Manage Albums - Synology DS411slim Manual

Manage Albums

Manage your albums with the upload, delete, download, and reorder functions. Edit the titles, descriptions, and
access privileges according to your need. You can also enable virtual albums in Photo Station.
Upload Photos and Videos to an Album
You can upload photos or videos to sub-folders in the
the home/photo folder (for Personal Photo Station).
To upload photos and videos to an album:
1 Choose Add > Upload from my computer
2 In the window that appears, do any of the following:
 If you want to upload photos or videos to the current folder, choose
Note: This option is available only when you are already browsing photos within an album.
 If you want to upload photos or videos to a subfolder, choose
Note: If you are browsing albums at Photo Station's home page, you can choose from the drop-down menu to
set the new folder as a public, private, or password locked album.
3 Click Browse and then select the photos or videos you want to upload. After you've made your selection, the
selected photos or videos will be shown in the window. Use the
selection.
4 Choose from any of the following drop-down menus:
 Options: Decide whether to convert thumbnails that will be uploaded along with the original photos.
If the file already
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5 Click Upload to start uploading, which may take a while to complete. When the upload process is complete,
refresh your browser window to see the uploaded photos or videos.
Note:
 You can only upload up to 2GB of contents at a time.
 Only users with the access and upload rights to the album can upload photos and videos. See "Set Album's
Privacy Settings" on Page 101 for more information.
Download Albums
You can allow users to download albums via Photo Station.
To allow users to download albums:
1 Go to Settings and click the
2 Tick Allow users to download
3 Click Save.
To download an album:
1 When you are on Photo Station's home page, click an album cover to enter the album's thumbnail page(s).
2 Choose More > Download.
3 In the window that appears, do any of the following:
 Choose Download all
 Choose Select items to
Shift or Ctrl while making multiple selections.)
Your selections will be downloaded as a zip file.
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exists: Decide whether to overwrite or skip files that already exist in the album.
Photos tab.
album.
to download the entire album as a zip file.
download, select the items you want to download and click OK. (Press and hold
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shared folder (for Photo Station) or
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Delete or Clear All
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