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Backing up one folder on my Readynas to a cloud provider
Greetings. I am running around in circles trying to decide the best way to store my local backup in a cloud provider. I use Acronis Trueimage (now name changed) to backup to a folder on my NAS. ...
BJB wrote:I will have To Check Crashplan.
Benefits:
- very affordable
- unlimited backup storage
- has lots of features
Drawbacks:
- Hard to install on the NAS, and a memory hog. I actually run it on a PC with mapped network drives. Crashplan doesn't formally support that configuration, but it does work for me.
- Backup speed is slow (much slower than my ISP upload speed).
- New restrictions on not backing up tib or tibx file extensions. FWIW, it won't back up vhd files either.
This last one would be a big problem for you (unless you trick crashplan by renaming your backups). I'm living with it for now, I haven't decided on the long term solution. One option would be for me to shift one of my backup ReadyNAS offsite, which might be a good idea anyway. I have a family member living one town away with gigabit internet service.
BJB wrote:
If You Or Anyone Can Share A List Of Cloud Providers That Do Not Require You To Run Their Own Backup Program And You Can Copy Files From A NAS (I see Some Only Allow Copies From Internal Hard Drives) I Would Appreciate It.
I don't have a list like that (though I agree it would be useful). Obviously you can use dropbox, google drive, and onedrive for that. Though there are file size limitations, and some here have reported issues with syncing (I think with onedrive, but that might not be the only one).
Thanks however not one I am looking at.
Am I correct that the Neager Cloud Is for file access but not for multi terabyte backup? What do most consumer Readynas users do for offsite backup?
And Why Does The Forum Default To A Capitalization Of Every Word On Android Using Chrome.đ
Thanks,
BJB
BJB wrote:Am I correct that the Netgear Cloud Is for file access but not for multi terabyte backup?
Correct. Though Netgear does offer Vault. https://www.readynasvault.com/#pricing
BJB wrote:
What do most consumer Readynas users do for offsite backup?
Not sure what most do. I use CrashPlan (despite the limitation). Sandshark uses rsync to back up to a NAS he's put at another site (family member's home I think).
Ahhh, Thanks. Will have To research Some Alternatives That Actually allow Just A File Copy....and Don't Want To Do the Backup Itself... I Thought That Would Be Easy!
BJB
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- And it looks like the maximum file size for the vault is 10GB so that won't work for a drive image backup file....
BJB
BJB wrote:
And it looks like the maximum file size for the vault is 10GB so that won't work for a drive image backup file....True. You could use the "backup splitting" advanced option in Acronis to overcome that I guess. Of course Acronis also offers cloud backup/restore (though you'd need a subscription for each PC).
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