As of DSM 7.3, Synology no longer mandates validated drives in 2025 DiskStation Plus, Value, and J-series devices.
Following intense customer backlash and poor sales, Synology is reversing its unpopular third-party HDD restriction policy ...
Back in April, the company announced that it would block all but its own Synology-branded HDDs and SSDs in its 2025 line of DiskStation Plus models, preventing owners from using excellent drives such ...