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Local unrar
I would like an option to locally unrar/zip something, because when compressed files are stored on the NAS they must be copied back to my server for decompression. This is okay for small files, or ...
useful - yes.
efficient - not so sure.
not sure how the cpu in the nas would handle that work. would you want to unrar a 700mb file, taking 5mins, and making your nas completely unusable for everyone during that time?
i personally have my stuff on gigabit, so i dont mind unraring over the network, even 4gb does not take very long at gigabit speeds. but to each his own...
efficient - not so sure.
not sure how the cpu in the nas would handle that work. would you want to unrar a 700mb file, taking 5mins, and making your nas completely unusable for everyone during that time?
i personally have my stuff on gigabit, so i dont mind unraring over the network, even 4gb does not take very long at gigabit speeds. but to each his own...
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