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Not able to list directories from Onedrive
I have had working Cloud services (Google Drive and OneDrive) on my ReadyNAS Ultra 4 Plus running 6.10.10 for a very long time. This time I wanted to add a session for the OneDrive service. This f...
vandermerwe wrote:
Yes I’d also like to move to synology but waiting for update to their line of NAS, many of them are quite old.
Hopefully you know that going forward they are locking down their new platforms so you can only use Synology-certified drives.
At the moment, the only certified drives are the Synology branded ones. Synology is saying they will set up a third-party certification program, but no news on when that will happen, or how long it will take them to certify a new drive.
Oh, I read somewhere that it was only the rackmount nas devices that had to use their drives, whereas the desktop devices could use any disk (even if not necessarily on the list of certified disks)
On their website the 923+ has lots of 3rd party drives on the list. The 925+ doesn’t yet but it’s just been released. I assume it’s the same for other models.
I’m waiting for a new 5 or 6 bay device.
On their website the 923+ has lots of 3rd party drives on the list. The 925+ doesn’t yet but it’s just been released. I assume it’s the same for other models.
I’m waiting for a new 5 or 6 bay device.
- This is correct. There is a broad range of drives and RAM that you can use on the non-rackmount NAS. Very easy to see what they are on the community forums. Seagate IronWolf, WD Red NAS, most enterprise drives when you see a deal - it's not a problem.
vandermerwe wrote:
Oh, I read somewhere that it was only the rackmount nas devices that had to use their drives, whereas the desktop devices could use any disk (even if not necessarily on the list of certified disks)There's a lot of chatter on this, and there are some aspects that are unclear. Here's the policy:
This excludes J and Value models, but includes higher-end desktop NAS.
antibhain - this applies to new models (in the process of being launched), not older models in their lineup. And vandermerwe said specifically that he was waiting for these new models to get current hardware. So it would apply to his purchase.
I'm not bashing Synology (or any other NAS vendor) - obviously anyone looking for a new NAS will be moving on from ReadyNAS, and Synology is a long-established manufacturer. But I think the drive lock policy is something prospective customers need to be aware of.
AFAICT the Synology-branded drives are currently manufactured by Toshiba. They are readily available (at least in the US). US Amazon prices for 16 TB drives look somewhat higher than Ironwolf Pro and Toshiba - but the difference is not excessive.
- You are absolutely right to be careful about the 2025 Synology releases. My comments should only be considered correct for the DS923+ generation.
The standard HAT3300 Nas drives are Seagate IronWolf BUT built with a Synology firmware, which allows the NAS to automatically update it's firmware in situ.
The enterprise Synology hard drives are, as you say, reported as made by Toshiba.
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