檔案管理概觀

上傳、下載的方式要選哪一種才是你的最好選擇呢？您可以依照以下的內容自行判斷最符合您的操作方式。

比較

協定	網際網路	區域網路	傳輸	預覽	優點	缺點	用於…	無法用於…	備註
瀏覽器	✔	✔	✔	✔	瀏覽器適用於每一個人，簡單、方便。不用安裝其它軟體就可以直接使用。支援遠端和近端傳輸。	不適合大檔案傳輸。單一檔案傳輸最大限制 1.86GB。與其它傳輸方式比較，速度較慢。	家中或外出時。連線快速，沒有複雜的網路設定。	不適合大檔案傳輸。	Browser
SMB	✔	✘	✔	✔	良好的傳輸速度。檔案傳輸跟平時操作電腦一樣。支援 Windows 系統與 Mac 系統。	僅適用於區域網路中。需要知道如何連線網路磁碟機。	區域網路。	網際網路。	Windows Mac
AFP	✔	✘	✔	✔	良好的傳輸速度。 Mac 系統的傳輸協定。檔案傳輸跟平時操作電腦一樣。	僅支援 Mac 系統。僅適用於區域網路中。	Mac 系統在區域網路中使用。	網際網路。 Windows 系統使用者。	Mac
NFS	✔	✘	✔	✔	Linux 系統的傳輸協定。良好的傳輸速度。不需要登入即可直接使用。	專為 Unix 和 Linux 系統使用。	Linux 系統。	網際網路。 Windows 系統使用者。	Mac
FTP	✔	✔	✔	✘	良好的傳輸速度。 FTP 可以暫停/恢復傳輸動作，並顯示更多的傳輸資訊。透過 FTP 客戶端軟體，可以管理不同的使用者。	需要安裝 FTP 客戶端軟體。需要設定連接埠轉發功能。需下載檔案後才能開啟。較適合具有網路設定相關知識的使用者。	家中或外出時。	一般使用者在設定時會有一定的困難。	Windows Mac
WebDAV	✔	✔	✔	✔	支援遠端和近端傳輸。	與其它傳輸方式比較，速度較慢。顯示的傳輸進度不準。不適合大檔案傳輸。	不推薦。	無法使用其它方法時。 (例如：Samba, AFP, NFS, FTP) Windows 7 (64-bit) 使用者。	Windows Mac

其它方法

協定	網際網路	區域網路	傳輸	預覽	優點	缺點	用於…	無法用於…	備註
Mobile app	✔	✔	✔	✔	Ease of use Works on home network and for remote access	Limited functionality Except for photo uploads, files are transferred one at a time	Mobile devices based on Android and iOS Quick file backups Remote access	Media playback on home network	Android iOS
UPnP media server	✔	✘	✘	✔	Streams images, music and video on home network UPnP client doesn't need to login Media playback is quick and easy	Can only be used on home network Can only be used to stream files, not to upload or delete files File support depends on both server and client	Media playback on home network	Remote access File uploads or file management	UPnP
iTunes music server	✔	✘	✘	✔	Streams music to iTunes player iTunes player doesn't need to login Music playback is quick and easy	Can only be used on home network Can only be used to stream files, not upload or delete files Only supports music files	Music playback on home network through iTunes player	Remote access File uploads or file management Media playback for images and videos	iTunes

Benchmark

Following benchmarks show how long it takes to transfer certain media files using the different methods as mentioned above.

Test Environment

Test Files:

500 MP3 files, 50 folders, 1.92GB
500 JPG images, 5 folders, 1.92GB
4 MPG videos, 1 folder, 1.91GB

Test Machine:

NAS: MyCloud Pro
Firmware: Version 20121224
HDD: 2 x 1TB (WD10-EFRX), RAID 0, XFS

Test Computers:

Mac: Mac Book Pro, Mac OS 10.8.2, 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB memory
PC: Windows 7 Pro, 3.33GHz Intel Core i7 processor, 6GB memory

Test Software:

FTP client: FileZilla v3.6.0.2
WebDAV client: Cyberduck v4.2.1

Upload - Mac >> NAS

Download - NAS >> Mac

For the web interface, it's not possible to download more than one file at the time. Because of that, for the download test, the files were added to a ZIP archive. The resulting transfer rate is therefore faster in comparison to the upload, where the files were not combined in a single ZIP archive.

Upload - PC >> NAS

The photos and music results for the WebDAV upload were out of range for this benchmark. For music, the transfer completed after 9:54 m:ss and for photos, it completed after 10:29 m:ss.

Download - NAS >> PC

Conclusion

Following recommendations are not based solely on the best transfer rates but on the best overall user experience.

Who/Where/When	What	Why
Beginners Anywhere	Web interface	No explanations or software installation needed and it works with all browsers.
Home network Large file backup	Samba	Ease of use once the network drive is mounted and fast transfer rates.
Home network Media playback	UPnP media server iTunes music server	Streaming does not require user login, easy and convenient for media playback.
Remote access Quick uploads	Web interface Mobile app	MyAkitio web portal automatically redirects user to network drive at home, no further setup required.
Advanced users Remote access Large file backup	FTP	Best transfer rate for remote access and FTP client provides additional functions (e.g. pause, resume, error log).

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