail. The particular subfolder is still not syncing. When I open the Win10 File Explorer, all the subfolders and files syncing properly have a green check, whereas the particular subfolder not syncing has no green check. Would appreciate any advise. Many thanks.
Is it a system file/folder by any chance?
@@WunderTechTutorials Hello, these are just ordinary files, like PDFs, Office files, no system files.
Great video in general. I think that essentially this is more for sharing and collaborating. Despite each user has its own folder and cannot access another users folder (apart from "shared") any administrator of the NAS can still peek into the data of each user.
Thank you and that is correct! This helps more for disaster recovery purposes (ensures data is backed up).
@@WunderTechTutorials I am really struggling here: I am looking to backup my PC data to my NAS. But Synology Drive just makes duplication without encryption or compressing data. Checking now Synology Active Backup. This finally does encryption and compression but I can only choose whole drives. Though, From my 119GB it backed up 88GB; no idea which data (31GB?) it skipped. Am I really the only one that wants to sync selected folders and have those encrypted/compressed?
Drive Backup vs. ABB. Both back up Documents. What's the big difference? If using Synology Drive Backup for documents and ABB for documents, aren't I doing basically the same thing? Thanks
As a heads up, I think TH-cam automatically deleted your other comment. If it had a link or something in it, that could be the reason why.
Synology Drive is more of a sync than a backup. Active Backup is a "true" backup in the sense that it offers file-level and bare-metal restores (and has deduplication, but that's on the server side). That's not to say Synology Drive is bad as a backup, it just doesn't have the capabilities of ABB.
Great info WunderTech. If a user doesn't care about pure software program restores, just Documents/Photos, etc then Drive Backup sounds like a better option than ABB.
One thing I noticed with Drive is when I set up a 'backup' in Drive and then set the same directory to 'sync' in Drive, I received a warning notice (DSM 7.1.42661) that adding Sync to an already existing Backup folder "may cause issues".
I want to sync and share the Documents folder with my other devices and local network users (family) but I also want to back up that folder.
Please refresh this tutorial for 7.1. There are additional items in 7.1 that don't show on your 6.8(?) version. No one has done a Drive video yet on 7.1, that I've found. You could be the first!
@@jwpepper2835 That's very interesting that you received that error. I will certainly add this to my list and try and experiment a little to figure out what those "issues" might be! Thanks for the info!
Great video but when I follow your steps on my iPad pro and drop the app it does not give me the option to sync is there any way to manually set this up after the download TIA
When you say it doesn't sync, what exactly happens? Is it showing your files?
@@WunderTechTutorials it doesn’t give me the option to sync it goes straight to the sign in page.
@@robwelch5387 When you sign in, does it allow you to choose then?
@@WunderTechTutorials Once I sign in it takes me to the folders in which I’ve made shareable but not the ability to sync
@@WunderTechTutorials Sorry for being a bit daft I’m very new to Synology
Thanks for the video 👍 Quick question, can you backup multiple folders in two different locations? It seems backup only lets you run one task at one location.
You can back up different folders to different locations, but you cannot backup two folders to one location. Basically, the files sync (one to one) from the source to the destination.
Not sure if this answers your question, but please let me know if I can clarify!
@@WunderTechTutorials I had a quick question. If I have one folder, "documents" and I want to sync this folder across 3-4 computers. Is that possible to have the continuous backup on all four? So if I make a change to one "documents" folder, it should update to the other computers as well. Hopefully, I worded that right, but do you think that's a possibility?
@@TheLengend4456 Yes, but you will have to use a "Team Folder". That will do exactly what you're looking for :)
Great tutorial! This is the backup system I wanted to use.
Thanks so much, glad to hear it helped!
Found one thing it won't let you back up that's a must for me. I use an email program that has configuration files that are stored in Program files and Program files (x86). Those directories aren't in the list. Makes me wonder what Active backup for business leaves out.
Synology Drive is more of a document backup rather than a true PC backup. Active Backup will definitely back up the Program Files folder.
I can't find the Synology drive server on my DSM, is there something I need to do? My NAS model: DS1817
If you go into the package center (to download), it's not there?
Excellent video and clear instructions!One problem using Syn.Drive on mobile.You cannot set as default storage folder the Synology Drive app for your download and picture folders to be able to sync automatically.You have to use for ex DS file to upload them there.Using DS Cloud which is now discontinued was so much simple.Thanks again!
