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mcmnky
Apr 29, 2016Aspirant
Home folders: getting "source and destination cannot be the same" even when they aren't
Hello, I'm trying to create a backup job for the Home folders on a ReadyNAS 312 going to another NAS on my LAN. I'm getting the message "Source and destination cannot be the same. Code: 700302000...
mcmnky
Apr 29, 2016Aspirant
OK, seems I was able to answer my own question.
When browsing for the source folder, rather than select "Home Folders" off of the top level (\nas01), I scrolled to the bottom of the tree--past data, media, USB/eSATA ports--and under Home Folders was the option "All Home Shares".
It looks like that is running without issue.
Though I still wonder about the error message. It doesn't match if the problem was with the source slected.
BrianL2
May 01, 2016NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hi mcmnky,
Thank you for sharing this to community. I will further investigate and conduct my own test if there really is an issue or bug with this functionality. Also, I ensure that I'll get back to you as soon as possible.
Kind regards,
BrianL
NETGEAR Community Team
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