Synology: Difference between revisions
Update with latest information regarding synology quietly reversing the ban on 3rd party hdds in newer models |
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==Consumer-impact summary== | ==Consumer-impact summary== | ||
*User freedom: | *User freedom: Revoked ability to use off-brand hard drives from modern NAS models<ref name=":0" /> and has as of October 8th 2025 been reversed<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Hagedoorn |first=Hilbert |date=8 Oct 2025 |title=Synology Reverses Policy Banning Third-Party HDDs After NAS sales plummet |url=https://www.guru3d.com/story/synology-reverses-policy-banning-thirdparty-hdds-after-nas-sales-plummet/ |url-status=live |access-date=8 Oct 2025 |work=The guru of 3D}}</ref> | ||
*User privacy: Unknown. | *User privacy: Unknown. | ||
*Business model: Selling digital storage devices to consumers. | *Business model: Selling digital storage devices to consumers. | ||
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This can currently be circumvented at the user's own risk with a hack [https://github.com/007revad/Synology_HDD_db using a script available on Github] that adds the drives in the system to the list of compatible drives. Other solutions use changes to configuration files to disable the checks.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Finally managed to get WD Red Disks working without compatibility issue on DS3622xs+ |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/synology/comments/161w36v/finally_managed_to_get_wd_red_disks_working/ |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Reddit}}</ref> However, these workarounds may cease to function at any time or have unexpected side effects or consequences. | This can currently be circumvented at the user's own risk with a hack [https://github.com/007revad/Synology_HDD_db using a script available on Github] that adds the drives in the system to the list of compatible drives. Other solutions use changes to configuration files to disable the checks.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Finally managed to get WD Red Disks working without compatibility issue on DS3622xs+ |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/synology/comments/161w36v/finally_managed_to_get_wd_red_disks_working/ |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Reddit}}</ref> However, these workarounds may cease to function at any time or have unexpected side effects or consequences. | ||
As of 8th October 2025 this has been reversed<ref name=":1" /> | |||
===Intel C2000 controversy (2015)=== | ===Intel C2000 controversy (2015)=== | ||