There were no issues with “normal” sized syncs are syncing multi Gigabyte files.Īll of this is available through the Synology web interface, which means I can add or delete files from almost any computer with an Internet connection and changes sync everywhere.
The syncing service would eventually die or hang and require a restart of the NAS to fix it. The biggest issue I encountered was with syncing very large collections of files (tens of thousands). In my testing, the reliability and performance is fairly stable and mostly dependent on how reliable the two NAS Internet connections are. Once configured, every file added, deleted or changed on either end of the Cloud Station is automatically synced between the two NAS devices. Setup is pretty easy but managing the permissions can be a bit confusing if you have no experience with these options. Other Synology owners can sync through my Cloud Station using the companion Cloud Sync service on their own NAS. Versions can be restored or downloaded as a new file. This is a basic function of the Synology OS and it’s extended to the Cloud Station applications on other devices. Similar to Dropbox Pro, Cloud Station provides optional versioning of the synced files. If you don’t want your friend’s collection of animated GIFs, then setup a profile to exclude syncing files with the. And this can all be segregated based on permissions so that private content stays private.Ĭloud Station provides optional sync profiles for configuring what type of content can be kept in sync. Everything they add to their shared folder will automatically be synced between NAS devices. Why would this be useful? Because you can share a Synology Cloud Station with another Synology user. You can setup access through Synology permissions so that different users have different access. In some ways, it’s more powerful than Dropbox. You point it at some directories on the Synology and it looks for changes and notifies clients when they need to get a new file.
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It’s configured with a Synology “QuickConnect ID” (which uses Synology’s free DDNS service) to make connecting other devices to the service easy. The Cloud Station service runs on the Synology as a free user installed application. Both are fast for me, but whatt I really like is that the files are only ever on devices under my physical control. 1 The sync application for the Mac works well and the DS Cloud iOS app is very functional. The announcement of a new Amazon unlimited storage option is compelling but the lack of options for access as well as limited app support will likely keep me using Dropbox.īut, I find myself using my own hosted Cloud Station on my Synology NAS more often as my way of getting files moved between devices.
I’ve been a dedicated Dropbox user for many years and continue to pay for their “Pro” consumer product. BitTorrent Sync, Dropbox, Amazon Cloud, Google Drive - There’s no shortage of ways I can store files on the Internet.
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