Yeah, Synology seems to have dropped some functionality for some applications which is frustrating. Hopefully they upgrade Drive in the future to have that same functionality.
@@WunderTechTutorials So, is there any possibility, to synchronize folder from mobile device with folder on Synology (right now when DS Cloud is not working)?
Do you know any possibility how to synchro folder from mobile device with folder on Synology (when DS Cloud is not working anymore)?
@@michastu9707 Have you tried Synology Drive? It might do exactly what you're looking for.
@@WunderTechTutorials I was checking it, but I found only how to copy it manually. I haven't found how to set folder synchro between one folder on Android phone and one folder on Synology. It was easy to set on DS Cloud, but on Synology drive it's not for me. That's why I'm asking, maybe someone did this and can share this info. I also cannot find any article how to do this.
Thanks for your video. Do you know if is possible to sync the kesktop folder? I have sync my documents folders, but I´d like have the documents in my desktop too.
You can, but instead of selecting the "Documents" folder, you will have to select the username. This will sync all folders though (Contacts, Desktop, Documents, etc.)
@@WunderTechTutorials thank you for your answer, but unfortunately I can´t do it. i´ve tried several times. I am missing something.
@@oscarmonteroyoga What exactly is happening? Is it not allowing you to select it or does it just not work when you select it?
@@WunderTechTutorials it is not allowing me to select. Now I can´t sync because It says a sync task is already running. So I have to uninstall the client server and also the package from dsm (I think so, I dont know if is there another way). Then when I tried to select user folder I could not. Could be because synology drive folder is created by default in the user folder? Or I can choose where synology drive folder is locate in my HD? thank you for your interest and help
@@oscarmonteroyoga When you are selecting the folder, did you uncheck the option at the bottom? I haven't tested it myself, but I will try and do some testing this weekend!
hi @wundertech. great video. can you describe how you manage file conflicts with multiple users accessing files through Synology Drive?
Can you lock files or can you create conflict files so no data is lost or saved over?
I haven't actually run into any conflicts like that, but if you're using a team folder and Windows, the files will sync back and forth when they're saved. I haven't seen any check-out/in features, unfortunately.
Thanks for the tutorial. I tried installing Synology drive server, but it is no longer available in the Synology Package Center. so I googled it seems that the Synology Drive Server has been discontinued.
Synology Drive definitely hasn't been discontinued - what device are you using? It was actually just upgraded to v3.1.
Can you sync the whole C: drive ? When I select the C: drive is says invalid folder. I wanted to create a backup and be able to see the folders and files without having to restore. Also when I try to create a backup task the C: drive is grayed out. How would I set this up? Thanks, Mark
You should be able to using a a backup task. Have you followed these instructions by any chance? www.wundertech.net/synology-drive-server-tutorial-sync-local-files-to-your-nas/#configure-backup
Thanks for the tutorial. I am learning how to setup my Synology and this helps a lot.
One thing I find a little scary with setting up sync and maybe a really dumb question..... will sync first look at the PC or at the NAS for files?
So let's say I have a folder on my PC with 30000 pictures en I set up sync....will it sync the pictures to the nas or empty the folder with the pictures in it because the folder of the nas is empty?
I am pretty sure it won't delete all the pictures on the PC but I wish it would be made clearer by synology.
First off, you should always ensure you have backups before you try anything "new". This will give you the confidence to try and set it up.
However, it has always synced the files from the NAS, FIRST. It shouldn't delete any files on the NAS, but regardless, if you have backups, you have a recovery plan in case something goes wonky :-)
@@WunderTechTutorials Thanks for your reply. I was just following the tutorial yesterday without thinking I could mess up. No harm was done because synology put an extra folder in the folder I wanted to sync from my PC named synologydrive. Probably for people like me that don't think anything can go wrong. :-) I will test first from now on and hope my question helps others who are just like me.
Great Video.
Long shot, but if I want to change the directory (from C:\ to E:\) for where on my PC I want to synk my files. How do I do that?
Do I need to first delete current connection, and then create a new one on the new harddrive?
Seems a little scary to delete a connection...
You can create a new connection to that new location, and then delete the old one if you'd like. I'd suggest doing the connection first though to ensure that everything flows over the way you're expecting.
@@WunderTechTutorials I'm not able to create a new connection though. Because Synology thinks I already using "My Files" on Drive.
