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Backing up to 4TB usb hdd problems
Hi NAS 314 OS6 v 6.2.4 4TB Seagate HDD I have problems backing up to my usb hdd. I am (trying) to backup an approx 1.34TB share. The maximum depth is about 7 subfolders and contents. There are...
I had these same issues. What I did to get around this issue was to reformat my external hard drive. Any drive that is over 2TB needs to be formated as GPT. The ReadyNAS does not handle this partioning table well. I had to set the drive with a partioning table of MBR. This meant that I could only use 2TB of that drive since that is the maximum allowed by MBR.
How do I mark this as unsolved?
I never marked it as solved yet it says it is! I temporarily lost connectin to this page that is all.
Will this be read or should I repost?
Back to my first post:
formatted by gparted to to ext3, the backup finished. No errors reported but I will be checking to confirm.
So,
- formatting 4TB drives in OS6 to ext3 or ext4 does not work.
- I don't know where the full backup log is - IMHO it should be easily
- Perhaps attaching the log file to the email for 'Full Backup Logs' instead of putting the list in line would better.
IMHO OS6 should handle 4TB drives correctly. Yes, it should keep up with drive sizes that linux is able to handle or give a categoric warning in the pdf files what the size limitation is.
motts1983, yes, the limititations of MBR addressing requires GPT for >2TB.
Regards,
David
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