Release Notes for Synology Drive Server

Fixed Issues

1. Fixed a security vulnerability. (Synology-SA-24:21)

Important Notes

1. The update is expected to be available in all regions within the next few days. The actual time of release may vary slightly depending on the region.

What's New

Synology Drive Server

1. Supports installing Synology Drive Server on Peta Volumes.

Synology Drive (Web Portal)

1. Added a new display style - "Compact View".

Fixed Issues

1. Fixed an issue where users could not enter multiple invitees when sharing files.
2. Minor bug fixes.

Important Notes

1. Synology Drive 3.2.0 requires DSM 7.1.1 and above.
2. The update is expected to be available in all regions and models within the next few days. The actual time of release may vary slightly depending on the region and model.

What's New

Synology Drive Admin Console

1. Improved the indexing performance to shorten the time it takes to index team folders.
2. Added "Last Connected" time in the "Client List" page to better monitor the connection status of client devices.
3. Supports selecting a shared folder in Peta Volume as team folder in Synology Drive Server.

Synology Drive (Web Portal)

1. Supports uploading/creating folders or files by right-clicking on blank space.
2. Modified the display of the "Permissions" column in the "Shared with others" list for easier viewing of share permissions.

Fixed Issues

1. Fixed an issue where team folders with versioning disabled might still take up extra space.
2. Minor bug fixes.

Important Notes

1. The update is expected to be available in all regions within the next few days. The actual time of release may vary slightly depending on the region.

Compatibility and Installation

1. Only Synology Drive Client 3.1 and above versions are compatible with this version of Synology Drive Server.
2. The Universal Viewer package will be automatically installed when user installs or updates to Synology Drive Server 3.1.

What's New

Synology Drive Admin Console

1. Supports converting the indexing scope of "My Drive" from "/home/Drive" to "/home". For newly installed Synology Drive Server, this setting is applied by default. Learn more

2. Supports exporting sharing link reports that include detailed information about all sharing links in the selected folders. This function is located in the Sharing tab in Settings.

3. Supports displaying the software versions of client devices in the Client List.
4. Restructured the sharing configuration page in Settings for better user experience.
5. Supports only exporting logs that have been filtered.

Synology Drive ShareSync

1. Revamped the connection setup flow to enhance user experience.
2. Added support to keep locally deleted files on the remote server when selecting the "Upload data to the remote Synology Drive server only" option.

Synology Drive (web portal)

1. Revamped the mobile sharing page, allowing users to browse shared files directly via browsers on mobile devices.
2. Modified the default keyword search to be restricted to file names only. Searching within file contents is only enabled when the option is ticked in advanced search.
3. Updated to be compatible with Advanced Media Extensions (AME) 2.0.0. Learn more

Fixed Issues

1. Fixed an issue where users might encounter the message "Service is not enabled" when using Synology Drive ShareSync.

Important Notes

1. The update is expected to be available in all regions within the next few days. The actual time of release may vary slightly depending on the region.

Fixed Issues

1. Fixed an issue where folders downloaded from the web portal could not be opened.
2. Fixed an issue where Synology Drive triggers unnecessary DSM desktop notifications for files that were filtered out in Synology Drive ShareSync tasks.
3. Fixed an issue where the public sharing page might display as blank.
4. Fixed an issue where editing files generated version rotation logs even when versioning was disabled.
5. Fixed an issue where syncing symbolic links might fail when versioning was disabled.
6. Fixed an issue where signing in to Synology Drive web portal might fail for domain users whose usernames include Cyrillic letters.

Fixed Issues

1. Fixed an issue where file paths in search results might not be displayed properly.
2. Fixed an issue where Hybrid Share team folders might be disabled after users updated the Hybrid Share package.
3. Fixed minor bugs.

Fixed Issues

1. Fixed an issue where syncing files with symbolic links via Synology Drive Client or Synology Drive ShareSync might fail.
2. Fixed an issue where DSM automatic logout function cannot work properly when Synology Drive Server is installed.
3. Fixed an issue where temp files were not automatically deleted and may take up storage when syncing from Synology Drive Client was interrupted.
4. Fixed the issue where file sharing pages could not be properly displayed.

Important Notes

1. This version is replaced by Synology Drive Server 3.0.1-22675 to fix the issue where file sharing pages could not be properly displayed.

What's New

1. Enhanced the stability of system performance by increasing the number of hosted files. The number varies by Synology NAS model and can be found in the model's respective software specifications.

Bug Fixed

1. Fixed an issue where the corrupted database cannot be deleted after updating to Synology Drive 3.0.
2. Fixed an issue where pausing and then resuming file uploads from Synology Drive Client creates temp files that could not be removed.

Important Notes

1. The public sharing function in the Permission tab is moved to the Public Link (previously named Advanced Protection Link) tab to strengthen security settings.
2. The option "Utilize unused memory as database cache to improve search performance" is removed on models with less than 2 GB of memory to prevent accidental memory shortage and system failure.

Compatibility and Installation

1. Synology Drive Server 3.0 and above no longer support Cloud Station Suite applications. If you are using any Cloud Station Suite applications (Cloud Station Server, Cloud Station Drive, Cloud Station Backup, Cloud Station ShareSync, or DS cloud), you must switch to their counterparts in the Synology Drive Suite to ensure compatibility.
2. Connected Synology Drive client applications, including Synology Drive Client and Synology Drive ShareSync, must be updated to version 3.0 or above to ensure compatibility.
3. To preview HEIC files and for enhanced browsing experience in Synology Drive, we recommend installing Advanced Media Extensions in Package Center.
4. Updated to be compatible with DSM 7.0.

What's New

General

1. Enhanced server stability when storing a large number of files.
2. Enhanced sync performance of Synology Drive Client when renaming files or folders on Synology NAS.
3. Supports displaying a tray menu in DSM desktop when Team Folder is enabled that provides indexing progress and options to pause or delay indexing.

Synology Drive Admin Console

1. Enhanced the dashboard in Synology Drive Admin Console to provide detailed package information:
   • Health status of Synology Drive Server
   • An overview of client devices
   • Client connection time
   • Top externally accessed files
   • Package usage trend
2. Provides more granular file-sharing settings for administrators, including enforcing password protection and expiration date protection when sharing files publicly, disallowing users to share files publicly or internally, or only allowing specific users or groups to share files publicly.
3. Enhanced event logs to provide detailed information about file changes, such as file sharing and restoration.
4. Supports transferring file ownership to other users to prevent data loss.
5. Supports displaying nicknames instead of usernames to identify users more easily in Synology Drive web portal.
6. Supports enabling Synology Hybrid Share folder as Team Folder to access files via Synology Drive, providing the option to use C2 Storage bandwidth directly when accessing files over the Internet.

Synology Drive Web Portal

1. Supports listing publicly shared files in "Shared with others" tab for easy file link management.
2. Supports previewing file contents (such as PDF, TXT, JPEG, ZIP) without downloading them.
3. Supports displaying personal storage usage in Settings.
4. Enhanced the search function by changing the default search settings from "search all locations" to "search in current location" and by providing location labels in search box for better display.
5. Supports zooming in file preview to 800%.
6. Supports previewing .psd files of up to 500 MB in size.

Synology Drive ShareSync

1. Supports syncing homes folder to facilitate cross-office collaboration.