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ReadyNAS Pro 6 USB Backup to WD Passport help needed
Hi, I'm on a ReadyNAS pro 6 Business Edition running 4.2.30 I'm looking to backup all my data (about 2.2TB) worth so I can then install OS6 on the NAS. I purchased a WD Passport 4TB USB driv...
FAT has some severe file size limits, which you will are very likely to run into if you have video files on the NAS.
NTFS is best, since it lets you read the backup on both your Mac and your windows PC.
Another option is to get the Paragon ExtFS software for your mac, and then format the drive with that. Ext is a linux format, so the NAS will understand it. But you still probably need to unpartition the disk, and I don't know what OSX tools there are for that.
I think your passport has two partitions. You certainly don't want to use the FAT file system for your backup.
Do you have access to a Windows PC? I don't know what formatting tools are available on OSX.
Hi,
I have a work laptop running Windows 7 but its pretty locked down and I dont have any admin rights. I'll see if I can use that to Format the drive. Which format would be better than FAT?
FAT has some severe file size limits, which you will are very likely to run into if you have video files on the NAS.
NTFS is best, since it lets you read the backup on both your Mac and your windows PC.
Another option is to get the Paragon ExtFS software for your mac, and then format the drive with that. Ext is a linux format, so the NAS will understand it. But you still probably need to unpartition the disk, and I don't know what OSX tools there are for that.
Thanks StephenB,
I got the Paragon NTFS for mac software as suggested and erased and reformated the drive into NTFS.
In Frontview USB Volumes it still saw that small partition (not sure why it wasnt erased) but there was a second partition of just under 4TB.
I directed the backup of my media files to that partition and it appears to be working now!
Thanks so much for the help and suggestion.
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