Your Synology NAS is assigned a static LAN IP address and the firewall settings (DSM 7. I want to make it as easy as possible for clients to get to the files that they need. I didn't like synology photos and uninstalled it and was able to remove the "home" folder. On "Home" and another "Homes". Log in to DSM with your DSM user credentials, and then go to Main Menu > File Station. I'd rather not deal with manually mapping out shares for them and definitely do not want them using the Jul 16, 2021 · Thanks, but this is the standard synchronization of regular folders. Many „functional“ users just created for a specific task don’t need their own /home folder. Confirm the following: Your Synology NAS and network connection are working properly. home = network drive mapped to your users home directory. Jul 4, 2023 · I have a shared folder (called "Photo Gallery") which holds all my photos accumulated during the years. The name of home folder is the same as the user account. Create a Folder. 1, "My Drive" will index the entire "home" folder. To manage domain users' home folders (for admin) You can press and hold the "Shift" or "Ctrl" keys to make multiple selections. If the local and remote NAS are in different domain groups, shared folder privileges may differ for the users on each NAS. The next two commands may need to be preceeded by sudo if you don't have permissions. I want them to have access to their own Cloud Station folder on the Synology box, but not others. It contains the When syncing the homes folder from the remote Synology NAS to a non-homes folder on the local Synology NAS, the sync mode will be set as Download-only. Go to "Permission" tab. To enable the user home service: Tick Enable user home service. The User Home function will be disabled on the destination Synology NAS if the homes shared folder is synced from the source Synology NAS to the destination Synology NAS. An admin will see,homes and in it a Aug 2, 2018 · I've just found the answer to my own question. After installing Video Station, you can select one of the following ways to sign in using a browser. Skip this step if only one storage DSM 7. Jun 30, 2022 · Convert "My Drive". Hopefully this will get resolved in a future upgrade. Mar 9, 2019 · For example, the DSM help available after logging in states: "By default, three video folders have been created under the video shared folder for the three default libraries: movie, TV show, and home video. You can click Edit to make sure each permission is configured Jun 12, 2021 · Enable user homes to create a personal home folder for each user, except for guest. Jan 24, 2021 · This folder is only accessible to that particular user and no other standard user account: an administrator user can access this folder by navigating to /homes/<username>. Actual snapshot usage depends on operations performed to the shared folder (e. But rights are "strange". The homes are gathered in the homes folder. Go to Control Panel > Domain/LDAP > Domain/LDAP (for DSM 7) or LDAP (for DSM 6) and make sure the Connection status is Connected. Aug 22, 2023 · Customize Windows ACL permissions 3. Upload your photos. 2 and earlier). An option for a user to create or skip during first access/setup wizard for Drive or other access methods. To sign in from DSM: Make sure your computer and Synology NAS are on the same Feb 2, 2021 · After setting up the shared folder, go to Synology Directory Server > Users & Computers > Users. Enter a name for the folder, and click OK to apply the settings. 0 Likes. Oct 20, 2014 · What I'm referring to is different. I'd like to hide that folder, is that somehow possible? . Homes is the parent folder. Go to the directory where you want to create a folder. I figured i would create a new shared folder and encrypt that one, but as it turns out, all of the sensitive data is stored in the homes folder and cannot be moved. Sep 24, 2014 · We want to move/migrate the existing user homes between volumes. You can click Edit to make sure each permission is configured Jan 10, 2022 · Launch File Station, right-click on the "homes" shared folder, and select Properties. Click Cancel to stop the ongoing task if the sync task is in progress. I you mounted the Photos folder within DRIVE: unmount. It depends on what your intentions are for Drive. Sep 17, 2009 · there are 2 folders. If you just want to hide the folder when browsing network places: Go to “Shared folders”. Switch to the Profile tab 1 and click Connect under the Home Directory section. In the Permission Editor window, modify the settings to manage ACL permissions for the file or folder. For models with package architectures 88f628x or Qoriq, you can sync up to 100,000 shared folders (including subfolders) using Shared Folder Sync. You can the set up a sync task on your pc to keep that up to date. 0 and above: Go to Control Panel > File Services > Advanced > Shared Folder Sync. Multiple users using Cloud Station. Select the shared folder whose permissions you wish to edit. Restart is only probably necessary in this case. Oct 24, 2014 · I even had Synology Support helping me. MailPlus: The MailPlus folder will be created when Synology MailPlus Server has been set up. I'm able to hide "homes" from all users, but the folder "home" will unfortunately show up for everyone under the windows networking environment. Destination: "Local folder & USB". Jul 25, 2012 · 1. Mar 22, 2014 · In File Station, click on "homes" folder. Feb 13, 2011. 