Accessing Synology Diskstation Data; Shared Folders; System Built-In - Synology DiskStation User Manual

Accessing Synology DiskStation Data

File sharing service is one of Synology DiskStation's major functions.
Administrator can setup access rights for users to access shared folders.

Shared Folders

System Built-in

Below are the system built-in shared folders.
Name
public
web
photo
music
video
surveillance
home
homes
The public shared folder will be created automatically after the
first time you set up Synology 1-bay models.
The shared folder web is for storing web pages. When Web
Station is enabled, the "web" shared folder will be created
automatically. You can upload web pages to the web shared
folder to build your website. For detailed information, please refer
to the Extra Features > Web Station section.
The shared folder photo is for storing images and videos you
want to share on Photo Station 3. It will be created automatically
when Photo Station or DLNA/UPnP Media Server is enabled.
For detailed information, please refer to descriptions of Photo
Station 3 and Media Server.
You can store music files in the music shared folder. When
iTunes Service is enabled, you can browse the music files on
iTunes. For more details on the iTunes Service, refer to the Extra
Features > iTunes Service section. In addition, when DLNA/UPnP
Media Server is enabled, the music can be shared through a
DLNA/UPnP device. For detailed information, please refer to
descriptions of Media Server.
Video files in the video shared folder can be browsed through
DLNA/UPnP DMA when Media Server is enabled. For detailed
information, please refer to descriptions of Media Server.
The shared folder surveillance is for storing the video files
recorded by Surveillance Station 3. It will be created automatically
when Surveillance Station 3 is enabled. This shared folder is
read-only and can only be accessed with the admin account. For
more details, please refer to the Extra Features > Surveillance
Station 3 section.
The system will create a home folder for each user once User
Home is enabled. It provides a private space for each user to
store data where no other users can access.
Once User Home is enabled, admin will be able to see and
manage all users' home folders which are under homes folder.
Accessing Synology DiskStation Data
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