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Help Request: NAS Hangs During Backup
I'm having an ongoing issue with a RN102 that hangs when backing up. Recovery requires powering down (i.e. turning it off) and restarting the NAS. I recently bought a new ReadyNAS102 (firmware: 6....
Thanks for the comments.
I've backed up near 2TB data from the RNDuoV2 to RN102 before without issue. The RNDuoV2 has been a very reliable NAS.
I'll trial leaving the RN102 running for a few days with the current backup schedule to see if it recovers but for the amount of data being backed up, it shouldn't take as long as it is, that's why I believe it just hangs. Periodic checks of folder sizes on the destination drive (RNDuoV2) indicate no change in folder size which indicates to be nothing is being copied/backed up.
I've backed up near 2TB data from the RNDuoV2 to RN102 before without issue. The RNDuoV2 has been a very reliable NAS.
I'll trial leaving the RN102 running for a few days with the current backup schedule to see if it recovers but for the amount of data being backed up, it shouldn't take as long as it is, that's why I believe it just hangs. Periodic checks of folder sizes on the destination drive (RNDuoV2) indicate no change in folder size which indicates to be nothing is being copied/backed up.
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