Drives and Storage
Pre-Replacement Checklist for a Dying NAS Drive
Run these checks before you pull a failing disk so the rebuild finishes clean instead of taking the whole array…
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Backup and Recovery
Backup Mistakes NAS Owners Make
The everyday backup habits that quietly leave your NAS one power surge away from losing everything, and the simple fixes…
Drives and Storage
SMART Attributes That Predict Drive Failure
Not every SMART value means anything. Here are the handful that actually warn you before a drive dies, and the…
Media and Apps
NAS Apps Eating RAM: How to Find the Culprit
Track down the exact container draining your NAS memory, then cap it so swap thrash stops slowing everything to a…
Backup and Recovery
Protect Your NAS From Ransomware
A practical hardening and immutable-backup checklist that keeps ransomware off your shares and, more importantly, out of your backups.
Drives and Storage
7 Mistakes When Replacing a NAS Hard Drive
Swapping a NAS disk sounds simple until one wrong bay or mismatched drive wipes your array. Here is what actually…
Media and Apps
Reverse Proxy for Plex and Jellyfin on a NAS
Trade ugly ip:port links for a clean HTTPS domain, and stop poking raw ports through your router while you are…
Drives and Storage
NAS vs Desktop Hard Drives: Which to Buy
NAS drives cost a bit more, but the vibration handling, TLER firmware and longer warranty are what keep a 24/7…
Drives and Storage
Missing NAS Capacity: Where Did My Space Go?
Your 4TB drive shows barely 3.6TB, and RAID eats more. Here is exactly where every gigabyte went, and why almost…
Media and Apps
Plex Transcoding Myths for NAS Owners
Stop wasting money on the wrong upgrade. Here is what actually makes Plex transcode smoothly on a home NAS, and…