Synology Introduces Deep Search for BeeDrive, Bringing AI-Powered File Discovery to Portable SSD

Taipei, Taiwan – November 26, 2025 – Synology today introduced Deep Search, an AI-powered file discovery engine designed to solve one of personal data's most common frustrations: finding the right file when you need it. Now available for BeeDrive, a portable SSD that automatically backs up from computers, phones, iCloud Photos, SD cards, and external drives, Deep Search analyzes documents and images through local AI processing to deliver fast, relevant results without sending data to the cloud¹.

"We believe storage should do more than just hold data. It should help you make sense of it," said Victor, product manager at Synology. "Deep Search adds that missing layer of intelligence, private and ready to use without any complex setup."

Image Search — No Tags Or Folders Needed

Finding a specific photo or screenshot often means endless scrolling or trying to remember where you saved it. Deep Search removes that hassle. Just describe what you're looking for and it appears instantly².

• By text: Locate screenshots, receipts, business cards, or even memes based on the words inside them.

• By description: Search with natural language, like "kids playing in the snow" or "sunset at the beach."

• By time or location: Cues like "Yosemite" or "Christmas" in your query help filter results by when and where the photo was taken.

Document Search — Even When You Don't Remember The Exact Words

Digging through folders or trying to guess the right keywords is often frustrating, especially when dealing with years of files. Deep Search helps surface contextually relevant results based on the meaning of your query, not just matching text.

• Full-text and embedded image search: Search across both the written content and visuals inside documents, including screenshots, charts, and scanned pages.

• Semantic understanding: Use natural phrases like "profit contribution from subscription services" to pull up the relevant tables across your documents.

• Instant preview: Jump straight to the matching slide, paragraph, or section, no need to scroll through the entire document to find what you searched for.

Acronis True Image: Included with BeeDrive to deliver industry‑leading backup and cyber protection

As part of a new partnership between Synology and Acronis, BeeDrive now includes a three‑year license to Acronis True Image Essentials³. This adds full‑system backup, disk cloning, and ransomware protection to BeeDrive's built‑in file‑level backup capabilities. Acronis True Image is trusted by over 5.5 million users worldwide and was selected by PCWorld as the best software for balance of backup and security in 2025.

Availability

Deep Search is available now as a free software update for BeeDrive users on macOS and on Windows system, and is coming soon to Copilot+ PCs.
BeeDrive is available on the Synology website and through official partners and resellers worldwide.

Learn more at https://bee.synology.com/BeeDrive.

Notes

1. Deep Search runs locally on your computer and does not upload file content to Synology or the cloud. Optional features like photo location search and cross-language search may use external databases or macOS translation services, both of which can be turned off.
2. Deep Search requires macOS 15 or later with Apple Silicon (M1 or later) and at least 16 GB of RAM, or Windows with an Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 processor, an NVIDIA GPU with 6GB VRAM (RTX 2060 newer models) and at least 16 GB of RAM. It will soon be available on Copilot+ PC.
3. Each BeeDrive device includes one 3-year Acronis True Image Essentials license for one computer. Redemption must be completed within 90 days of your first Synology Account sign-in on BeeDrive , or by September 2028, whichever is earlier.
This promotion is available only in select regions. Customers are advised to confirm eligibility by reviewing the list of supported regions before making a purchase.
Synology and Acronis reserve the right to amend, suspend, or terminate this promotion, or modify its terms, at any time to the extent permitted by law. For the complete terms and conditions, and to check region availability please refer here at https://sy.to/ifvvu.