You can synchronize files on your Synology NAS with other devices using Synology Drive Server. To begin, install the package on DSM and enable shared folders as team folders in Synology Drive Admin Console.

Enable team folders in Synology Drive Admin Console

1. Sign in to DSM with an account belonging to the administrators group, launch Synology Drive Admin Console and go to the Team Folder page.
2. Select the shared folder you wish to sync with and click Enable to enable it as team folder.¹
   
3. Click Versioning to configure its version control policy. Refer to the "Managing Historical Versions of Team Folders" section in this article to learn more.
4. Go to Control Panel > Shared Folder, select the folder you had just enabled as team folder, click Edit > Permissions, and make sure you have set up correct permissions.
5. Go to Control Panel > Application Privileges (for DSM 7.0 and above) or Privileges (for DSM 6.2 and earlier), select Synology Drive > Edit, and make sure you have set up correct permissions.

Set up connection between your Synology NAS and your computer

1. Download and install Synology Drive Client from Synology Download Center.
2. Launch Synology Drive Client on your computer. Click Start Now.
3. Connect to your Synology NAS that has Synology Drive Server installed using either its domain name, QuickConnect ID, or IP address (IPv6 supported), and enter the username and password. Click Next.^{2 3}
4. Select Sync Task and click Next.
5. Click Change to select the folders you want to sync. For Windows and macOS computers, you may tick to enable On-demand Sync to save disk space.
6. If you want to configure advanced sync settings, click Advanced.⁴ Refer to this article for more information about advanced settings.
   • On the Folder tab, tick only the folders you want to sync.
   • On the File Filter tab, you can set a maximum file size as well as a blacklist of filenames or file types.
   • On the Sync Mode tab, you can select a direction for this sync task.
   • Click Apply to save the settings.
7. Click Done to finish.⁵
8. You can find the Synology Drive Client icon in the system tray.
   • Left-click the icon to see records of file uploads and downloads and notifications.
   • Double-click the icon to launch the application.
     
     

Sync files, view history versions, and get share links

1. Open the sync folders by clicking the folder icon in the system tray.
   
2. In Windows File Explorer, macOS Finder, Linux File Browser, you can drag files into the sync folder. The files will be synced over to your Synology NAS and connected clients.
3. Right-click on a synced file and select Synology Drive > Get link to share the file with others.
   
4. Select Synology Drive > Browse previous versions to find the version you want to download and click on the download icon.

Download or restore a previous version of a synced file

1. Go to Synology Drive web portal and locate the file or folder you want to restore. Right-click on the file and select Version History (for Synology Drive 3.0) or History (for Synology Drive 2.0).
2. Find the version you want and click the vertical ellipsis.
   
3. You can choose to Download the selected version or click Restore and the current version will be overwritten.
   
4. You can also download or restore a previous version by going to Synology Drive Admin Console > Overview > Version Explorer.⁶
5. You can download a previous version on the computer that you run Synology Drive Client on by going to the sync folder, right-click on the file you want to restore, and select Synology Drive > Browse previous versions.

Important notes

1. We recommend keeping historical versions of your files. Consult with your system administrator to make changes to version control. Please note that in ext4 file system, enabling version control takes up twice as much volume space. Refer to the "For Advanced Users" section in this article for more information.
2. In Synology Drive Client > Global Settings, you can configure whether a file removed from your computer will be refetched from your NAS or be deleted on your NAS when relinking takes place. Refer to this article for more information.