Speed limits, video harmony... Many small partners have no choice but to choose to build their own NAS, but the user experience of the network disk is unmatched by traditional NAS vendors.
The latest, Synology NAS system DSM 7.1 is released, Synology Drive ushered in an epic enhancement: an important change was made in Drive 3.1, with the new version of Drive APP Beta, to achieve the function of the network disk APP.
In the past, Drive would only index the /Drive folder under /home, which led to /Photos in a parallel position, and other folders could not be seen in Drive, and everyone could only use the corresponding suite to view and manage the files in it.
In Drive 3.1, you only need to select My Files in the Team Folder of the Synology Drive Console and click Convert to expand the index scope of the Drive to the entire /home directory.
Once you're done, your photos in Photos and music in Audio Station can also be managed and browsed in Drive.
ps. This operation will make the Drive start indexing a large number of files, which needs to occupy the system performance for a period of time, it is recommended that you do it in idle time.
How do I add a team folder to drive so that your Drive can see all the files in the NAS to which you have permissions?
By default, shared folders parallel to /home are not visible in Drive.
Like those in the red circle:
However, we only need to select the desired folder in the [Synology Drive Console] > [Team Folder] to [Enable] and OK.
You'll see it in Drive later
With this, Drive can manage almost all files on the NAS, and you can also choose only the folders you use most often, avoiding too many folders.
The new Drive APP Beta is closer to the previous concept app Drive X in terms of experience and supports iOS. The previously well-received new version of the interface and category browsing have been retained, and the ability to customize synchronization tasks has been added.
Coupled with the expansion of the Drive Serve index mentioned above, you can now view and manage all the files in the NAS on your phone.
And the new version of the APP can also achieve photo backup and file synchronization, which can completely cover most of the needs on the phone.
ps. Photo Backup feature will repeatedly back up photos that have been backed up by Synology Photos, it is recommended to choose one of the two. If you're already using Photos Photo Backup, we recommend that you continue to use it without turning on Drive's Photo Backup feature.