Synology introduced a controversial policy with its 2025 DiskStation models where it prevented the use of WD and Seagate HDDs. Thankfully, it's walking back those claims, and you can use any hard ...

Cloning a hard drive on a Mac is a different process. If you have a newer MacBook or iMac, you can't swap out the hard disk on it. The Apple Silicon-based Macs have the storage soldered in, so there's ...

USB flash drives (a.k.a. “thumb” drives) may seem passé in a world where AirDrop and cloud storage solve the file-transfer problem. But they’re still quite useful for handing over files to another ...

Certified Overspending: Synology is known for its NAS appliances (network-attached storage) and other related products. While the company doesn't manufacture its own disk drives, it is now selling a ...

The restrictions are coming in new models, but existing Synology NAS systems won’t be affected. The restrictions are coming in new models, but existing Synology NAS systems won’t be affected. is a ...

I have a Synology 1019+ NAS from 2019, which I bought during a Black Friday sale, and which can accommodate 5 hard drives. All 5 slots have been in use since the beginning, since before it, I had a ...

Formatting a hard drive along with the install of a new OS is the best option. The vast majority of operating system installations provide a "format" option as part of the installation process.

Formatting a hard drive is an essential task when setting up a new storage device or preparing an old one for reuse. Whether you’re installing Windows 11 or Windows 10, the formatting process ensures ...

Your hard drive is the heart of your computer, and it is important that you know how to protect and care for it – and this includes understanding how to remove your data if need be. Formatting your ...

It’s hard to believe Lil Nas X only released his debut mixtape Naserati in 2018. Since then, he’s put out two EPs, as well as his debut album Montero. The first tape from Nas – who was unsigned at the ...

If you fancy designing and 3D printing your very own network attached storage (NAS) you might be interested in a new project published by makerunit . Who shows how easy it is to create your very own ...