2) do not block the SMB (137-139, 445) or AFP (548) network ports. Select home to access your home folder. The name of the user's home folder is the user account plus a unique number. This looks like the only way to set the default root directory for FTP Client User. 2. To reproduce: In HyperBackup: "+" New "Data backup task". One named "admin"(empty) and one named "username" (Empty)(Not the real name but a user I created) The "Home" folder is empty. I want to sync the data so that the Synology Photos will automatically recognize them (But since the main folder in the Synology Photo is \\Homes, there is no access to it) =) Jan 2, 2022 · On the destination NAS, enable "homes" as team folder in Synology Drive Admin Console > Team Folder. But if you want each user to have their own folder that other users cant access then yes you do meed home folders. Now I want to know is what the difference is between those 2 folders "Home" and "Homes". just because it makes a home folder doesnt mean they have to use it to have access to other shares. After 30mins, this *had hardly moved* off 0% progress, so we cancelled it. Copy the folder from the former DRIVE folder to the HOME folder. To run the sync task upon setup completion and whenever changes are made to the source Nov 11, 2020 · Both have my name and in Drive same files. Has anyone anyone experienced any adverse Since the 'home' folder is in fact just a symlink to homes/username (witch can be accessed by admin) you should be able to rename that symlink using SSH. Shared Folder Permissions HOMES has Admin Read/Write permission Feb 2, 2021 · 0 Likes. I want to sync the data so that the Synology Photos will automatically recognize them (But since the main folder in the Synology Photo is \\Homes, there is no access to it) =) Sep 5, 2022 · Starting from version 3. Go to LDAP User (for DSM 7) or LDAP Users (for DSM 6) and click User Home. I already have this type of folder (If you look at the screenshot above - \\Backup_PC) with files. There will be a check box to hide it from showing in network places. Only a NAS account that has administrator privilege will have access to /homes. If your Synology Drive Server was updated from an older version, and you want to sync the /home/Photos folder, do the following: Go to DSM > Synology Drive Admin Console > Team Mar 15, 2015 · set user home directory. In other words, a Home "folder" is a share that automatically has a certain network services enabled for them so that there is no need to manually assign these attributes to the shares. homes This folder serves as the storage location for all accounts' home directories. Admin can read the content, but it cannot write, by default. Refer to the rules for naming shared folders. You may also want to learn how the vim editor works. homes = network drive with all home directories of all users. To manage a sync task: On the source Synology NAS, go to Control Panel > File Services > Advanced > Shared Folder Sync > Task List, and select the desired task. Click Task List > Create to open the Shared Folder Sync Wizard. 1) set the home user in the DSM and. It works out of the box. Sign in to Video Station. /homes is [should] only visible to administrator users and is the real location of user folders and files. If you have multiple volumes, specify the volume to store Jan 2, 2022 · On the destination NAS, enable "homes" as team folder in Synology Drive Admin Console > Team Folder. However I would not like to copy (=duplicate) all the photos (there are a lot!) from the existing shared folder to /home/Photos (Personal Space). Click "Advanced options", then "Make inherited properties explicit". Look for /homes in "Shared Folder" dropdown, and it is greyed out. In File Station I can set permissions for their folder /homes/username. 4. And it after installation it create two folders at the root of the nas called "home" and "homes". If there are multiple volumes, select where you want the homes folder to be stored. Do either of the following: Select Delete from the Action menu. Feb 6, 2024 · Go to DSM > Control Panel > User & Group > Advanced > User Home and tick Enable user home service. Sep 26, 2012 · Turn on SSH in Control Panel -> Terminal and SNMP. Click Create > Create folder . Kraizelburg. User Home. Simple fix options: 1. You should the help pages on how shared folder encryption works and try it out on a test folder as you're missing most of the basics of how it works and the different ways it can work. As does Snapshot replication by the way, as a newbie to Synology I'm impressed. The left panel main folders are the shares, and yes, the User Home feature does generates a dynamic home share. This will take you to Control Panel > Shared Folder. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. What the hell? I can backup homes to other targets, like S3. If you have multiple volumes, specify the volume to store Jul 17, 2008 · There should be just one global setting for 'enable uses homes service', and IIRC one of the things it does is creating a proper directory or symlink under /var/services. g. Enable user home service to create a personal home folder for each user, except for guest. Sep 26, 2012 · When I try to add a folder to the media indexer it doesn't see home. Aug 26, 2019 · Synology Drive ShareSync is working like clockwork for Team Folders among different Synology NAS boxes (let's assume I have a Master ( DS918+) and Slave ( DS718+ ). 