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Protection from ransomware
Recent vintage Readynas units which I think use btfrs usually create snapshots, and files in a snapshot can be restored either from Frontview, or I believe from Windows; the latter is by right clicki...
In addition to what StephenB mentioned, you might consider a local physical backup to a USB connected drive, which serves great for backup in many situations just like your case here. It is not good for total facility disaster, or theft, but every solution has pros and cons. Depending on the data and frequency of change, you may need to consider several strategies to keeping your data safe.
For me it's all family stuff, photos mainly, music collection, and documents. Low rate of change, so backup is fairly straightforward in my case.
I do also have multiple NASs, but I have not used each to back up the other yet.
** oh, important point: disconnect the USB drive when not doing a backup, that way it stays safe!
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