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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).
Yes, That Backup Splitting Would Work. But Boy, Lots Of Files And Risk Of Corruption...
I will have To Check Crashplan.
Last Question. 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.
Thanks,
BJB
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 StephenB . Great input as always.
I also have an older, slower NAS, an RN104.... Looked at using this at one time.
However would end up having to replace old hard drives, keep maintained, etc...
If I can find a solution that allows file copying (vs. a backup modeul) has reasonable file size limits (i know i can split backups but it can't be good to have like 100 files for 1 backup!) no restrictions on file types, and reasonable pricing, I would prefer that. May not exist though....
BJB
Hmmm... I see that Readynas connects to Amazon S3 with a dedicated NAS module per the FAQ here:
And Backblaze B2 connects to Readynas via that S3 interface per an FAQ on their site.
I am going down a rabbit hole but perhaps this is a solution?
I assume a 2 way sync setting would delete items int he cloud as my backup program deletes old chains and would sync new items to the cloud.
I wish the built-in cloud solution would work for backup but it just doesn't....
This may be a better solution that manually copying files back and forth....BJB
Thanks, Hope Someone Chimes In. As Far As Cost,
Backblaze Is Competitive.
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