2) edit the /etc/passwd file, changing defaults login folders. The domain controller will automatically create a corresponding roaming profile (the folder name will be " username . To run the sync task upon setup completion and whenever changes are made to the source Dec 24, 2023 · On your Synology NAS. When you enable the service, you can select the volume for the /homes shared folder if you have multiple volumes on your NAS. V6 Dec 18, 2023 · DSM 7. Memebers of the administrator group have access to homes and all home directories, all others do only see their own home folder. After you have configured your NAS, set up a Synology Drive As an administrator, log in to DSM. You can delete the DRIVE then. To access domain user's home folder (for end-users) Use a computer to connect to your Synology NAS via File Station, SMB, AFP, or FTP. Now, I would like to use the Synology Photos app to present those photos. I was looking to encrypt the entire drive, but from the documentation it appears that it cannot be done. The last solution was to reset the diskstation back to factory with a complete reset (double reset button press). In the process of doing this I also had a DS1513+ installed and running on the same network, and its users did have the proper access to their own HOME folder, instead of the entire HOMES folder. 1; Your Synology NAS and client computer are in the same LAN. Within a user's Home folder (or /homes/<username>) there will be some folders that are create by the packages when they are installed. A pop-up message will appear to inform you of the number of accounts that will be converted. I have created a gpo to add the UNC-Path as H-Drive but if I went by UNC on my Diskstation 920+ the home folder is not visible as shared folder anymore. It appears that I have a share "homes" that currently isn't granted to most users. Note: To delete a shared folder (a top-level folder such as homes ), go to Control Panel > Shared Folder. J. I want to sync the data so that the Synology Photos will automatically recognize them (But since the main folder in the Synology Photo is \\Homes, there is no access to it) =) Mar 6, 2012 · To achieve the same goal, I had to. Use a terminal program (on a Mac, use Terminal), and enter ssh username@nameOrIPofYourSynology. To sync specific folders or files: After selecting a local shared folder, you may select specific sub-folders to sync, as well as specify the maximum file size and file types that are to be synced. Apr 1, 2021 · In the pop-up window, tick Enable home service for domain users and save the settings. Here, you can enable and disable the service. I use it as a Dropbox style service for my wife and I to access files and documents we both use, so in my instance we dont use home folders, we just use a team folder. As at first glance it would Jan 2, 2022 · On the destination NAS, enable "homes" as team folder in Synology Drive Admin Console > Team Folder. On a Synology NAS, the Home and Homes folders are default shares that have been desig Dec 24, 2023 · On your Synology NAS. Click Done (for DSM 7. Feb 3, 2021 · Right-click the specified user account and click Edit. To run the sync task upon setup completion and whenever changes are made to the source Launch File Station, right-click on the "homes" shared folder, and select Properties. All users can access their own home folder via SMB, AFP, FTP, or File Station. The whole share will be moved to the other volume. Sep 17, 2009 · Now when I look in the Synology station (folder) there are 2 folders. "home" are links to subfolders of "homes". To download a folder or file: In File Station, right-click on a folder or file, and click Download to download a folder or a single file. By allowing the system 'default' they'll only have permissions to their own home folder. Click Edit. The permission levels are prioritized as: No Access > Read/Write > Read Only. I was expecting Drive ShareSync would also sync along the Drive folders from the individual users Oct 6, 2013 · I would also like to have some users without home folders. You only use home which although named the same for everyone is actually a different personal folder for each person. Click OK to save the settings. It seems to me the Home folders are basically shares that have some presets build-in. Right-click a domain user account and click Edit. Jul 1, 2014 · Restricting regular users access to the homes folder will in effect prevent them from seeing their own home folder. 3. When you are sync'ing a share on a different DS, the process creates a share on the target unit, with the same name as the source share. 