What is a NAS Drive? (External Hard Drive VS. NAS Explained)
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- Опубліковано 30 тра 2024
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Am doing daily vloging videos with my android. But I hope to get more gadgets as soon as possible.
I want to do professional and stuff but I can't get my editing app to work
I started my channel 29 days ago and I currently have 43 subscribers. Right now I film and edit on my phone but an working towards getting the EOS 4000D in a few months time .
Great sir . I learn a lot from ur videos😊😊😊
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TIP: If you're just looking for a NAS solution to access your data on the network and not redundancy, many modern network routers have a USB port that will turn your external drive into a NAS. You can then access that drive anywhere on your network.
Great tip! Thanks for posting this 👊💯
Of course Sean. Just incase you needed to do something with all of those external drives you have.
@@ImmodderNation That is a great tip, especially for anyone who might want to make an external drive accessible to the home network, without having to drop $700 or more on an NAS specific solution.
And it would be a great way to utilize all those external drives.
I wonder if you could plug all those external hard drives into an external USB hub, then plug the hub itself into the USB port on the router, thus allowing everyone on the local network to access ALL those hard drives as well.
That would be pretty cool if that would work, and could conceivably resolve the issue of redundancies and data mirroring to ensure you have back ups of your back ups, as it were.
And since they had already purchased those external hard drives, the only extra cost might be for a USB hub with between 4 and 7 USB ports.
(And those hubs can be had relatively inexpensively, from my research and buying my own in the past.
I bet Wish dotcom sells USB hubs for practically nothing these days.
And, if they don't, I know Amazon and Walmart do.)
Think Media definately a great tip you should pin this, I found your ideas interesting but probably not for me at the moment, but after reading this comment the first thing I did was to check for a USB on my router, good stuff
@@techronmattic5876 Technically, yes you can. With a powered USB hub. The problem is that once you map the drives on your network, you could only use one drive at a time due to bandwidth limitations of the hub. I encourage you to try it for yourself.
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I've needed this video for a long time! Storage and backing up has been one of my challenges. Thanks for the tips Sean! As always, much appreciated!! Aloha~
Love your advice.. Educational positive. Every video is the ultimate guide. Still struggling with a new channel and yours are the first videos on my go to list. Tech and You Tube authority thanks.
Saving up for Nas.
OMG! I am one of those "multiple external hard drive" content producers who suffered a failure 3 days ago. I'm still in shock. So this video could not have been timelier! Thank you for explaining so completely. I now know what direction to go into, and how to change my production process so I never have to go through this emotional pain again!
J.L. Chapman I think you need frequent cold backups. Raid on a NAS is at most a hot backup (you shouldn’t take it as a serious backup either). Raid is only about uptime. You would still need to cold backup things.
You can certainly share your internal/external hard drive of your tower over your LAN. Most motherboards even support a RAID array of 0,1,10 that you can then share out over the network. All you have to do is configure the hard drive/s in the array you want, then use windows to share out that drive. As long as your tower stays online and connected to the network, you should be able to access the data from the wireless network from your laptop.
THIS^^^^^
This was SOOOOO useful. THANK YOU! First video of yours that I’ve come across and I’m so grateful for your video explaining this in a really straightforward way🙏🏾
Hey Sean! I found your channel about 2 months ago; about the time I took the plunge and started my YT channel not knowing how to do any thing relating to video, editing, social media, etc. You and Video Influencers have become my go to source for advice! Thank you so very much, I really appreciate you, and the advice you share, as well as the inspiration!!!! Thanks a lot!!-Jason
With the new routers, you can use ext drives to make a NAS so it is just as safe as buying a NAS setup. I have always gone by the 3-2-1 backup. 3 copies of all data 2 copies locally and 1 copy off-site. It has saved me at times.
Just out of curiosity what type of work are you doing where you have to be that thorough?
@@wundo9372 schools and law firms is where they ask for that many backups
@@MikePowlas really!? Thank you it would make sense in those instances, thank you!
A most excellent overview. I’ve just watched several UA-cam videos on this topic and this was by far the best. Thank you.
