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BJB
Jan 29, 2022Aspirant
Snapshots on rarely used backup NAS
Greetings. I have to Readynas units and my old RN104 is rareley used. I recently updated a backup on it but I use my new NAS for most backups. That being said I see that it wakes up at times an...
StephenB
Jan 30, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Sandshark wrote:
If you are using rsync and the "Remove deleted files on target" option, then I recommend the snapshot schedule be as often as the backup schedule.
Me too.
Sandshark wrote:
...there really isn't a downside to this.
I don't think the puzzle is about the snapshots per se - it's why the RN100 series is powering up on its own about once a month. FWIW I spent some time looking into this several months ago, and didn't find the cause.
BJB
Jan 30, 2022Aspirant
Thanks To You Both. Good Point That If No Changes The Snapshots Do Not Take TaKe Up Any Space. It Was Just My Assumption That Is Why It Was Waking Up.
I'm Not Going To Let The Random Wakeup Bother Me.
I Guess A Little Uneeded Disk Wear.
I Do Not Use RsYnc.
Appreciate All The Help,
BJB
PS. No Idea Why Every Word Auto Capitalizes On My Android Tablets Only On This Forum....
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