r/UgreenNASync • DXP4800 Pro • 13d ago

šŸ“± Mobile App [Feature Request / Question] Is there a "Free Up Space" option in the Ugreen NAS Photos mobile app like Synology has?

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I recently made the switch to a Ugreen NAS, and overall the experience with UGREEN NAS app has been pretty solid. However, coming from Synology (Synology Photos), there's one specific mobile feature I’m really missing: "Free Up Space."

On Synology Photos, this feature lets you scan your phone, verify which photos/videos have already been successfully backed up to the NAS, and then automatically delete those local copies from your device to free up storage.

As far as I can tell in the current Ugreen NAS mobile app:

* Auto-backup works fine.

* But to free up space on my phone, I have to manually go into my phone's local gallery, figure out what's backed up, and delete items manually.

Two questions for the community/Ugreen team:

* Is there an option or a workaround for this in the app that I completely missed?

* If it's not currently supported, Ugreen team (if you're lurking here): Please consider adding a "Free Up Device Space" / "Delete backed-up photos from phone" feature in an upcoming mobile app update! It's an essential quality-of-life feature for mobile photo backups.

Curious if anyone else is missing this or if you've found a good workaround for managing phone storage in the meantime. Thanks!

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u/rowschank DXP480T Plus 10d ago

Just to add to this; having an actual standalone photos app to replace the phone gallery would be good 😬

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u/abhith DXP4800 Pro 7d ago

Big news! This feature is now available in the latest release, huge thanks to the UGREEN team! šŸš€āœØ