@@tegheim I see what you're saying. Unfortunately, the best way might be to move the files to a temporary directory, delete the connection in Drive and then recreate it.
@@WunderTechTutorials I must delete the connection first then? Or the Synology will start synking once more on the same location? When deleting a connection one doesn't delete the files right?
Thank you in advance.
@@tegheim The connection should not delete the files, but I would take a backup either way.
I unfortunately can't confirm that this will 100% work, but I think it's the most logical step. If I get some time, I will try and test it on my own.
This video very helpful. But i got 1 question, how to unsync synology drive client from a device (laptop or PC) without data loss either from device or synology drive? can you help me, because currently i use office laptop to sync with my synology. But somehow i need to handing over device back to them. Please help me. Thank you.
I would definitely back up the data first, but as soon as you back it up, you should be able to uninstall the Drive application on the PC. At that point, confirm that the data still exists on your NAS. If it does, just delete it from the PC.
Absolutely spot-on video, clear and direct. Thanks a lot for your expertise and more importantly, for sharing it in such a succinct way with all of us.!!!
I appreciate the kind words!
Awesome tutorial, but I can't seem to configure the Synology Drive Server to auto sync one way between 2 Synology NAS devices in a local network. Is that even possible? This would create a perfect mirror of my main NAS.
It sounds like you're looking for Synology Drive ShareSync:
www.wundertech.net/how-to-set-up-synology-drive-sharesync/
I just purchased a DS420+ with DSM 7 and have had trouble creating a sync task that would sync c:/.../documents and c:/.../pictures. I couldn't get the files to update on the NAS. I finally deleted all the references I could find that were created trying that. I found your video and followed the instructions, but things did not look the same. I skipped the sync task and went to backup task.
I created a continuous backup task. Selected the two user on my PC, and did not uncheck any of the directories under them. The backup task works well.
I then tried again to create a sync task. When I try to select the local folders on my PC, I see the users are grayed out. However, I can open the user and select a folder. When I select the Documents folders and click OK, I get the message "This directory cannot be synced because on of the subfolders in this directory is being used in an existing backup task. Please select a different folder.
I tried pausing the backup task and changing the Mode to manual, but I get the same message.
What have I don't wrong? Is it possible to have a sync task and backup task that copies the same folders to the NAS?
If we take a step back, what is the end goal? To take a folder on your PC and sync it to a specific folder on your NAS?
@@WunderTechTutorials Thanks for your reply. I have two goals. 1st is to sync all the folders and files in Documents and Pictures with some level of versioning so I can recover files if needed. 2nd is to backup my user information and files so that if I have a PC failure, I can restore it to another PC.
@@edhann4884 Got it - the Documents folder can sync to your home folder (that's how mine is set up). For this, you will not need a team folder. However, if you're going to use the PC backup as well, it might be redundant (meaning you will back it up twice), therefore, it's probably best to just set up the PC backup.
@@WunderTechTutorials Thanks for your help.
how do you reduce the number of drive from 4 to 2 using larger drives?
It's probably easiest to move the data and start over. You're going to have to replace each if you want the benefits of the added space.
Great video as always. Was wondering if there is a way to stop another user from editing the same document i am working on...something like "file is locked for editing, view read only". If two users are working on the same document at the same time then this would make conflicts or should i say it could create two versions while the aim is to continuously update the same document with the latest info if that makes sense. Is there a way to do that? Thank you.
I'm afraid that you can't (or at least there's not a way that I know of). Microsoft uses a feature called "check-in" and "check-out" that does exactly what you're looking for, but I can't seem to find anything like that on Synology Drive.
@@WunderTechTutorials Sub’d 🫡 great content.
Was wondering if all users only need to work on a one shared folder (team folder), is there any reason to enable homes for the users?
@@MBimmer I like team folders for groups that will be collaborating, but it really depends on the requirements you're trying to fulfill. The home folder will just give everyone their own personal space to work in.
@@WunderTechTutorials yeah agree. It seems opportunistic locking is probably what is required to stop a second user editing the same document while another user is already editing it (?)
@@MBimmer Yeah, some feature like that would be helpful!
