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Virtuoso

Feb 29, 2016

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Backup ReadyNas 214 to External HDDs

Hello all I have recently purchased the ReadyNas 214 (Diskless) and it will eventually have 4 x WD Red 5TB HDD. My question concerns backing up the ReadyNas to External HDDs. Are there an...

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StephenB
Feb 29, 2016
kncowans wrote:

Also, what would be the best Filesystem to Format the External HDDs to?

Don't use a file system you can't read on another device. If you use Windows PCs that means format using NTFS (not EXT4).

Guru - Experienced User

Feb 29, 2016

kncowans wrote:

Also, what would be the best Filesystem to Format the External HDDs to?

Don't use a file system you can't read on another device. If you use Windows PCs that means format using NTFS (not EXT4).

kncowans
Virtuoso
Mar 01, 2016
Hello

Thanks Stephen, NTFS it is.

Kevin

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