I just purchased my first NAS (Synology DS920) and need to transfer my video files from a WD My Cloud device to this NAS. Currently, both devices are connected to the router and I am copying the files from one to the other via Windows File Explorer. However, with nearly 4TB of files and at an average transfer speed of 15mb/s, it’s going to take nearly a week. Suggestions?
Is your Window smachine also connected to the router per wire? Because the data will be read by the Windows machine from the old NAS and then sent to the new NAS. So the speed of all 3 connections plays a role here. You want this wired, and at least with Gigabit speed.
(I’m pretty sure the Syno supports Gigabit speed, but I don’t know whether that is true for the MyCloud as well.)
Look up RSync on both NAS device manuals
That way, it’ll be NAS 2 NAS transfer
You can mount the old MyCloud as a shared network device on the Synology. That way it’s direct instead of going through your computer.
Thanks everyone! I just realized my internet is only about 55-60 mb/s. Terrible!
Huh, they are not on the same location?
Your Internet speed is irrelevant if both devices are on the same network. Make sure both devices connect at 1 Gbps to the router. Not all routers support 1 Gbps throughput between wired ports, so your actual transfer rate may be less (and TCP/IP overhead will eat a few Mbps as well).
As mentioned by @CapMarkoRamius, mount the WD on the Synology using SMB (CIFS) or NFS. The files will copy directly between the devices. Your PC is not involved. I’ve moved files between two Synology this way. Transfer is almost at wire speed.
Thank you so much for your support!
