After C3RB3R (.L0CK3D) encrypted files on a Synology NAS, an open-source tool can recover most files without the key by relying on old data blocks left by Btrfs copy-on-write. This article explains the two self-rescue routes, the recovery principles, step-by-step operations, security red lines, and what was actually recovered and what could not be recovered in real cases.

Synology's DS series ranges from 2-bay to 8-bay, and the price gaps are not small. The extra money mainly buys three things: usable capacity gained from more bays, factory ECC memory, and whether 10GbE can be added later. This article explains the differences between DS925+ and DS1525+, and also clarifies the current status of the controversy over only first-party drives being usable.

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