Synology Drive setup - the procedure

Synology Drive is a kind of private cloud service that allows you to access the files you have stored on your NAS device from different devices. We explain how to set up the cloud before using it here.

How to set up Synology Drive

If you have a Synology disk station, you can use Synology Drive to synchronize the data on the NAS device with all connected devices. However, to use this function, you need to set up Synology Drive first.

1. To do this setup, please log in to your disk station via the web interface first.
2. Then open the Package Center there and go to the "Productivity" section to search for the "Drive" package.
3. Once you have found it, please click the "Install" button next to it and confirm the displayed notice by clicking "Yes".
4. Once the installation has been successfully completed, a firewall notification will appear where you need to share "Drive" by confirming with "OK".

Synology Drive: Additional Setup Settings

Once you have downloaded the necessary package to use Synology Drive, you can proceed with the setup. To do so, click on the "Drive Admin Console" icon to open it. There you will find a menu item called "Team Order", which you should activate if you want to allow access to multiple users. Next, switch to the settings and go to "User Sync Profiles" > "Create" to create a new profile. In the window that opens, make further settings under "File Filter", "Applied User" and "Other" and save them by clicking on "Apply".