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Local rsync to USB
Hello, I have a readynas 102 with 2 4TB WD RED HDD's. OS 6.5.2. Homenetwork.
Making a first time backup from a local folder to a local USB drive was very easy with the backup options in the NAS. But Now I am looking to Rsync the same updated folder to the same destination, and I only want to back up changes, and I really can't see how to do that. I read the fora here and searched internet.
So I want to RSync a folder on my NAS to a WD Mybook 4TB (USB 3.0) connected to the USB 3.0 port on the back, the upper one.
Is there a good guide how to do that, if it is possible?
Thanks, Pieter
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You can use this guide as a start: http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/29741/~/how-do-i-back-up-data-between-two-readynas-os-6-systems-(using-the-backup?cid=wmt_netgear_organic
Enable rsync on the source share. Make the source share "remote" in the backup job, and use 127.0.0.1 as the host. That is "localhost", so it is the NAS itself.
Thanks! I got two steps further than before, now stuck with path....
Source side: I choose remote for the source (my readyNAS), RSync Server and host 127.0.0.1 then i could test connect and it worked!
But I can't choose or dont know how to set (in the field Path) the correct path to one folder I want to Rsync to a specific folder on my USB drive ? Namely, I want to RSync the source Folder /data/Music
but If I type this or only /Music or with or without '/' or /data in the field Path, whatever, it doesn't connect anymore and gives me an error code 7....etc. How to solve this?
Destination side:
Now I choose local (not remote), then I could browse for my USB_HDD_4 (the WD Book over USB 3.0) and set the correct path for the folder Music
Then I could also choose under advanced [ Remove delete files on target] to get a proper copy of the source
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