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Q: Can I use NAS as external hard drive?

2024-02-22


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A NAS can be used as an external hard drive, which means that you can access the data on the NAS's hard drive over a network. When you connect a NAS to your computer, it will be recognized as a network drive, as if you had inserted an external hard drive into your computer. When the NAS is used as an external hard disk, you can read and write data to and from your computer over the network. The benefits of using a NAS as an external hard drive are that it provides more storage space and allows you to share data across multiple computers for multiple users.
If you are going to use a NAS as an external hard drive, you need to make sure that the connection between the NAS and your computer is stable and secure to avoid data loss and other security issues.

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