Quiet a lot changes with the new DSM.
Especially on Photos which is replacement for Moments and Photo Station. Shared Space is different than Sharing.

Meanwhile, ransomware getting worse. Recently Fujifilm become the latest victim.
https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/03/fujifilm-...k/?guccounter=1

So bad now until White House write open letter to all corporations asking them to step up their security measures for ransomware defense.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/03/us/polit...astructure.html

My current set-up consists of 5 units of Synology old models for media consumption.

DS1010+ @ TV Series (1080P)
DS410J @ ANIME & CARTOON (720P below)
DS411J @ TV Series (720P below)
DS213J @ P0rn
DS411J @ TV Series (720P below)

Total for all? 40TB capacity.

All the above were bought used or given away by friends. If I have at least 20K cash then can really upgrade to a better Synology with at least 100TB or higher.

2 units had their HDD replaced b4.

The good thing about Synology is that the unit will warn u first. Then u go out and buy another 2TB drive and replace the faulty one. From there, the system will rebuild the array and u can sleep peacefully.

However, if 2 drives died at the same time, then you're out of luck.

So, a RAID array is NOT a backup. Important files, I usually back up on an external drive and kept it far away.

something for the whole family indeed! 

You not using account with admin permission when connect to QuickConnect & NTP/SMB I hope.

Manipulation on your data (encrypted, deleted) from network (internal or external) happen by 2 ways:
1. Firmware vulnerability (very rare, but it does happen, like recently on QNAP)
2. Access to data with write permission account (99% of the cases)

Number 1, we as user can't do anything except shutdown the NAS and wait the company to come out update to fix it.

Number 2 is the most common reason, which is why never use account with admin permission for everyday read/write data. Only use admin account for doing settings on DSM such as change things in Control Panel or Hyper Backup. Also make sure to have ways to get back your data if being deleted or encrypted, such as using snapshot and make periodic backup.

Only use user account with write permission no matter in internal or external network. User account that's compromised can only make damage on data that's accessible on surface level, snapshot and backup is on lower level that will not be accessible for user account. Let's say your PC is infected with virus that encrypt all data, and your PC also connected to NAS by NFS/SMB with write permission account, the virus now can access and encrypt surface level data on NAS. Why it's important to have snapshot and backup.

This youtuber recently got hit by ransomware on his NAS. It's partly QNAP fault as after 3 months being made known of the vulnerability they still haven't patch it, they only release patch 2 weeks after the vulnerability being made known to the public. The youtuber lose media files of his family and youtube video, and enduring so much stress, because he never make backup of those files. It's same as those that think oh I got my data on Google Drive or Dropbox, I'm safe. Well what happen if hacker stole the credential and remove the data? Never push the responsibility to safeguard your data to corporation.

You still using the default "admin" admin account? Synology advice to create another admin account with different name and then disable "admin" account.
If not mistaken few years ago Synology start to implement when new NAS initialize it will ask to create an admin account and then auto disable the default "admin" account.

Yours many years already right? I think last 2 or 3 years only when Synology start implementing auto disable default admin during setup.

Convenient for you, also convenient for hacker as less 1 thing they need to figure out.
You should disable default admin account for security. Only when log in have to use new admin name, all existing settings remain the same even after change admin.

I bet many are like him, never check security news about device that connected online.

With ransomware group now targeting linux, a lot more IoT devices and connected storage devices at risk.
https://cybersecurity.att.com/blogs/labs-re...w-linux-version

Why are WD red nowadays always no stock everywhere or ridiculous in price if got stock? Is it due to chia crypto? Or due to WD no more factory in MY and now due to mco shipment isn't coming in?nas dying ready not much space left zzzz

10tb red pon jadi la, to replace one of my 3tb. But seems like 1.7k cheapest but that also may not have stock Wth.

i use SHR. i will replace 1 at a time. my current installation is 4x3TB. i will replace with 1x8TB first right

exactly. so shud i just deactivate it first before plug into the other NAS ? Its taking upto 24 hours to repair (from 4TB to 8TB). i still have another 4TB hdd to go. guess i need to deactivate first ? can I deactivate and format the NAS HDD before unplug ?

After all the Hoohaa, I rerun the SMART test on the HDD that reported bad sector and crash my pool. guess what, it says healthy. so I dont believe, rerun SMART overnight, still report healthy. the HDD is a WD 7years. how do I really check ? this HDD just screw up my entire NAS.

I run WINDOWS chkdsk /F also. surface scan. all ok. isnt that when there is bad sector, it will be reported ?

I will never go back to WD. not sure who owns it now. never thot its so expensive to own storage pool. every 8 years change. question now, can we trust synology SMART hdd check ?

can I know where  (and how much ) u get the 16TB, it seeems quite rare and only pro version available

shipping and tax is a bomb, how to handle this ? and did u get during black friday ?

Beware of damage during shipping. My experience:

1. 3x 16TB Amazon USA domestic shipping to my hotel in USA. Hand carry back home = all ok
2. 1x 16TB Amazon USA international shipping to MY - DOA
3. 1x 16TB Amazon USA international shipping to MY - DOA
4. 2x 16TB Lazada international shipping from Japan to MY - 1x DOA, 1x ok

I believe those drives are sensitive and vulnerable to damage.