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May 12, 2020

Backup OS6

I am trying to setup backup jobs to pull files from my Mac OSx machine, from the User, Library, and Application folders, but Permissions are a real bear. The User Folder backup job fails regularly, ...

Using with Mac OSX

StephenB

Guru - Experienced User

May 13, 2020

You are doing this with ordinary ReadyNAS backup jobs? Or are you using time machine?

whartonw
Guide
May 13, 2020
Thanks, Stephen B.

I am creating backup jobs on the ReadyNAS' network/IP interface, to pull files from the Mac to the 424.

As an aside, one of the main reasons for this project is because of Time Machine's habit of randomly deleting all its backups and starting over.
- StephenB
  Guru - Experienced User
  May 14, 2020
  whartonw wrote:
  
  I am creating backup jobs on the ReadyNAS' network/IP interface, to pull files from the Mac to the 424.
  
  Are you using the MacOS admin credentials in the backup job?
  
  One thing you might try instead is using backup software on the Mac that has an RN424 share as the destination. Something like FreeFileSync.
  - whartonw
    Guide
    May 14, 2020
    Hey, Steven
    
    I can't see how to tell the NAS to tell the Mac that I am the Mac admin, but it occurs that I can tell the Mac that the NAS is a user and give it Read permission.
    
    Did not know about FreeFileSync. I'll give it a shot.
    
    Many thanks.
    
    Stay safe.
    
    w