PC lovers tend to collect a lot of hardware as the years roll by. Instead of leaving it to collect dust, why not repurpose it as a file-slinging server? Several free and open-source operating systems ...

When it comes to building a NAS, choosing the OS is almost as important as selecting the underlying hardware. Between the sheer number of file systems, network share options, backup utilities, and ...

In today's digital world we've all got data, and lots of it. Our libraries are also growing rapidly: where you used to get by setting aside a few bookshelves for your books, CDs, DVDs and VHS tapes, ...

FreeNAS is a free and open source operating system designed for network-attached storage (NAS) devices. For much of the past decade, the project has been led by the folks at iXsystems, which has also ...

It takes something different to stand out in the crowded network-attached storage market. How does free, as in free beer and free speech, sound? That’s the premise behind FreeNAS, the open-source ...

With their affordable price tags, efficient power usage, and simple setup procedures, pre-built Network Attached Storage servers have plenty of advantages over their self-assembled counterparts. That ...

There are few things more unnerving than losing sensitive data. Whether it was by negligence or hardware failure, the sting associated with such a loss can be great. We have done our part at Techgage ...

My freenas eats USB sticks, is there any solid cheap usb sticks? I´ve considered SLC usb sticks and in worst case a small SSD. Boot from disk is my second hand choice, there is only room for one more ...