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Filters only with rsync?
I want to set up backup jobs on an RN104 to back up 5 Windows 7 PCs. I notice to my slight consternation that filters (files & folders to be excluded) can only be specified for rsync based backup jobs. When you specify a windows source, the relevant input boxes are greyed out. Also greyed out is the "remove deleted files on target" checkbox. I seems perverse that I would need to install rsync on my PCs to get access to features as basic as these. But if somebody can recommend an rsync agent for my windows PCs, I might give it a go...
The other thing I'm wondering: when I create a backup job from a windows source, I can't set the "remove deleted files on target" checkbox. So how will my backup job behave? Will it or won't it remove deleted files from target?
And again: any recommendations for a windows rsync agent to work with ReadyNAS? Thanks in advance...
The other thing I'm wondering: when I create a backup job from a windows source, I can't set the "remove deleted files on target" checkbox. So how will my backup job behave? Will it or won't it remove deleted files from target?
And again: any recommendations for a windows rsync agent to work with ReadyNAS? Thanks in advance...
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- These are options that Rsync provides. It is a protocol designed for backups. I recommend using e.g. DeltaCopy on Windows, but replacing the Rsync etc. utilities with newer ones from Cygwin.
Jan Buelens wrote:
The other thing I'm wondering: when I create a backup job from a windows source, I can't set the "remove deleted files on target" checkbox. So how will my backup job behave? Will it or won't it remove deleted files from target?
It won't. The "remove deleted files on target" is an Rsync option.
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