Windows 10: NAS Options

I have had a WD My Cloud Mirror NAS (6Tb) for some 6 years now and I feel that I would like some thing more powerful and perhaps larger. I have currently used 66% of the current NAS.

I have been looking at Synology (such as synology ds220 or Synology DS920+) or a Qnap device. Trouble is, I'm not sure what I want and whether I need a 2 or a 4 bay model. The WD NAS has served me well but it can be a bit under powered (cant run Plex well) and WD don't release updates for it very often. Can I transfer the two WD red drives that are in there now into another NAS?

Does anyone have any ideas as to what would be suitable for a home user.

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Windows 10 & NAS Box

Hi Peter,

A few possible reasons can cause this issue. To help us identify the cause of this problem, we would like to know the following information:

• How is your NAS box connected to your computer? (Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or USB)
• Are you using a program provided by the manufacturer of your NAS box to access it?
• Do you receive any error messages when accessing your NAS box? If yes, what is the exact error message?
• What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?

In the meantime, we suggest that you perform the solution provided by omiklik (Most Helpful Reply)
in the following thread: Unable to see NAS drive on Network - Win 10 PC.

Keep us updated on the status of the issue, and we will be glad to assist you further.

 

Add a NAS location to Windows 10 Index

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



We understand the concern as you would like to add the NAS location to Windows 10 Indexing feature.

In this scenario, we would suggest you to perform these steps and check.

1. Press Windows + E key to open File Explorer
   
2. Click on This PC from the left pane of File Explorer.
   
3. Then on the right pane, expand the Network locations.
   
4. Right click in the Network locations and select
   Add a network location from the context menu.
   
5. Click Next on Add Network Location wizard.
   
6. Follow the onscreen steps
   
7. On the completing the Add Network Location
   screen, click Finish.
   
8. The new network location will now open in File Explorer.
   
9. Open the Control Panel, click on the
   Indexing Options icon, and close the Control Panel.
   
10. Click on the Modify button.
    
11. Check (add) or
    uncheck (remove) the locations you want to be indexed, and click on
    OK when finished
    

However, for issues related to NAS drive, let me help to point you in the right direction. I would suggest you to post your query in
TechNet
Forums where you will find professionals with expertise on NAS for Windows 10 and that would be the appropriate forum.



Regards,



Aditya Roy

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Network attached storage (NAS)

OKAY... I get the laptop thru all the updates by using the troubleshooter. Now I still cannot see my NAS in file explorer BUT there is one file listed in quick access that is on the NAS. If I open file location I can see everything on the NAS (WOOHOO)
but if I close file explorer and reopen it the NAS does not appear(?).

I am sure there is a small tweak that needs to be made but at least if I don't loose the quick access I will be able to access my files.

One step forward!!!!

Thanks,

Len

p.s. still working on the desktop