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Synology Releases DSM 7.3 to Walk Back 2025 Storage Lock-In HCL Policy, Allowing All Servers to Use Third-Party Drives

With DSM 7.3 remove Synology 2025 storage lock in HCL policy and Synology branded drives are no longer the requirement on any NAS server

Today, October 7, 2025, Synology announces the availability of the latest incremental release of its DiskStation Manager (DSM) operating system, DSM 7.3, for its network-attached storage (NAS) servers. This update adds security fixes and some notable improvements, but you’ll likely be more interested in what it removes. Indeed. DSM 7.3 …

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