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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 outdat...
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
I think all of you convinced me to use Carbon Copy Cloner to transfer my Music (& Photos) to the NAS (setting up a weekly schedule to update files). I got the NAS to be able to have my Music library with me remotely (I use Plex app thru ReadyCLOUD to do this). Is my thinking a good solution?
I used my NAS server user/pw even tho this is a home computer. Better to delete Music folder on NAS before I Clone it from CCC?
both the iTunes folder and NAS music has same files but in different order.
gso wrote:
I got the NAS to be able to have my Music library with me remotely (I use Plex app thru ReadyCLOUD to do this). Is my thinking a good solution?
FWIW, you don't actually need ReadyCloud, since Plex has it's own tools for remote access. If you find you are having performance problems when away from home, then perhaps switch to them.
gso wrote:
Is my thinking a good solution?
Yes. FWIW I use PC-based tools to back up my own PCs to the NAS on a weekly schedule.
One thing that's good about your approach is that the NAS is also backing up your music library (e.g. you now have two copies of it on different devices).
gso wrote:
Better to delete Music folder on NAS before I Clone it from CCC?
both the iTunes folder and NAS music has same files but in different order.
You can use the current Music folder, but it would make sense to delete the files/folders in it before you sync. Note you will also have to rebuild the Plex library.
I'm "scanning library" now in the Plex app. I that the same as "rebuilding?
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