User's Manual

Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 3.0
48 Chapter 4: Manage Storage Space
To check disk info:
1 Select a disk on the disk list and click Disk Info.
2 Click Close to finish.
Manage External Disks
You can attach external USB or eSATA disks to the USB or eSATA port of your Synology DiskStation for backup
or file sharing purposes.
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Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > External Devices to manage the attached external disks.
To attach an external disk:
1 Connect an external USB or eSATA disk to the USB or eSATA port of your Synology DiskStation.
2 A new shared folder named usbshare1 (for USB device) or esatashare (for eSATA device) will be created
automatically and ready for access.
Note:
 When more than 1 external USB disk is connected, usbshare2, usbshare3 … will be created.
 DiskStation recognizes the following format: EXT3, EXT4, FAT, FAT32, and NTFS. Any unrecognized USB disk
will have to be formatted first before being used on the system.
To get the information of the disk:
You can access disk information by clicking Get Info.
To eject or format an external disk:
Click Eject or Format.
Note:
 For more information about external disks, see its help by clicking the Help button (with a question mark) at the
top-right corner.
 You can also manage USB printer here. See "Set Synology DiskStation as the Print Server" on Page 108 for more
information.
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eSATA is supported on specific models only. See "Appendix A: Synology DiskStation Specifications" on Page 176 for more
information.