- Attack this HDD to Synology to appear as USB share. Copy the macOS Photo Library to the USB attached HDD. So now I should have one internal HDD dedicated for all my backed up photos and videos. And another external HDD attached to Synology dedicated for Photo Library. This way will store double photos and media which serves as a good.
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Synology Drive + Mac Photo Library. I’m trying to use Synology Drive to back up my Mac home folder to the NAS. Everything copies over fine and works well except for the photos library. It seems like it’s getting stuck with either a permission issue.
Overview
Synology NAS is designed to make storing and sharing files within your local network quick and simple, allowing you to directly access shared folders and files on the Synology NAS without going through the hassle of logging into DSM everytime. For example, you'll be able to store files to your Synology NAS with Finder just like other network devices.
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- Open Finder on your Mac computer.
- Find the menu bar along the top of the screen.
- Click Go and select Connect to Server.
- Enter the IP address for your Synology NAS, preceded by 'afp://' For example, 'afp://192.168.59.121'. Click Connect to continue.
- Enter your DSM username and password. Your user account must have the proper read/write privileges for the shared folder that you wish to access. Click Connect to continue.
- Finally, if your user name credentials are correct, you will now see your Synology NAS listed under the Shared section of your Finder window. Double-click the shared folder to explore its contents.
Favorite Servers: Pressing the plus sign (+) button designates IP addresses as favorite servers for future use. Also, you may click the clock button to see a list of servers that you have recently connected to.