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Re: How to set FoxTrot Pro to deal with Synology NAS? [message #756 is a reply to message #744] Tue, 29 May 2018 14:49 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Zig Zag
Messages: 3
Registered: May 2018
Junior Member
Dear Jérôme,

Thank you very much for your assistance. It works beautifully.

Best wishes,

Zagon

On Friday, May 25, 2018 at 9:18:30 AM UTC+2, FoxTrot Engineering wrote:
>
> Zig Zag wrote:
>
>> I came across a few topics here about Synology NAS but I still do not
> know
>> the details how to put up FoxTrot Pro to do index from
> files/e-mails/e-mail
>> archives stored in NAS.
>>
>> Could you please help me in this matter. I would prefer a step by step
>> description or offer me please some "literature for dummies".
>
> If you have a single-user license and want to use search your NAS from a
> single Mac, then you just need to add your NAS to the "custom folders", in
> the "indexed data" tab of the "manage indices" window. Either drag and drop
> your NAS (or some specific subfolders) from the Finder, or click the "+"
> icon and select it.
>
> If you want to search your NAS from multiple Macs, then you need a 5-user
> license or more; create an index dedicated to your NAS (in addition to
> local indices you don't want to share), then share it from the "sharing"
> tab. Make sure that "file sharing integration" is correctly configured, so
> when you connect to the index from another Mac, the files will actually be
> found on the NAS drive.
>
>
> Jérôme - CTM Engineering
>
>
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