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Don't understand ReadyNAS Backup info
I'm new to my 104 ReadyNAS and was just trying a test Backup and following the Netgear instructions. I'm remotely connecting via my local network with my RN104 and selecting 'Backup/Add Backup....
Having multiple copies of your data is a good idea - RAID isn't bulletproof, so you shouldn't trust your data to a single device. I've sometimes had disk failures and then discovered the backup wasn't readable - so I maintain three copies of all data. Though of course you might not have enough space to do that right now.
I think I'd be aiming towards
(a) consolidating data you want to keep onto the NAS
(b) creating a backup strategy for that NAS data (external USB drives will work for that, though another NAS is what I use).
(c) deleting it from the various Macs (after you have the data consolidated and backed up).
Probably you'll want your currently active project(s) to be on the Mac, as video editing and processing will be faster if you aren't accessing the files over your network.
It sounds to me like you are already moving down this path.
I think I'd be aiming towards
(a) consolidating data you want to keep onto the NAS
(b) creating a backup strategy for that NAS data (external USB drives will work for that, though another NAS is what I use).
(c) deleting it from the various Macs (after you have the data consolidated and backed up).
Probably you'll want your currently active project(s) to be on the Mac, as video editing and processing will be faster if you aren't accessing the files over your network.
It sounds to me like you are already moving down this path.
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