As a certified network storage engineer, loved this video! Your explanation of what a NAS is and how it works was excellent! I might share this video to some of my non- technical people! Thanks Sean!
Yea, especially the part when he plugs ethernet from NAS to the poor DLink's uplink port. LOL
Excellent information on the NAS system. Since I am new to content creating I use smaller portable external hard drives to store my data that I carry around, and a larger hard drive that I back that data up on. I have considered a NAS, but don't really have a need for it now. I will be upgrading to one in the future though!
NAS is the way to go for long-term storage. One power source, redundancy, less clutter, no rat's nest of wires, shareable. I love that Synology has expansion units. We initially did the 5 bay, then realized how quickly it filled up and added a 5 bay expansion with 3 10TB drives. Still room for two more drives!
Synology has very poor compatibility with hard drives. If you want to use Western Digital drives under 10TB go ahead. QNAP works with pretty much all available drives but I'm not certain I want to spend that kind of money on something that will either break in a few years or become antiquated. I wish there were decent DAS options but it looks like there is no market for those. I just want storage that I can share between my different computers. A friend is telling me to get a router and program it so the computers can talk to each other. It's less then ideal but will save money and looks like the least bad option. He also says I could build my own computer for much less then a NAS and program it to do that job. Bloody computers. I world run by tinkerers.
Bro you're just in time, I need this;)
I've been needing a NAS system for a while, or at least a massive backup drive. I have probably 5 external hard drives on my desk 🤣
Whoa I was just wondering about this topic and here you are~
Great timing! 👊😎💯
Exactly, was surprised Sean has a video about the topic😊
Hey Sean, I an old guy in lockdown that's coming to this from a non-techie viewpoint. I'm just starting to tell stories (ambitiously in multi media) and my learning curve is steep on everything. I've just upgraded my PC, and the future that I'm clawing my way into, is obviously your past. I just want to thank you for your clear, articulate enlightenment. You are very helpful. Thanks Jim
I am probably older than you but I do have a tech (non-computer) background. This is the video that convinced me to get a NAS solution to replace my failed Airport Time Capsule. I just bought a Synology 220j and two Seagate 5200 6 TB drives. Wish me luck.
This is the first video of yours I’ve watched. I found it super interesting and helpful. I do 24/7 live streams and have a massive storage problem when streaming/recording at 5000kbps x 6 different streams. I’ll defiantly look into a NAS. Thanks for the awesome video!
Don't know why but I really dug this video. There is a level of genuity to it. That and the fact that I never even thought about a NAS solution. Even though I have access to one.
Thank you for great explanation!
This is an extremely simple and great video! Thanks! It completely handled my confusion on what to go with.
Love your channel it’s really helping me to learn more how to improve my channel . Keep up the great work
Hey Sean, I have a daily Podcast/UA-cam show and with 1050 episodes data has become a challenge for us. Although we are quite organized, we've got 10 x 5TB Seagate external hard drives to house our data. A buddy of mine in a FB group just linked me to this video and my mind is blown. Instead of keep buying hard drives, I'm going to get one of these NAS systems. Your description here sounds like it solves SO MANY of my Dropbox/hard drive dilemmas. THANK YOU!
You can also use an old computer as a nas if you have one lying around. Not going into details but there are tons of tutorials available here in UA-cam.
Sean, nice video. I have the DS920 with 20 tb. One thing I would of mentioned is the Drives used. Standard drives aren't designed for 24/7 but NAS drives are and cost slightly more!
Like Hansel and Gretel, I've been learning about NAS units by picking up little bits of information here and there. Had I started here, I might not have gotten lost in the woods as often as I have. :-) Excellent basic intro to NAS, and while it may bug some folks, as a professional educator (retired), your repeats of important points is a strength to your presentation.
The video is a good introductory video on NAS. One point of consideration with a NAS is to have it and the network gear (router or wireless router) on an Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS). A sudden loss of power can be a little messy with a NAS. The network gear up will let you finish so you can shut down properly for a long outage.
Thanks for mentioning the UPS.
…and if you are a homeowner, an automatic backup generator. Just had a Generac installed last year. It turns on within 15 seconds.
