I wouldn’t put it that way, but I’d say that consistent real-time read/write across network shares or cloud shared folders isn’t what I use them for. I use them as archives for project and company data, machine backups, things like that. I don’t even edit Excel spreadsheets that are stored on a network share without copying them to my machine, making the changes, then copying that back.
While I’m of course fine regarding reading your uses and opinions, is there some place one can read about studies claiming what’s wrong with NAS?
Thanks.
No, but not every NAS can be setup to release a file as soon as no task is accessing it anymore. Some NAS keep a handle/lock on files a long time after any task had accessed it. This alone can lead to above mentioned issues.
If you’re dead set on using your NAS, check and see if it’ll run a git server itself. I know the Synology ones have an app for that, and coupled with an app like SourceTree, there would be no additional cost to you.
Interesting. So some NAS can be setup that way. Are you talking about a user setting or an OS one?
Makes sense. On what does this depend?
Thank you.
It’s true cost would be undesirable for me, especially since I’m already not interested in using Git.
I already saw this Git package, but Git is too complex for an hobbyist like me.
Search for Opportunistic Locking in your NAS SMB Settings.
Can be a Backup Service on the NAS, or a Sync Service/App on a Client connected to your NAS and many many other things.