Connect Finder Mac to Synology using SMB | 4K TUTORIAL

Hi! In this video I will show you how to connect your Mac to your Synology using SMB. This will allow you to use your Synology folders directly from your Mac Finder without going into DSM.

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[randre]

A lot of people (including myself) are looking to learn how to set up remotely. This could be a nice opportunity to create a video for that and providing a link to that video on the comments section here. Thx for the vid!

[Brewyetphoto]

Between this video and your video about speeding up a NAS, you have allowed me to transfer files at over 1000mbps vs 10 before!!! THANK YOU!!

[rennington]

OMG you just saved me literally days, weeks, months of uploading. I've had my NAS for a couple of years and it always puzzled me that I had to upload via my browser (chrome) which would vary massively in speed but which even at its fastest was incredibly slow and meant I had to simply stop storing RAW files altogether. I really cannot thank you enough.

[johnc]

Great vid & thank you for speaking so clearly.
I wish everyone that posted YouTube videos spoke this clear. Most of them talk like they have marbles in their mouth.

[markpreston]

That’s great - nicely explained. But how do you stop the Mac from randomly dropping the drive? I can’t get any of the three macs in my household to stay connected to any of my three Synology NASs for more than a few minutes. It’s driving me mad!!

[libertarian]

Thank you very much!!! This is the best tutorial to connect the Synology NAS with my Macbook 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[everythingiswhat]

Great stuff! Thank you! By the way, it’s deprecated, not depreciated.

[StuartGilman]

This is very helpful for connecting to the Synology NAS when the mac is on the lan. Like some others, I am hoping to connect a mac that is used in a variety of remote locations. Do you have a related tutorial or advice for setting that up? Thanks!

[Mr.P]

Another problem solved, thanks for a thorough tutorial

[Tigerengineer]

Awesome awesome video!! Just a heads up. Deprecated vs depreciated.

[oficeptel]

Excellent, very informative. Thank you

[clearrock]

This was an absolutelly incredible video, thank you so much!

[FEDERICOpt]

Hi I love your videos good job!
One question with this method can I access to my Synology from an other network? Like if I’m in the office (at work) can I still assess to my NAS at home ? Thanks!!

[EduSanchez]

How to do this on external NAS? I can’t :(

[Strategicchoices]

Yup. Worked by following every step. So, why has Synology not hired you yet? Will any new shared folder I create be automatically added to the mounted drive? I was waiting for you to explain how to work with future folders as my folder structures and demands grow.

[rogerwoods]

THAT WAS EFFING AMAZING! THANK YOU; I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THIS UNTIL I WATCHED YOUR VIDEO!

[mattj]

Thanks, I dont suppose you have a video on how to achieve this via cables too? Direct connection

[kevinr]

Finally. Thanks so much. Genius video.

[zeke]

Great video. My Synology works great when I am on the same network (at home) and I can use DSM when away (at work). Is there a way to mount it when I am at work so I can bypass DSM? Using SMB, Mac's finder is not finding it when I'm at work, I thought with a static IP it should be able to locate it but I am new to all this. Thanks so much!

[premiumbitter]

Using SMB on macOS (latest Big Sur 11.4), and I can't seem to maintain the connection anymore. I'm not sure what has changed, but every couple hours the drives disappear from finder/desktop and I have to manually re-connect to the Synology over SMB. Do you have any tips (or videos) on troubleshooting unstable SMB connections with macOS?