@@mr-vet Since we travel in a RV full-time as digital nomads, we have an upgraded power system that includes LiFePO4 (Lithium) batteries, inverter, generator, and solar. Out RV provides uninterrupted power when we are connected to power in an RV site or when we are disconnected. Our power system provides a solid power source for our key information systems while we travel.
I'm glad he touched on the difference between "Redundancy" and "Backup" How many people actually backup their NAS? Probably none... People always mistake "Redundancy" for "Backup". They're NOT the same. Multiple drives in a RAID array gives you greater fault tolerance but if your array gets wiped out by malware, ransomware, etc. Its all gone. At the very least, get an external USB drive that matches the capacity of your NAS and setup an auto back up routine to back up your entire array to that external drive. AND PLEASE USE THE PROPER DRIVES DESIGNED FOR A NAS OR DATACENTER.
I've had the same two 3TB WD Reds running in my DS212+ for the last 10 years with Zero issues. Only issue is capacity (I'm too cheap to spring for larger Reds). Aside from straight network storage the CPU is just fast enough for me to also run a DNS, DHCP and Media Server all in that same box.
You can operate as NAS as a backup rather then a mirror, effectively just image dumping to it. But yes your typical RAID mirror is there for up-time, drive fails redundant copy takes it place while you swap out the bad one. Well unless its RAID 0 then your just F'ed.
Sean you totally make the lives of new UA-camrs easier with great content!
Thank you! 😎
As a small UA-camr and Hobbyist, I’m still using external hard drives for back up and redundancy. USB powered 4TB at ~$100 makes it super easy. I have one external I travel with and 2 I use for back up and redundancy. I fully get the benefits of NAS, but it’s still too pricey for me - and a 6 bay unit is only using 3 drives (truly) because of the one for one backup. Great video. I may get there (NAS) one day. Cheers.
"6 bay unit is only using 3 drives" That's only if you set the RAID to mirror. If you set to other RAID levels, it spreads the redundancy more thinly, so to speak. See for example en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_RAID_levels comparison table of space efficiency.
Yayy!! Your channel is growing drastically now. Waiting for the 1m!!
Searching for new storage devices. I would love to see what you guys have upgraded to in 2022. Blessings guys thanks for all your hard work guys.
This was hands-down the best video I’ve ever seen on this topic. Wow what a way to go!!
Definitely great content, creative, and presentation skills!
Thanks you!! This is just what i Needed.
Just came across your channel. You have very good energy in your videos and intro and video quality is absolutely phenomenal my man !!
This is so helpful thanks
I just started my channel and your advice has been amazing! Thank you
You're welcome!
im not subbed to your channel or anything, but i think its cool that 4yrs ago you commented just started my channel, idk you but im happy to see your channel at 1mil subs, clearly you worked hard and thats inspirational
I saw that too, its pretty cool, I went to check as well lol@@julianbubbles1596
hi, I have 2 HD SAS and I would like to know how to use them. I have pictures off the connection tipe and the description of the HDD's. Can you help me?
Huge thanks for this video. So much info packed in 15mins. It’s 2022 and this info has helped me tremendously.
I love the topic for today! I have been thinking about investing in a NAS device & this was a big help.
Brilliant video! Explained the pros and cons of a NAS server in easy simple terms. Cheers!!
I would agree NAS is more powerful and hard drive redundancy but they are more complex and as such there are a lot more points of failure in NAS than a simple external hard drive. For example setting up Ethernet is a lot more complex than USB with is plug and play. Also the operating system software running on the NAS could crash and if so you may not be able to access any of the hard drives without sending in the entire NAS unit for repairs. NAS has a motherboard which could have components fail separate from the hard drives.
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Love the NAS, love the USB drives, my solution was something else, I used a torrent based system on three locations, works very well for shared files.
First started with BitSync (2013), and then moved forward.. Blows away this solution.
