Using a NAS hardrive system to store finished work

Hello, I've just purchased a NAS hardrive system to basically transfer and store my 'finished' work from Lightroom and Photoshop. In reading the manual for LIghrroom, am I correct in thinking that the NAS server cannot be a 'catalog' ?? I basically just want to correctly transfer across my finished files for storage there rather than on my main computer hard drive - and hence free up space on main computer. I'm just not sure of the process in how to go about this correctly? I still want to be able to access these finished files in case I need to revist something - but happy for them to be off the main computer? So... how do I export it all correctly?? If can help that would be greatly appreciated. I'm happy to leave the main catalog on main computer for projects currently being worked on....
Cheers
ALi

I'm a little confused by what you mean by finished work, as by default Lightroom doesn't store a finished work, it stores your edit instructions in the catalog file and then can display this finished work when you open/use Lightroom.
You can of course move your images (but not the catalog file) to a network drive. Move them there, without changing the folder structure, using your operating system and then reconnect via http://www.computer-darkroom.com/lr2_find_folder/find-folder.htm
Do not use this as an opportunity to clean up or re-arrange your photos and folders.

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