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ReadyNAS 312 backup to USB
Very simple question (Sorry!).
I am not in a position to test, a customer has asked before purchasing a 312 whether the contents of the USB disk used to backup a ReadyNAS (e.g. via scheduled job or push button) are readable should the disk be plugged into a Windows/Mac machine. Is it simply a direct copy of the structure & files, or is it in a proprietry format a la WIndows Backup, Acronis (TIB) backup etc
As the backups are not encrypted this could be a deal breaker if a lost USB HDD is simply connected to any old PC and the data is read.
Cheers
Andy
It could also be formatted as ext, but that is also easily mounted.
You don't need to enable/use USB backups, You can back it up over the network using Acronis or other tools that support encrypted backup sets.
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I have a USB as my backup (using Rsync) for my ReadyNAS Pro 4 running OS6 (SMB, HTTP/S) and it is formatted NTFS, it is totally readable from Windows 10 as a direct copy.
I can't answer for Mac's
It could also be formatted as ext, but that is also easily mounted.
You don't need to enable/use USB backups, You can back it up over the network using Acronis or other tools that support encrypted backup sets.
Yes, I guess so. Thanks for the advice, there are some excellent (although pricey) external USB HDD with keypads on them out there too that I'll present as a possible solution.
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