One thing he didn’t seem to mention is: if you’re savvy enough with tech, you can make your own NAS through a very basic desktop case that’s designed to hold as many HDDs/SSDs as possible. Stick a server OS, motherboard, etc on that, boom you got a yourself a NAS. Much more upgradeable one too, as you can swap out the cpu, psu, mobo, etc. and the average case can hold 6 drives easily, so I’m sure you can find one with more slots for cheaper. Also, you can easily set these up for raid configuration easily, whether it’s RAID 1, 0, or 1+0.
Just the information I was looking for! Thank you guys!
Super useful. Thank you. I am a fan.
I can tell that "ultimately" is one of your favorite words lol
VRA fam here. Question regarding the video you linked on your MSI editing station, in that video, what desk did you use? Was it the Autonomous DIY desk?
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Im sold ☺☺thank you kind sir
I love ur way of explaing.Easy to understand everything
Thanks for the information!! I have been struggling with this issue for months and it is getting paralyzing. Guess what? I am getting an NAS in 2 days and I chose Synology!!! Thank you again!!
I've considered a NAS to use for photo editing work, perhaps having a dual gigabit connection to my local switch to which the workstation is connected, as well. Totally understand the data throughput challenges of video editing, but I'm thinking that won't be an issue with static images. For video work, I'd probably beef up the network connectivity OR have a working thunderbolt 3 drive hung off the workstation and then have file storage / back-up on the NAS.
Extremely helpful, thank you!
This has been so helpful! I only store small projects for our IG accounts and starting to increase more content so I use relatively inexpensive external hard drives. Can you make a video on NAS systems but with less bays or less expensive for the prosumer and hobbyist? Thank you!
April 2020 here. Great review, thank you so much :)
Thank you so much. This is so helpful and exactly the solution I am looking for. Great job and thanks to you and your great team.
Wow!! This tip is "priceless "!!! Thanks so much 1!🙌🎉🎉💕
You're welcome Rosie!
Thank you so much for all the information about NAS. This video is really helpful.
Very informative thank you so much for explaining NAS and taking the time to make this video for people like myself trying to research and learn. All the best! Subscribed!
Thanks for your advice. This is really open my mind to get my data saved. ~ Warm greeting from Bali.
Thanks Sean 😍👍❤
Thanks for vid. Do all the drives need to be the same size? And what do you recommend for backing up the NAS for offsite storage? This all still seem very complicated. I read so many people who complain how poor the manuals are that come with Sinology products.
NAS Drive will be on my Black Friday shopping list for this year ~!
This is a great instruction to NAS! Thank you.
I love how the description so clearly and accurately outlines the overall topic of this video... Stating how this was about.. tripods ???
thanks for simplifying this, new to the concept and a lot of videos have been over my head.
Really well done...thank you!
I'm speechless :) bravo!
Thank you for all the tips! I have a question, I create makeup tutorials on UA-cam and have been considering upgrading my dslr. I’ve been looking into the Canon Rebel t7i, no other reason other than it’s the most upgraded version from my t3i! What are your thoughts? Is there another camera you would recommend for makeup tutorials? Thank you in advance!!
Thank you so much for this great video! You really broke it down for me so now I understand NAS. But how do you edit video if it's too slow to work off the NAS? Do you move files to your computer to edit and then move them back?
Storage? Currently I use Dropbox, BackBlaze, and external drives. This NAS is interesting to learn about. I'll look into it further.
very helpful with comparing external and NAS, thank you!
Man , an old school black and purple linksys still rocking your setup. You’re lucky , mine went dead many years ago :)
Concise and to the point. Thank you for this informative video!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome video. You explained everything well. I like the way you say cache 😀. I'm currently using external drives for now. I'd like to get a NAS eventually. It's a big investment, but well worth it. I'm using storage for my current channel. My channel has grown faster than I thought. Thanks to your helpful videos like this one.
how;s the NAS different than the 20tb RAID wd duo external drive you recommended on your other video sdd vs HDD on Jan 2018?
Great video, and the Synology NAS unit is a great idea, however, it's certainly not bulletproof. I had a 4 drive Synology NAS unit set up as RAID using 2 Western Digital NAS 3TB drives. They were mirrored and everything worked fine until one morning when I could no longer access my data. Turns out that their was a problem with WD drives that they failed to tell the public, and I lost ALL of my data. It was unrecoverable, and I found out later that Western Digital was sued over SMR debacle in HDD. So you might want to mention to people to stay away from WD RED NAS drives. Fortunately, I had an older backup on a Seagate IronWolf drive and was able to recover 80% of my data, but it costs me a weeks work.
