Q: Editing files over network - am i using my mac or the NAS?
Something i've always wanted to know...
All my files are stored on a NAS attached to ethernet network, pretty standard setup, nothing special. Whenever I edit a file (such as a photoshop file), i look for it on the NAS and open it (i don't copy it off the NAS to my hard drive), then once i'm done i just save and close then move on.
What I would like to know is when using this method am i using the resources of my Mac (such as the processors and hard drive) or am I using the NAS and am I being restricted by the network speed? There must be some element of both because there's no way my NAS could handle editing a big Photoshop file and I'm guessing the file must be being temporarily written to my Mac's hard drive during the process.
The reason for my question is to understand if upgrading my hard drive to an SSD will have a performance increase or am i limited to the throughput of the network?
Mac Pro, iOS 10
Posted on Sep 15, 2016 9:07 AM