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NASguru
Aug 15, 2016Apprentice
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...
- Aug 15, 2016
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
StephenB
Aug 15, 2016Guru - Experienced User
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.
- NASguruAug 15, 2016Apprentice
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.
- StephenBAug 15, 2016Guru - Experienced User
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
- NASguruAug 15, 2016Apprentice
That worked like a champ. Too bad I can't do a Rsync scenario though like I could to a USB drive. It looks like I would have to delete the entire destination folder every X weeks to capture what was deleted.
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