Synology Drive can’t even come close to Google’s ubiquity and general acceptance across various third-party tools and services - and not to forget its own services used by billions of users.Ĭonvenience is Google Drive’s strongest suit. Thanks to that, you certainly won’t be missing any individual feature in Synology Drive, but it’s the whole tightly-knit character of Google services that you’ll wish for. Synology has done a decent job of bringing over most of the essential features of Google Drive. What you’ll miss when switching from Google Drive

In short, Synology Office is good for basic work, almost as much as Google Docs is, but it isn’t trying to replace more sophisticated tools like MS Office. And you have the option to export your files in. The good thing is that you have your basic formatting tools right where they belong, so you’ll feel at home. The editor screen is unsurprisingly also similar to Google Docs. But we’ll go further to set up sync and backup for the files on your computer. At this stage, you can start using Drive's web app and move files in other directories to it. Doing this will install the Drive app itself along with the admin console. Hit the install button under it and let it run until the process is done.

Go to your Synology’s DSM in a web browser, open Package Center, and search for Synology Drive Server.It takes just a handful of steps to get Synology Drive up and running: This will come in handy particularly when you want to sync some of your folders with multiple devices and/or people on your network. Besides borrowing the name and a few smart features, Synology also has a syncing and backup tool for your computer, similar to what Google Drive has been offering for a while. Google Drive has seemingly been a big influence for Synology’s own alternative - conveniently named Drive. Allow Synology to automatically sync/backup your computer's folders Though do note that since you’ve mounted a local network drive, the files will only be accessible when you’re on your home network. If you’ve mounted the entire folder directory accessible to your Synology user account, a good tip would be to pin the folders you frequently use to the sidebar for quick access.

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