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Backup from Ultra 4 Plus to Windows 10 PC - Path Syntax
So I ran out of room on my USB connected hard drive for backups and unable to upgrade that USB at this time. However, I have a 4 TB drive on my Window 10 machine formated and ready to go that I like to use temporary. Does anyone know what path syntax I would enter to reach that 'E' drive? For example, in the past I use to have backup jobs from my Vista machine that would copy my favorites, documents and other folders over to the NAS. I would just enter the IP of my Vista box, login credentials and the following path for Favorites folder: C$/Users/yourname/Favorites. Please see the screen shots below as an example if that helps.
However, I sort of need to do the opposite now. I need to copy a share folder from my NAS to my Windows 10 PC's E: drive. Unfortunately, attempting to test step 1 results in it failing and I'm not sure why, I tried disabling my FW and that didnt' help either. Anyone know what I'm missing and can point me in the right direction. It's much appreciated.
Thanks!
c$ is an "administrative share", it is better to create a share on the PC and set the rights so the NAS has access.
This article might help: http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/29763/~/how-do-i-back-up-data-from-my-readynas-os-6-system-to-a-windows-(smb)-share%3F?cid=wmt_netgear_organic
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You are confusing me a bit, since your step-1 and step-2 screenshots aren't aligned with your goal (they are backing up from the PC to the NAS).
If you want to copy from the NAS to the PC E drive, the first step is to create a folder on the E drive and share it. Set the share permissions so the NAS has full access to the folder.
Sorry for the confusion as the first two steps are simply an example of how I use to backup from my PC to the NAS and the syntax used for the path. I need to know what syntax I can use to backup from the NAS to the PC as I suspect it has changed. I'll check the sharing permissions as I didn't even consider that piece but it makes sense.
c$ is an "administrative share", it is better to create a share on the PC and set the rights so the NAS has access.
This article might help: http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/29763/~/how-do-i-back-up-data-from-my-readynas-os-6-system-to-a-windows-(smb)-share%3F?cid=wmt_netgear_organic
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