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Synology Synology DS918+ NAS and Affinity Trio


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Hi,
I will buy a NAS unit Synology DS918+.

Can I use this unit and edit/save directly from the unit plug-in to my router (for now High Sierra), in real time without problems using my 3 Affinity programs?
Any know problem with this NAS unit and Affinity apps?
Thank you very much for all your help.
Best regards.

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I don't see why it wouldn't work.

But performance across the network will surely be slower than a local HD or SSD.

Also, you may get into trouble if connection to the NAS is lost as Affinity will no longer have access to the file. I am not sure how gracefully Affinity handles that situation.

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14 minutes ago, Aammppaa said:

I don't see why it wouldn't work.

But performance across the network will surely be slower than a local HD or SSD.

Also, you may get into trouble if connection to the NAS is lost as Affinity will no longer have access to the file. I am not sure how gracefully Affinity handles that situation.

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Dated info? .-(

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7 minutes ago, AT.HA said:

Dated info? .-(

Possibly, but a lot depends on how well the Synology DS918+ (or any other NAS) emulates the Mac's file system when making files stored on it available to apps running on the Mac. Internally, they generally use their own file system & by some method convert that on-the-fly to a 'native' Mac one as the file's contents are accessed.

Since the Affinity apps do not necessarily load all of a document's file's contents at once into the application space & serialize changes to it at the end of the file, it may not work as expected.

If it was me, before purchasing the NAS I would contact Synology directly & ask if there are any known issues when used with the Affinity apps.

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42 minutes ago, R C-R said:

Possibly, but a lot depends on how well the Synology DS918+ (or any other NAS) emulates the Mac's file system when making files stored on it available to apps running on the Mac. Internally, they generally use their own file system & by some method convert that on-the-fly to a 'native' Mac one as the file's contents are accessed.

Since the Affinity apps do not necessarily load all of a document's file's contents at once into the application space & serialize changes to it at the end of the file, it may not work as expected.

If it was me, before purchasing the NAS I would contact Synology directly & ask if there are any known issues when used with the Affinity apps.

Good advice.

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