Managing Photos and Videos

On the Synology Moments homepage, you can switch between the Photos, Albums and For You tabs to browse photos and videos in different modes.

Upload Photos and Videos

When uploading photos or videos to Synology Moments via the web interface or mobile devices, the uploaded items will be respectively uploaded to the folder named Web or Mobile under the folder home/Drive/Moments. Photos can be added through the following ways:

To upload using Synology Drive Server:

You can upload photos and videos to Synology Drive Server by adding them to My Drive/Moments, and view them in Synology Moments.

To upload using Synology Moments:

You can upload photos and videos to Synology Moments by doing either of the following:

To backup using Synology Moments:

With iOS/Android Moments, you can upload photos and videos through automatic/manual photo backups or uploads from iOS/Android devices. Please download Moments on your mobile devices and refer to the Help articles for iOS/Android Moments if needed.

To upload using file sharing protocols:

Every user can upload photos and videos to home/Drive/Moments in File Station or from other file sharing protocols.

To upload from desktop:

Download Synology Drive Server utility in Download Center and configure one-way upload or two-way sync to upload or synchronize your photos and videos.

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Browse Photos and Videos

Click the Photos tab in the homepage to browse all your photos and videos.

To display all the photos and videos in My Drive:

Click the Account icon > Settings > General and tick the checkbox Display all the photos and videos stored in My Drive of Synology Drive.

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To switch the viewing mode:

Go to the drop-down menu on the upper right corner in the Photos tab to switch between the following viewing modes:

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To enable Shared Photo Library:

Shared Photo Library allows admins and users with permissions to collaboratively manage the photos and albums from other sources. Go the Enable Shared Photo Library section in Share and Search to learn how to allow other account users to access photos and videos from another source.

To view and edit lightbox information:

  1. Click the Details icon to expand the information panel.
  2. View or edit the following lightbox information. Please note that only date, description, and tags can be edited and saved to metadata.

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To view basic information when browsing in full screen:

You can check the date, location, and description of your photos or videos when they are in slideshow mode. To disable this feature, click Settings > General and untick the option Display time, location, and description when viewing photos in full-screen.

To view Live Photos:

  1. Click on the Live Photo you want to view.
  2. Click the Live Photo icon above to start playing.

To view 360 degree photos and videos:

Enter the keyword 360 degree into the search bar, and click the suggested results to view all the 360 degree photos and videos.

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Edit Photos and Videos

To edit a photo:

  1. Click on the photo you want to edit.
  2. Click Edit () to enter edit mode:

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To edit the date and time of photos and videos in batch:

  1. Select the photos and videos you want to edit.
  2. Click the More icon and select Edit date and time to adjust the date and time.
  3. Select Shift date and time or Set a single date and time and then go to the Modified time section to set the new date and time.
  4. Click OK to apply the changes. The edited date and time will be updated to the original files.

To edit photo and video tags in batch:

  1. Select the photos and videos you want to edit.
  2. Click the More icon and select Edit tags.
  3. Remove or add tags according to your needs, and then click OK to apply the changes. The edited date and time will be updated to the original files.

To add photos or videos to an album:

  1. Select your photos and videos and click the Add to album icon on the upper right corner of the action bar.
  2. Add the selected photos and videos to an existing album or a new album. Album name can be edited when a new album is added.

To share photos and videos:

  1. Select the items you want to share and click the Share icon on the action bar to edit privacy settings and shared users.
  2. Click Done to share the items with others. The selected photos and videos will be grouped into the newly created virtual albums, and can be accessed with a shared link.

To play slideshow:

To start the slideshow, click a photo or video and click the More icon on the upper right corner and select Slideshow.

To re-index photos and videos:

  1. Click the Account icon > Settings > General.
  2. Select a re-index option.
  3. Click the Re-index button to start indexing all the previously indexed folders again.