How can I quickly upload photos/videos from an external storage device to my NAS via Qsync?

Last modified date: 2025-05-05

Applicable Products

Qsync Central, Qsync Central

Scenario

You can store and backup photos and videos from external devices, such as USB drives, to your NAS device using a variety of methods, such as manually copying and uploading files or by using synced folders with Qsync. However, it may become inconvenient or time-consuming using these methods when you are frequently transferring large numbers of photos/videos.

Qsync can help make the file transfer process quicker by automatically and directly uploading your photos/videos from an external storage device the moment you plug in the device.

Qsync requirements

Qsync Central 4.5.0 and later
- QTS 5.2 or later
- QuTS hero 5.2.0 or later
Qsync Central 4.4.0
- QTS 5.0.0 to 5.1
- QuTS hero 5.0.0 to 5.1
Qsync Client
- Windows 8.1 or later
- Windows Server 2016 or later
- macOS 10.14 or later
- Ubuntu 18.04 and 20.04

Solution

You can configure Qsync to automatically and directly uplaod your photos/videos from a supported external storage device to a NAS device by following the steps below.

Ensure the following:
- Your external storage device is one of the following:
  - USB drive
  - SD card
  - Thunderbolt storage
- Your computer does not power down or enter sleep mode while files are being uploaded.
- Your computer has a stable network connection to your NAS device.
Install Qsync Central on your NAS device if not already installed.
For details, see "Installing Qsync Central" in How to use Qsync to synchronize files between the NAS and my other devices?
Install Qsync Client on your computer if not already installed.
For details, see "Installation" in How to use Qsync to synchronize files between the NAS and my other devices?
Open Qsync Client on your computer.
Go to Settings > Personal.
Enable Import photos and videos when there are USB external devices connected.
Review your settings and click Apply.
Tip
The Default folder displays the default NAS folder where your photo/video uploads will be stored on your NAS device.
Connect your external storage device to your computer.
Qsync Client automatically detects the storage device and a Qsync pop-up window appears asking you if you want to import your files.
Click Import.
Qsync starts uploading your files to the selected NAS folder. The pop-up window displays the upload progress.
When the upload is finished, click Finish.
Your media files are uploaded to the default NAS folder specified by Default folder. You can now log into your NAS, open File Station, and navigate to this folder to view your uploaded media files.