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RN2120- Automatic PC Backup
I am thinking of purchasing an RN2120 but looking at disk solutions and trying to work out how many disks we would require. Does anyone know the average size on a complete Automatic Backup using ...
nomis23uk wrote:
Can't seem to edit above. I was also curious after looking at the demo link...Backup Jobs - can these be setup to backup a \\192.168.1.10\c$ share to the NAS?
or is backup jobs only for backup between NAS drives?
You can backup from (or to) a Windows share also.
C$ likely won't work well - you certainly can't backup up the C drive in windows by trying to copy the files. Many are locked down, and/or always open. If you want to do a full PC backup, then you'll need to use a PC backup tool (which can write to the NAS). I use Acronis TrueImage myself. There is a guide for using Windows Backup here: http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/24913
I've never attempted using an administrative share (which is what the $ means), it is possible that the NAS backup won't handle the $.
Hello nomis23uk,
Welcome to the community!
Are you referring to a backup client installed to a computer? Or the backup job in the admin page?
There is no setting on the admin page of the NAS where it will allow you to configure or set a size for backup files that come in from another server. However, it is possible to configure 1 volume for the backup.
Here is a simulator you can use to test and look around what you can possibly do on the NAS: https://rndemo.netgear.com/admin/
It is using the default login.
Regards,
Can't seem to edit above. I was also curious after looking at the demo link...Backup Jobs - can these be setup to backup a \\192.168.1.10\c$ share to the NAS?
or is backup jobs only for backup between NAS drives?
nomis23uk wrote:
Can't seem to edit above. I was also curious after looking at the demo link...Backup Jobs - can these be setup to backup a \\192.168.1.10\c$ share to the NAS?
or is backup jobs only for backup between NAS drives?
You can backup from (or to) a Windows share also.
C$ likely won't work well - you certainly can't backup up the C drive in windows by trying to copy the files. Many are locked down, and/or always open. If you want to do a full PC backup, then you'll need to use a PC backup tool (which can write to the NAS). I use Acronis TrueImage myself. There is a guide for using Windows Backup here: http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/24913
I've never attempted using an administrative share (which is what the $ means), it is possible that the NAS backup won't handle the $.
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