Thank you for the excellent tutorials! I just purchase and set up my first NAS for home use, a DS923+. It's purpose is reliable storage and backup of my extensive photo collection (amature photography). I've set up my NAS with an admin account as well as a personal account for myself and my photos as well as eventually my music collection. Of course as a beginner at this I'm sure I've made some wrong turns. At first I mapped my NAS to my old Windows PC and then my newer Mac Mini M1 which is now my main photo editing workstation. My NAS stays pinned in Win File Explorer but does not with Mac OS when booting but it is easy to reconnect. Editing files on my NAS works though I notice the speed difference. So, I've installed Synology Drive Server and tried to set it up, but I'm sure I've made mistakes in doing so. I don't understand the file structure at all. Whereas I can see my personal shared folder I created and mapped, I don't see where my synced My Drive folder is in Exporer or in Finder for files I've synced with my Mac Mini. I do see the photos I synced from my mobile phone. I need to understand what I've done wrong. I didn't see that folder check box your mentioned in the client that I should deselect. I wonder if that is the problem.
The "My Drive" folder will be on DSM under homes (homes > username > drive). From there, anything you add to and from the "my drive" will be stored in that location.
@@WunderTechTutorials Got it, thanks! I'm learning!!
Wow this is so useful! Thank you! I was scratching my head of how to use this Synology feature! :) question, is Continuous backup pretty much the same as Sync or are there differences? Also, I'm trying to setup a sync between my local folder and an existing folder in NAS but now it creates a Volume-myHardDrive directory instead of copying directly in my existing NAS folder, any ideas? thanks!
You are correct, continuous backup is pretty much the same as a sync. For your second question, check out team folders, because I think it will do exactly what you're looking for!
@@WunderTechTutorials I would disagree unless sync does versioning on the target device.
@@DavidM2002 Well, the sync task for Synology Drive does versioning. The continuous backup task functions extremely similarly, but will do it on multiple folders on the NAS rather than having to create different sync tasks for those folders.
Excelente!! La explicación la he entendido mejor que muchos videos en español. Gracias
Hi, your videos are great and make it seem easy to set up Synology Drive, but being a complete beginner I'm still having a lot of problems! Maybe someone can help? I've set up a sync task with my laptop and it looks like all the folders in my documents have been transferred to the NAS. However when I open some of the folders they are empty, when there should be files and subfolders in there. How do I fix this?
Thanks! Have all the files finished syncing? Meaning that if you open the Synology Drive application, does it show "up to date"?
What is the advantage(s) of Synology Drive over SMB share?
You'll need a VPN to use SMB remotely. Synology Drive is a more integrated solution for remote access. Selective sync is a good feature to keep frequently accessed files and folders locally available without a full 1:1 sync, which is problematic given the relatively small storage devices found in modern devices.
how to get the indicators (icons like cloud, green tick) in the status column ? For me, they are always displayed on the file itself.
What operating system are you using?
@@WunderTechTutorials Windows 10
@@TheRaphinho If you right-click the top bar, do you see an option for "status"?
thanks for this, i do have one issue with synology drive and that is editing any ms office type files via web, it seems it can only be done by converting to synology types, i don't know if you have found a way around it, if so do share. Love the content!
Thanks! I'm afraid that there's no way to automatically open them in an MS application. MS normally reserves that for their OneDrive application.
How do I set it up if i just want to use the NAS as extended storage and store my files on the nas instead of on my computer.
You would set it up as it's shown in the video. The files will then automatically sync from your local PC to your NAS.
Hi. Great clear tutorial! Is it possible to turn on my computer via NAS when I am outside of LAN?(something like wake on LAN but for PC from outside?) Best regards! Szymon
I'm not sure if a Synology NAS can send Wake-on-LAN requests (I know it can be turned on by WOL), but you might be able to get that working with something like a Raspberry Pi.
@@WunderTechTutorials OK, thanks!
Great video. Quick question. If I set up NAS access via a VPN and want to connect to Drive using a web browser, will I have to connect the VPN first?
Yes, you will have to use the VPN. That is certainly the safest way of doing it. There are other ways, but they are "riskier" from a security perspective.
@@WunderTechTutorialsHow riskier is it to acces drive without a vpn?
@@wrebound VPN is the safest, but if you use a reverse proxy/custom port, you can technically secure it. It's just not as secure as a VPN.
Great tutorial! Can we use Reverse Proxy like HAProxy to access Synology Drive? I would love to see the configuration
You can use a reverse proxy! I will add this to my list of future tutorials!
I managed to get everything running however the video files aren't showing thumbnails, do you know any way around that?
thank you
Can you explain a little deeper on what you mean by the video files not showing thumbnails? Where exactly are they not showing?
Great Video! Very detailed and helpful!