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modeef
Oct 14, 2013Aspirant
Incremental backups onto 2 USB drives?
Hi, just a quick question about multiple backups: I currently backup my ReadyNas Ultra 2+ onto an external USB drive, kept off-site. I do a backup every couple of weeks via the front button & USB...
BFG
Oct 14, 2013Aspirant
It should allocate a different name and mount point for the USB drive, so it will be able to tell the hardware apart.
What I do is have two backup jobs for each share, and do a full backup every 4 weeks. You can set in the job which USB HDD the files go to. I've then set up these jobs to be two weeks apart, so I have a rotation.
What I do is have two backup jobs for each share, and do a full backup every 4 weeks. You can set in the job which USB HDD the files go to. I've then set up these jobs to be two weeks apart, so I have a rotation.
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