photos and photoshop

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cgaley wrote:

windows 10 actually.  somebody out there likes it I'm sure. 

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I was trying to say "file explorer" for windows 10, "computer" for Windows 7 and earlier.

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there is one folder there for pictures.  Is that where I start dragging all the photo files to, and just direct them there from now on instead of the PC hardrive? 

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 Yes, exactly.

BTW, you can create your own folder names on the NAS via the web UI, and you can also remove folders you don't see a need for on there as well.

Some people find that the NAS will disappear from the left pane.  There are some workarounds for that, so if it happens to you just post back (starting a new thread).

Now that you are started, it is important to understand the need for backing up your files.  The NAS uses RAID, so it has some built-in protection against a disk failure (assuming you have 2 or more disks installed).  But that is actually not enough to fully protect your files.  Even with a NAS you still should be doing regular backups.  A USB drive is likely the simplest way to do that.  You can connect the drive right to the NAS, and use the Web UI to create a backup schedule.

I also recommend that at some point you get a UPS for the NAS.  A lot of problems posted here start with an unexpected power failure.  The UPS prevents that (a USB connector goes from the UPS to the NAS, and if the battery in the UPS drains, the NAS automatically does a clean shutdown).  I use a Cyperpower UPS myself, there plenty of other brands that work (APC is very popular).