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Meural cloud useless?
Can Netgear provide clarity on how the cloud storage and onboard storage work? More specifically, how they work (or don't work) together?
If I am limited to the onboard 4GB to show works and schedule playlists, what is the point of the cloud storage? My assumption is that the Meural would dynamically move works (or playlists) on and off the onboard storage as need. Or the Meural would use the onboard 4GB as a buffer to load in whatever playlists are meant to display / scheduled.
I would makes sense to me that the scheduler would show all my playlists (not just the ones "on my Meural") allowing me to pick from anything uploaded or added to my cloud account. In the background, Meural cloud services would figure out when it would need to dump previous playlists and works according to the desired schedule. There are numerous similar examples of library cloud management services from Apple TV, Audible, Steam, etc. How is it that one of the largest network and cloud solution technology company is behind the times?
If I am limited to the onboard 4GB to show works and schedule playlists, what is the point of the cloud storage? My assumption is that the Meural would dynamically move works (or playlists) on and off the onboard storage as need. Or the Meural would use the onboard 4GB as a buffer to load in whatever playlists are meant to display / scheduled.
I would makes sense to me that the scheduler would show all my playlists (not just the ones "on my Meural") allowing me to pick from anything uploaded or added to my cloud account. In the background, Meural cloud services would figure out when it would need to dump previous playlists and works according to the desired schedule. There are numerous similar examples of library cloud management services from Apple TV, Audible, Steam, etc. How is it that one of the largest network and cloud solution technology company is behind the times?
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- The mode of operation with caching and syncing you’re describing between cloud and local canvas storage sounds like a great feature. It would be worth suggesting this to Meural. Also having a clear description of the differences and limitations between the cloud and local storage would be really helpful.
Hello Jeffgear,
Thank you for your post!
When photos are uploaded to a playlist they are automatically sent to the Meural cloud which will use cloud storage. When the photos that have been uploaded to the Meural cloud are sent to the Meural Canvas then those photos will begin using the local storage. Also, local storage will be used when the media is sent directly to the Meural Canvas instead of being uploaded to the Meural cloud.
Best,
Kevin
Community Team
- Thanks Kevin.
I see it’s also possible to manage the local storage in the app settings for the Canvas and via the web with subtle differences between the two.
