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iTunes sync
Currently I have my iTunes music files on the NAS. I manually copied them to the music folder in ReadyCLOUD. My main source for these files is in my iTunes/music folder on my Mac. The music is outdated on the NAS and I would like to use ReadyCLOUD sync to sync these files using my iTunes/music folder on the computer as the source. Can I do this, and if so, how? Thank you.
G
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Here's a guide onusing the ReadyCloud Client sync feature
Please note though that this will create a new Share folder on the NAS. So transferring it to the original NAS Share for your music will need to be done manually.
Another option is to manually transfer it to the folder but I also agree it would be good to automatically sync any changes on your source.
HTH
Regards
The link you showed looks pretty straight forward. But I don't understand your caution about having to the transfer manually. Doesn't it say that once I request the backup it will create the folder on the NAS and transfer the data (music in my case) to the NAS? Before I do this I will probably delete my existing NAS Music folder.
The link you showed looks pretty straight forward. But I don't understand your caution about having to the transfer manually. Doesn't it say that once I request the backup it will create the folder on the NAS and transfer the data (music in my case) to the NAS? Before I do this I will probably delete my existing NAS Music folder.
Oh, I was just saying that once you synced your resource folder, the App will create a new share on the NAS, so if you intend to use your current Share for Music then you will have to transfer it manually.
HTH
gso wrote:
Currently I have my iTunes music files on the NAS. I manually copied them to the music folder in ReadyCLOUD. My main source for these files is in my iTunes/music folder on my Mac. The music is outdated on the NAS ...
If the Mac is at home, there are other options than ReadyCLOUD (which has a lot of limitations on syncing).
For instance, FreeFileSync could be installed on the Mac, and could update the music folder on the NAS on a schedule. It could also back up other files.
I'd go with something like that myself (unless there's a specific reason you need to use ReadyCloud).
Thanks for the options. I guess I could probably use Carbon Copy Cloner to do this as well but I get a warning I don't understand (attached) so I didn't go ahead with it.
gso wrote:
Thanks for the options. I guess I could probably use Carbon Copy Cloner to do this as well but I get a warning I don't understand (attached) so I didn't go ahead with it.
You aren't using any credentials when you are accessing the NAS folder - that will work if you allow anonymous access to the share.
Though it would be better to create a user account on the NAS, and use it's username password.
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