The only thing missing from my setup is a simple NAS like 4tb volume that I can split into two partitions or shares, running on a very quiet always on device.
I've been looking at NAS solutions for this but these do wayyyy to much feature wise and often have a weird walled gardenish approaches to things.
Like this device that looks perfect, synology BeeDrive, apparently needs to be controlled VIA a synology run web service and has undeletable folders related to photo and video apps. Less idiot proof devices don't have this nonsense but are weird about backing them up.
It all feels very bloatwary to a home-NAS newbie
I JUST need a dumb networked file box WITHOUT all the apps and features QNAP and Synolgoy bring to the table.
I need it to be JUST a network share that I can access from any device on my home network using the file browsers on those devices.
No video managers, DSM's, BSM's, photo managers, or any of the usual stuff. Just files, in a file browser, that I can doubleclick to open.
Jut a dumb, quiet, reliable, file box.
I want to be able to backup this dumb file box by mapping it to a drive letter on the backup pc and then run my backup script.
No bullshit with installing third party synology/qnap/whatever software, I just want to integrate it in my existing backup solutions and ignore what vendors want me to do.
Does anyone know if such a dumb file box is available as an off the shelf product?