2 and below: Go to Control Panel > Shared Folder Sync. Select Local users or Local groups from the drop-down menu, and check if No Access was ticked. After you have configured your NAS, set up a Synology Drive Jun 30, 2022 · Starting from Synology Drive Server 3. On the Permission tab, you will find the current permission entries for the "homes" folder. \\nas\home for the currently logged in user, I do get access denied, using Windows 10. ). I've addes the photos app to my synology and now homes and home folders were created. Users belonging to the administrators group can access all personal folders located in the homes default shared folder. Select the folder and click Edit > Permissions. Sign in to the domain-joined Windows PC with the specified domain user account. Aug 25, 2017 · DSM - Control Panel - Shared Folders => Select "homes", click on "Edit" and change the destination volume. emenick @emenick*. Jul 16, 2021 · Thanks, but this is the standard synchronization of regular folders. In the Location field, click the drop-down menu and select a storage on which to create the shared folder. And visibility of 'homes' will disappear. Click Delete in the pop-up confirmation window. Altering those right can break the sync. I changed access priviligies on the share "homes" and Dec 13, 2020 · Agreed. Follow the wizard to create a sync task. Feb 27, 2021 · I have the problem that my home directory is not visible in UNC-Path. only access to certain shares. Select the folder you want. Only the system administrator can access and manage all users' home folders. You can easily add, view, share, and arrange the file locations here. One named "admin" (empty) and one named "username" (Empty) (Not the real name but a user I created) The "Home" folder is empty. The problem is that when they login into File Station it tries to put them into the /homes directory instead of Hey all. May 01, 2014. Skip this step if only one storage Jul 16, 2021 · Thanks, but this is the standard synchronization of regular folders. Following. All users can access their own home folder via CIFS, AFP, FTP, or File Station. All users' home folders are located in one of the sub-folders under a folder named "@DH-domain name" (for domain users) or "@LH-FQDN name" (for LDAP users). Jan 10, 2022 · Launch File Station, right-click on the "homes" shared folder, and select Properties. Right-click on a user's folder, click "Properties". B. The simplest way to keep your file structure is to copy the files to either the shared area (Photo shared area)) or personal area (home/photos) directly from your pc to the synology outside of the Photos app. But I'm still going to argue that it's extremely unclear. Once connected, cd /etc. Sign in to DSM and launch Synology Drive Admin Console > Team Folder. Now I want to know is what the difference is between those 2 Jan 20, 2018 · Does anyone know if its possible to show team folders in the desktop Synology Drive Client. Click Yes to continue. DSM creates each user's direct /home from their specific sub-folder of /homes. The Photos tab shows the actual photos and videos saved on your Synology NAS. Select one of the following from the drop-down menu: System internal user: Assign permissions for default system users, such as the Anonymous FTP/WebDAV user. Click "Edit". m. Assign a drive letter for the network drive. Right-click on the users home folder in the folder-tree on the left and select Permissions. Join your Synology NAS an LDAP server. No one uses the homes folder. Right-click on a file or folder and select Delete. Delete all user properties, except the one with the username attached to the folder. An option to select for each user upon account creation. Try first to disable and then re-enable the service and see if the directory homes gets correctly created under /var/services. Click on "My Drive" and click the Convert button. 4 5. In absence of any comments, we tried Control Panel->"Edit shared folder homes" and changing the location. Note: To create a shared folder, click Create > Create shared folder. Note: To delete the homes shared folder, user home service must be disabled first. Then restart your NAS. 0 and above) or OK (for DSM 6. Jun 30, 2022 · Starting from Synology Drive Server 3. If recycle bin is enabled in the shared folder, the deleted files will stay in the recycle bin and will not affect the size of the snapshots. Click Add Photos or use the drag and drop function to upload items to Synology Photos. The 'B' folder (s) (homes / userN ) was used by DiskStation when the user deleted a file/folder on their device that is included in the (one-way) Backup designation for SDC app on the user's device. Jan 2, 2022 · On the destination NAS, enable "homes" as team folder in Synology Drive Admin Console > Team Folder. Do any of the following: Click Edit to edit the task. Optional: Join both NAS to the same directory service. Mar 22, 2014 · The solution was to log in as admin, use file station to go to the homes folder. I'd like users to be able to see team folders as well straight from the desktop with the client installed versus just seeing their own home folder. If you found this video useful please like and subscribe to our channel. Go to drive console → Team map → Home → choose convert. On hover, it says "homes is reserved for the system". Please note that shared folders can only be created by Jan 26, 2022 · A. DSM 6. This is linked to /homes/<user> for that user. encrypting the "homes" folder. Click Delete to delete the task. They will the be indexed. 