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Remove contents of backup destination option not working
Hi,
Problem occcurs on NAS 314, NAS Pro (OS6) and NAS Ultra (OS6)
I have a backup I run every day of /data folder (hence all my shares).
It is rsynced to a usb drive attached to the NAS to (USB_HDD_1) so I can exclude files.
(As an aside I don't understand the logic of not being able to exclude files if I am backing up to a USB device instead of using rsync).
It is marked to do a full backup every time.
It is marked to Remove contents of backup destination.
Problem:
It does not empty the destination folder first. I have to manually delete the destination folder before attaching it to the NAS.
Am I doing something wrong?
Regards,
David
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Hi davidr1,
Does this happen using other backup options like Windows Timestamp or Archive Bit? Also, which Firmware is running in your ReadyNAS unit?
Kind regards,
BrianL
NETGEAR Community TeamHi BrianL,
I use linux - ubuntu 14.02.3:
rsync in linux does delete the folder contents. However, as my PC is not running all the time I need this to work on the NAS.
All nas units are running 6.4.1. Looking at monthly backups I found the same problem was occurring in at least the previous two versions.
I notice the logs sent by email say:
Successfully completed backup job pro_data_backup. -------- Backup Job Information -------- Backup Job Name: pro_data_backup Backup Job Type: Incremental Protocol: rsync Backup Source: [volume:data]/ Backup Destination: [remote:rsync]/192.168.x.x::USB_HDD_1
The backup is definitely set as a Full backup Every time, not Incremental.
Best regards,
David
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