Synology DS411SLIM manual Set Up Shared Folders, Built-in Shared Folders Created by the System

Synology DiskStation User's Guide

Based on DSM 3.1

Set Up Shared Folders

Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Shared Folder to manage the shared folders, which are the root folders of Synology DiskStation. (Folders within the shared folders are called subfolders.) You can store data in the shared folders and share them with users or groups with access privileges.

Built-in Shared Folders Created by the System

System built-in shared folders are created when the services or applications requiring the folders are enabled.

System built-in shared folders include the following:

Name	Description
public	The public folder will be created automatically after the first time you set up Synology 1-bay models.
web	The web folder contains contents of your website. It will be created automatically when Web Station is
	enabled. For more information about Web Station, see "Use Web Station to Host Websites" on Page 116.
	The photo folder contains photos and videos you want to share on Photo Station. It will be created
photo	automatically when Photo Station or DLNA/UPnP Media Server is enabled. For more information about
	Photo Station and media server, see "Chapter 11: Share Photos, Videos, and Blogs with Photo Station" on
	Page 129 and "Manage DLNA Media Server" on Page 200.
	The music folder contains music you want to share on Audio Station. It will be created automatically when
music	Audio Station is enabled. For more information about Audio Station, see "Chapter 12: Play Music with
	Audio Station" on Page 143.
	The video folder contains videos you want to browse through DLNA/UPnP DMA. It will be created
video	automatically when Media Server is enabled. For more information about Media Server, see "Manage DLNA
	Media Server" on Page 200.
	The surveillance folder contains Surveillance Station recordings. It will be created automatically when
surveillance	Surveillance Station is enabled. It is read-only and can only be accessed by the system administrator. For
	more information about Surveillance Station, see "Chapter 14: Safeguard Your Environment with
	Surveillance Station" on Page 176.
	The home folder provides a private space for each user to store data where only the user can access. It will
home	be created automatically when User Home is enabled. For more information about User Home, see "Create
	User's Home Folder" on Page 75.
	The homes folder contains the home folders of all users. It will be created automatically when User Home is
homes	enabled. Only system administrator can access and manage all users' home folders. For more information
	about User Home, see "Create User's Home Folder" on Page 75.
NetBackup	The NetBackup folder is created automatically when Network Backup Service is enabled. For more
	information about network backup, see "Network Backup" on Page 108.
	The usbshare[number] folder is created automatically when you connect an USB disk to
usbshare	Synology DiskStation’s USB port. For more information about external USB disks, see "Manage External
	Disks" on Page 58.
satashare	The satashare folder is created automatically when you connect an eSATA disk to Synology DiskStation’s
	eSATA port. For more information about external eSATA disks, see "Manage External Disks" on Page 58.

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Chapter 7: Set Up File Sharing