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ReadySHARE backup problem
I just attached a WD easystore 8 Tb drive to the router to use as a backup drive. In installed ReadySHARE and set up a backup scheme using the defaults. After waiting overnight for the first full bac...
> [...] the ReadySHARE Vault dashboard reports Backup protection at 34%,
> [...]> When I look at the backup files from the Restore tab, nearly all my
> folders are there but most if not all have only some of the files backed
> up.If the backup job was "34%" complete, then I would not be amazed if
not all the files had been saved.I'd give it another day or two before declaring a disaster.
These routers are not especially quick at this task. Even with a
more serious NAS system, an initial backup job can be pretty slow. On
the bright side, future incremental backup jobs should involve less
work, hence less time.> Is there some setting or file attribute or other problem that is
> causing the backup routine to miss the majority of my files?The user didn't let it finish?
> [...] the ReadySHARE Vault dashboard reports Backup protection at 34%,
> [...]
> When I look at the backup files from the Restore tab, nearly all my
> folders are there but most if not all have only some of the files backed
> up.
If the backup job was "34%" complete, then I would not be amazed if
not all the files had been saved.
I'd give it another day or two before declaring a disaster.
These routers are not especially quick at this task. Even with a
more serious NAS system, an initial backup job can be pretty slow. On
the bright side, future incremental backup jobs should involve less
work, hence less time.
> Is there some setting or file attribute or other problem that is
> causing the backup routine to miss the majority of my files?
The user didn't let it finish?