Synology: Speed up Your NAS by Defragging Your Hard Drives

Synology Speed up Your NAS by Defragging Your Hard Drives

Defragmentation, also known as ā€œdefragā€ or ā€œdefraggingā€, is the process of reorganizing the data stored on your Synology NAS hard drive so that related pieces of data are put back together, all lined up in a continuous fashion. You could say that defragmentation is like cleaning house for your NAS – it picks up all … Read more about Synology: Speed up Your NAS by Defragging Your Hard Drives

Synology: How to Set .local Hostname on Your NAS

Synology How to Set .local Hostname on Your NAS

Do you usually connect to your Synology NAS using a local IP like 192.168.0.122:5000? Did you know you can actually connect to your NAS through your browser using yourNASname.local instead of a numeric local IP like 192.168.0.122:5000? What is hostname? A hostname is a Server Name label that is assigned to a Synology NAS connected … Read more about Synology: How to Set .local Hostname on Your NAS

How to Disable or Uninstall Synology Universal Search

How to Disable or Uninstall Synology Universal Search

Starting with DSM version 6.1 Synology has removed File Station from the core and swapped the Search functionality from File Station with its own package called “Universal Search“. I’ve noticed some users, myself included, don’t use this package and don’t even want it in their Synology; however, it cannot be disabled or uninstalled via Package … Read more about How to Disable or Uninstall Synology Universal Search