After trying out a couple of options (openmediavault and owncloud) i must say i am so happy with nextcloud .I have now started having most of what i access in a central accessible place from any device and location.
I will now sell off the numerous Transcend external hard drives that i have been using.
Free opensource software to fiddle around with.For anyone interested in building one visit nextcloud.com for more info and of course google for tutorials on how to build one from scratch.
I need a couple of weeks so that I can verify and make sure all is covered before I can sell off some.Most probably I will sell the 250 GB and 320 GB first and retain the higher capacity ones .