TerraSync Makes Room for the Files You Actually Need

A project may be finished, but its files tend to stick around. The raw footage, the alternate layouts, the presentation nobody has opened since March—all worth keeping, even if they no longer belong on a laptop’s SSD.

For people who work between computers or share files with a small team, that creates a familiar balancing act. Keep everything locally and storage fills up. Move it elsewhere and accessing or sharing it becomes another task to manage.

TerraMaster’s latest TerraSync update addresses two practical parts of that problem: accessing a large file library from a Mac without downloading the whole thing, and sharing files directly from a TerraMaster NAS.

The appeal is easy to understand. Less time moving files around means fewer interruptions to the work those files are there to support.

A large library doesn’t have to fill your Mac

The new on-demand sync feature in the Mac version of TNAS PC lets users browse remote file directories locally and download files when they need them.

Consider a designer with several years of client work stored on a NAS. Most days, only a handful of those projects are active. Keeping the entire archive on a MacBook takes up space that could be used for current work, yet manually copying folders back and forth quickly becomes tedious.

On-demand sync offers a more practical arrangement. The library remains available to browse, while files are downloaded as needed. After use, cached files can be cleared manually. The system can also reclaim cached storage automatically when local space runs low.

It works with both two-way sync and one-way download mode, giving users some choice over how their Mac interacts with the files on the NAS. Files that haven’t been downloaded still need a connection to retrieve, so anyone preparing to work offline should plan ahead.

Sharing starts where the files already live

Sending work to someone else often involves an unnecessary detour: download a file, upload it somewhere else, then send a link.

TerraSync’s updated sharing feature lets users share directly from My Files or Team Folders. Access can be assigned to specific users or groups, with preview, view, or manage permissions depending on what each person needs to do.

That distinction matters in everyday work. A colleague reviewing a proposal may only need to see it. The person responsible for maintaining the project folder needs more control.

There are also separate options for sharing by link. Internal links are accessible over the local network, while external links are created through TNAS.online. External sharing supports passwords, expiration dates, and configurable access permissions—useful when sending a deliverable to a client or giving an outside collaborator access for a limited period.

For teams working on documents together, TerraSync also integrates with OnlineOffice. Once the corresponding application is installed from the NAS App Center, users can collaboratively edit popular Office file formats online and use version history to track or restore changes.

Room for revisions, too

Of course, sharing files is only part of effective file management. Team members may accidentally overwrite important drafts, or projects may need to return to earlier versions after several rounds of revisions.

TerraSync simplifies file version management with support for up to 32 file versions and customizable cleanup rules, making it easier to recover earlier drafts when needed. It also provides cross-platform file synchronization across Windows, Mac, and Linux, along with automatic, manual, and scheduled file backup options. Users can choose two-way sync, one-way upload, or one-way download to fit their workflow. For added data security, folder permissions, activity logs, and SSL-encrypted data transmission help protect files and provide better control over shared data.

For an existing TerraMaster NAS owner, the update gives that storage a more useful role in daily work. An archive can stay within reach without occupying the whole laptop. A shared folder can become the starting point for a review. Sending a finished file no longer has to involve making another copy on another service.

Those are modest improvements individually. Over the course of a busy week, they address some of the most repetitive parts of working with files.

Explore the sharing and synchronization options on the TerraSync product page.