1 from an earlier version, you can choose to keep the original indexing scope (indexing only the "Drive" folder under the "home" folder) or convert "My Drive" to expand the indexing scope. Simply calling them folders causes confusion. Change the owner to the user and check the "Apply to this folder, sub-folders and files" - and there you have it! D. The 'A' folder (homes / #recycle ) was used by DiskStation when deleting data from the 'homes' shared folder using File Station on DSM. Jul 24, 2017 · I cannot see the "Homes" folder as an administrator on my Synology, running latest firmware. homes: The homes folder is automatically created when User home service is enabled and contains the home folders (personal folders for users) of all users. To create a shared folder: Go to Control Panel > Shared Folder, and click Create > Create Shared Folder. There is nothing else you need to do. When it’s “homes” it will be all home-folders of every user. Note that if you add a volume later, you can move the /homes Mar 25, 2019 · What's the difference between home and homes. I tried to experiment and downloaded the synology photos app. On a Synology NAS, the Home and Homes folders are default shares that have been desig Apr 17, 2024 · Enabling the User Home service automatically activates My Drive (home), allowing users to manage contents within their home directory on Synology Drive. Admin users have access to everyone's files without problem. Choose [DiskStation server name] > home on the left panel of File Station. Installed and works like a charm but I noticed that all individual users could Read other home directories if accessing through \\server\homes\user-1 (even though "homes" are hidden in the network). snapshot restoration, data cloning, etc. File Station - can't see "homes". If you are updating to Synology Drive Server 3. Are these duplicates, using up space, or which are the originals and which are the links? /home is your currently logged in user's home folder. If no modifications were made previously, the default permission entries will appear on the page. All that is left is "homes" folder and I cant seem to find a way to at least hide it. To switch between spaces: Click from the upper-left corner to switch between the following spaces: Personal Space: Displays all photos and videos in the "/home/Photos" folders. An option for the admin to select a default preference for all new users accounts. Dalle @dalle*. Apr 17, 2024 · Enabling the User Home service automatically activates My Drive (home), allowing users to manage contents within their home directory on Synology Drive. May 31, 2019 · A number of subscribers have noted in the comments section that they can see both a Home and Homes folder on their Synology NAS. This will also create a folder in DSM File Station, /home/Photos, for each Synology Photos user. Dec 18, 2023 · DSM 7. Under "Homes" there are , at the moment, 2 other folders. Click Next. Click Apply. Manage Photos. You just have to find the 'home' folder first ;) Let me know if you'll figure it out! e. as Read Write Administrators have permissions for Homes as Read Write Users have no permissions set at all. Next, go to Control Panel > User & Group > Advanced tab > User Home section. I checked all privileges up and down for those home folders for any of the AD-users to no avail so far. Enabling the home service for Doesn't NAS need home files to even boot? It does not need an optional feature turned on to boot or else home folder wouldn't be optional. When you grant acces to “home” it will be only for their own home. By default only themselves and admins have acces. I no longer remember whether I All files and folders are there, but when trying to map any home folder, e. And as @telos already told you, never touch permissions of homes or home. How can I make home and it's contents visible to the media indexer? Jan 28, 2016 · Technically, they are shares. Basically to ensure that the group, and user permissions have "No" ticks or selections on the 'homes' catagory. b. mksE55 @mkse55*. You can click Edit to make sure each permission is configured Jan 25, 2021 · When this happens, follow the steps below to check if "No Access" permission has been set. You can now sync the whole HOME folder. I'm trying to index a folder in my cloudstation folder cloudstation/music, but the only folders visible to the media indexer are the default media folders and a shared folder I created called web. Go to the Permissions tab. P. After you have configured your NAS, set up a Synology Drive If you found this video useful please like and subscribe to our channel. Select Enable home service for LDAP users. Enter the path of the shared folder (or a folder under the shared folder) you want to mount as a network drive. Jan 2, 2022 · This article explains how to sync the "homes" shared folder via either Shared Folder Sync or Synology Drive ShareSync on Synology NAS. 1, Synology Drive Server no longer only shows the /home/Drive folder in My Drive, but can index and display all the contents in the /home folder. The result is an estimation only. On the Permissions tab, select the Custom checkbox for the user whose permissions you wish to customize. 0 / DSM 6. User/Groups Permissions Admin has permissions for Files, Homes, etc. 2 3. After you have configured your NAS, set up a Synology Drive there are 2 folders. Go to Control Panel > Shared Folder. " (Setup your home theatre ---> Organize and play videos with Video Station). Specify a name and description for the shared folder. I'm new on Synology and DSM and got my new 713+ last week. Home is each individual user’s files which are stored in the Homes folder. Only one shared folder can be estimated at a time. Aug 5, 2021 · Backup homes, disable user home service, delete homes, enable user home service, restore all personal data (home folders). kz bh zy or xl fz zv vp xx dr