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What is the difference between the "My Drive (home)" and "homes" folders in Synology Drive Admin Console?

Last updated:Apr 18, 2024

What is the difference between the "My Drive (home)" and "homes" folders in Synology Drive Admin Console?

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My Drive (home)

This folder represents the home directory of the account currently signed in. The directory path in DSM varies depending on the account type:1

  • For DSM local accounts: /volume1/homes/Account_name
  • For AD domain accounts: /volume1/homes/@DH-domain_name/Number/DomainUserName-RID
  • For LDAP accounts: /volume1/homes/@LH-FQDN_name/Number/LDAPUserName-UID

Enabling the User Home service automatically activates My Drive (home), allowing users to manage contents within their home directory on Synology Drive.

homes

This folder serves as the storage location for all accounts' home directories. Its path in DSM is /volume1/homes.1 You only need to enable "homes" as Team Folder from Synology Drive Admin Console if you intend to sync the homes folder between two Synology NAS devices using Synology Drive ShareSync.

Notes:

  1. "Volume1" is used as an example. The actual storage volume for home directories depends on your settings in Control Panel and may not necessarily be on "Volume1".