The final Synology DS925+ NAS Setup (Part 3: Shared Folders, Users & Permissions Made Simple)

Описание: In this video, we’ll walk through setting up users, groups, and shared folders on a Synology NAS for the whole family.

From keeping admin files private to creating shared spaces for media, backups, and cloud sync, you’ll learn how to keep everything tidy and secure.

This video builds on Jordyn Dunseath’s excellent Synology guide here:    • Why I Chose a Synology NAS as a Videograph...  
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Who this video is for
📌 Families setting up their first Synology NAS
📌 Beginners who want clear steps without the jargon
📌 Home users who want safe shared folders and backups
📌 Anyone curious about permissions, groups, and file access
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Chapters
00:00 🎵 Intro & Overview
00:19 👥 Creating Users & Groups (family setup)
01:35 📂 Setting Up Shared Folders
02:20 🔒 Folders: Permissions & Privacy
03:35 💾 Folders: Backup location for PCs, Laptops & Phones
04:18 ☁️ Folders: Cloud Backup (OneDrive, Google, Dropbox)
06:01 🎥 Folders: Media & Family Sharing
07:13 🧑‍💻Folders: VM storage (for the techie folks)
07:52 🗑️ Recycle Bin & File Retention
10:11 📧 Email Notifications & Alerts
11:22 🔗 Connecting to new NAS Shared Folders
13:30 📦Synology's Package centre
14:31 📦Package: Snapshot Replication
15:03 📦Package: Synology Drive Server
16:07 📦Package: Synology Photos
17:20 📦Package: Hyper Backup
18:02 📦Package: Virtual Machine Manager & Container Manager (for the techie folks)
19:11 🏆 Bonus: Expanding your NAS investment
20:00 🏆Bonus: UPS protection
20:37 🏆Bonus: Network options
21:29 👍TIPS: Notifications
21:50 👍TIPS: Data Scrubbing schedule
22:14 👍TIPS: S.M.A.R.T. tests
23:10 👍TIPS: Backup
23:32 - Closing
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Thanks for watching this Synology NAS series! 🙏
👉 If you missed Part 2 (Setting up DSM, Storage Pools & Data Scrubbing), you can watch it here:    • NAS as a Home server? Synology DS925+ Setu...  

This 3-part series is designed to take you from NAS confusion → fully working home setup without the jargon.

Which Synology feature do you want me to dive deeper into next? Drop it in the comments ⬇️
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