Synology DS218+ NAS new folder can not be seen from remote log in

I am getting some odd behaviour on my client's NAS, a Synology DS218+ the TLDR is that it's not letting me see a new folder from remote. The DS218+ is a machine that is new to me, and I'm learning that it's not set up exactly like a typical server, though it mimics many of these features.

This happened after I tried to create a new shared folder (called "Staff Files") and updated an existing user's permissions so that they see the folder. The user's permissions should be read-only and they should not be able to access the rest of the NAS drive.

Folder permissions are thus:

Staff Files folder permissions

And the user permissions are thus:

-staff- user permissions

A Mac workstation logging in with the Synology Drive Client gets the message "Testing connection…", followed by "Checking username and password…" which is immediately followed by:

No shared folder available to establish the task. Please go to the Synology Drive Admin Console to enable the shared folders you would like to connect to or contact the system administrator.

An iPhone logging in as "staff" simply goes to an empty "Team Folders".

To me, it seems like the folder is created on the server (NAS), but not mapped to the WAN connection. This theory is supported when I log in as an "office" user (with read/write privileges on all three folders, I see only the two existing folders:

mapping screen showing only the two already-existing files

I'm somewhat familiar with establishing remote service, as I have set up and currently maintain a LAMP server start-to-finish, top-to-bottom.

What the devil am I missing here!?!

It should be noted that the two existing folders are working as expected.


After banging my head against the wall for some time, I smashed a hole through it.

It's not intuitive, so I'll include it here, for the edification of future generations.

Opening the "Package Manager" in the admin portal allows you to see all installed packages:

image of Synology Drive Package manager

Note and click on the Synology Drive Server:

detail image showing the Synology Drive Server icoon

This is the only way I found to access the GUI for the "Synology Drive Admin Console" where one can select "Team Folder" from the left-of-screen menu.

The Team Folder details clearly show us the full list of folders and the status of each. Note that my renegade folder is described as "Not Enabled":

Team Folder details showing us the full list of folders and the status of each

Clicking the "Enable" action button gave me all of the needed actions to enable the folder for sync.

Hoping this helps you.