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RN 204 snapshot
I am having trouble understanding how to use snapshots on my ReadyNAS 204 (firmware 6.4.1).
I used to have a ReadyNAS Duo V1 that started to drop of my network, so I decided to buy a 204.
I am running an automated backup job twice a week to an external USB harddrive, so i just restored my backup onto the 204 into the shared folder "Data" and in a subfolder called "media".
I have setup the folder to do daily snapshots, but I am not sure when a snapshot supposed to show up.
The NAS have been running for 2 weeks now but when i look at the Shares tab on the web interface it still says 0 snapshots.
/Michael
I have just about 1 TB of data on my 2 TB RAID 1 array.
It looks like It is working after I copied my documents (Word/Excel/Vegas Pro etc.) to the documents share and enabled Snapshot on this share.
I guess the ReadyNAS is confused that there is a share with the same name at the volume.
The files that are left in the "Data" share are files that is not changed very often, and since I do backup twice a week, the snapshots are not needed on this share.
Thanks for all the replies.
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They should be there (created around midnight). Is the NAS powered down at night?
The NAS is running 24/7, so i assume that the snapshot should be created if i change or delete a file.
I have mainly been adding lines to spreadsheets and adding PDF files to the folder, but I have not deleted any files yet.
/Michael
It should be creating a daily snapshot even if the share hasn't changed at all.
If you purchased within the past 90 days you might want to use your telephone support.
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