Synology backtracks on its third-party drive ban after backlash - but there's a catch

ZDNET's key takeaways Synology will again allow third-party drives in its NAS boxes.Users will need to upgrade to DSM 7.3 to ...

Synology caves, walks back some drive restrictions on upcoming NAS models

As of DSM 7.3, Synology no longer mandates validated drives in 2025 DiskStation Plus, Value, and J-series devices.
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Synology Cloud Sync: Create a hybrid cloud using Dropbox, Google Drive, and more

Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, and the other cloud drive services have shown considerable growth over the past few years because they're just so incredibly useful. The ability to both store files in ...