This is something i need. As i make karaoke duet videos i need somewhere to store all my tracks and other files i use and access them with ease.
In order to keep the costs low I normally backup my files in LaCies Hard-drives of 4TB and purchase more as they get full. I use two hard-drives one for Daily basises storage and one for redundancy, I consider the quality of LaCies hard-drive good and reliable at least I never had a problem before. The cost of each hard-drive here in UK is approximately £100. I am happy with the current solution although I consider purchasing one of the Synology NAS solution in the near future.
I'm planning on picking up a Drobo because they seem to have the easiest NAS solution. More user-friendly.
what about raid array hard drive closures? I was told NAS transfer speeds are slower cause its going over the network veruse thunderbolt or usb C- hardwire?
You can actually file share using an external drive. you just have to share the folder in which you are looking to access for data use.
Very detailed video, thank for all the information!
Hey, I have that Ugmonk shirt in the background. Sweet 👍🏻
Hobby work, and some professional. Most of the professional work does not require me to come back to the data at a later time. Would like to switch to a NAS setup in the future mainly just for the ability to have my own cloud storage.
Thank you, you pretty much answered all my questions in this video, the only one is ram that comes in the storage media, i have an option to get either 1gb ram or 2gb ram, the second is alot more expensive so is it worth the extra cost ?
Thank you for the information!
Thank you! Great video! Almost at the point to buy a NAS for photography and video storage.
I've been putting hard drives in Pelican 1300 cases for over 10 years now, using a hard drive dock to back up footage and mirroring it with FreeFileSync. I keep a "copy" in a storage unit away from home. I don't have remote access necessarily but I don't need it :)
Thank You Think Media, this is a wonderful introduction for beginners,
QN: How do you use NAS on Cloud? is it possible?
Seremba Andre you can create your own cloud on the nas. you can also have files on your nas get backed up to cloud services on the internet, so you have a local and remote copy.
That was so informative and well explained. I've logged in just to give you a sub.
Hi, thanks for your useful videos! one question, what kind of problems could I face if my Internet Provider assigns dynamic addressess? I mean, must I re-configure often my NAS due the reset of IPs? Thank in advance
I'm snatchin 1!
Question of the day(lol)?:
What is a good web client to use the NAS on, for outside the home networking, for accessing my files & footage anywhere in the world?
Thanks in advance
If you get a Synology NAS, the NAS' operating system can be accessed from any modern PC / Mac web browser (Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Safari, etc).
This can be used to access the NAS anywhere on your local network, but you can also set up Synology Quick connect (or manual port forwarding) that allows you to log into the NAS (also through the browser) anywhere in the world. There are also mobile apps for many of the Synology NAS functions.
Very informative. Thank you.
Great video. But nas with raid is about uptime rather than backup. I currently have a single drive nas which sync my photo folders on my PC, and I use a portable drive to backup what's on the nas. There are 3 copies of my photos. I was think about getting a file server with ZFS or snapraid.
Technically, it is true that you would need to unplug an external and reconnect it to another device, but you could also have permissions configured for another device to access another host's network drives. It isn't really efficient, but it is possible to do so and I wouldn't recommend implementing that as a solution
Excellent video. What I don't like about NAS is that everything is on-site. If my house burns at night, we lose the NAS, Camera, Phone, and backups. My router gives me a 3.0 USB connection to hook a hard drive to. In business, this sounds marvelous but for home, I think a 10TB drive with 1TB cloud back up of important stuff should work fine. Finally, I know what NAS is and can do. This video is very much appreciated.
I was highly considering buying a nas as I'm expanding beyond my hard drive and tired of paying streaming services. I've had drive crashes before on external drives and this would save that. I have a ton of old drives and I could just reformat them. Off site options you can use family member houses, as I don't have a lot of family in the area I would leave with this sort of thing I use a lock box at a bank.