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backup to readyNAS
I see a lot of ReadyNAS backup to PC questions, but not too many PC to ReadyNAS backups. I want to backup my PC that has 10TB worth of images to the ReadyNAS and EDA500 unit. Prior to buying this ...
You can still use shadowprotect desktop - I do my PC backups to the NAS with Acronis TrueImage, which is similar.
The main disadvantage is that the actual images on the NAS can only be accessed with shadowprotect. Is that a problem for you?
The built-in Netgear tools basically copy folders (incrementally or in full). They don't provide versioning, though the snapshot feature of the NAS is in some ways similar. The PC source folders need to be shared with windows file sharing, and the PC needs to be turned on when the backup job runs. Personally I find the Netgear tools are best for backing up the NAS to another NAS - I don't use them for PC backup.
If your 10 TB of data is on the FreeNAS now you can use the Netgear Backup Jobs to migrate the data directly from the FreeNAS. You can do that using NFS as the protocol (though rsync and SMB are also possible).
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