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RN10400: DATA DEGRADED
Hi everyone, Today my netgear's display started flashing "data degraded". I have checked the logs and I was prompted to update firmware which I am currently doing. Now the display is reading: "re...
Hi Stephen,
Thank you so much for your detailed reply.
I have downloaded the logs but I can't make head or tail of them. Would you be able to help if I were to send you them?
By "setting up one or more NAS backup jobs" do you mean that there is a way to set this up using the same NAS hard disk or do you mean using a separate hard disk. Using a USB is impossible as I need to backup 3TB of data. I also found that this NAS wasn't very compatible with my Macbook pro so I wonder what other new hard disk you would suggest buying? Preferably one that doesn't only connect through wireless as this does but also through USB cable.
Beans2018 wrote:
Using a USB is impossible as I need to backup 3TB of data.
Not sure why you think that, since you can get an 8 TB USB drive for about $150 USD. Prices of course will vary in other locations (VAT being one factor).
You could either connect this to the NAS, and back up automatically on schedule, or connect it to your Mac when you want to make a backup, and do it manually over the network. In the latter scenario, FreeFileSync is one free utility you could use to update the backup.
I'm not a Mac user, so I can't give much guidance on USB disks for Mac.
Beans2018 wrote:
By "setting up one or more NAS backup jobs" do you mean that there is a way to set this up using the same NAS hard disk or do you mean using a separate hard disk.
Backups need to be made to a different device. Not much value in copying the data to the same volume, as you'd still lose it if the volume (or NAS) fails.
Beans2018 wrote:
I have downloaded the logs but I can't make head or tail of them. Would you be able to help if I were to send you them?
I'd be willing to take a look. Send a PM using the envelope icon in the upper right of the forum page. put the log zip into cloud storage (icloud or dropbox would work), and include a download link in the PM.
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