Synology’s new DSM update finally frees users from strict HDD control The 2025 DiskStation models now play nicely with almost any hard drive DSM 7.3 brings long-requested compatibility for WD and ...

Earlier this year Synology announced that you’d need to use Synology-branded hard drives in its 2025 line of “Plus” branded network-attached storage devices if you wanted full functionality. While you ...

Synology has backed down from only allowing certified hard drives that it conveniently sells in its 2025 network attached storage device line — but the new 7.3 DSM update is far from a complete ...

If you were considering the purchase of a Synology NAS but were leery of the unreasonably high cost of populating it with special Synology-branded hard disk drives, you can breathe a little easier ...

After months of silence and community frustration, Synology has finally decided to loosen the grip it tightened on its rather loyal following of NAS users. And I, for one, couldn’t be happier.

Synology has announced the release of its DiskStation Manager 7.3, delivering “enhanced storage flexibility and efficiency, strengthened security and reliability,” and new productivity features. The ...

What if the hard drive you’ve been relying on for years suddenly became incompatible with your Synology system, or, conversely, what if a long-awaited update finally allowed you to use drives from ...

The Synology BeeStation Plus is a good starter NAS for iPhone or Mac owners if you just need storage on your network, but most people will probably want something a bit more full-featured. A ...

The BeeStation Plus personal cloud (for streaming, storage, client backups, and more) is supremely easy to set up and use, and it lets you easily access your data and personal digital media from ...

Google Photos is the go-to photo backup app for quite literally everyone. It’s fast, reliable, and everyone has a Gmail account, so it’s the most accessible app out there for backing up your family ...

This project provides a portable, dependency-free Python script for using Cloudflare as a custom DDNS provider on Synology and similar systems. No external Python ...

WTF?! Synology recently introduced a new compatibility policy governing the drives that customers can install in some of its network-attached storage appliances. Select NAS products now only support ...