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Rsync disconnects my external USB drive
I read through a number of posts on here and the benefits of Rsync keeping mirror copies without having to perform entire backups. That's a good thing if you have terabytes of data to backup and ther...
FYI, Rsync is now working to the Share folders. However, I set it for each individual share rather than all shares. Here are my settings:
Step 1:
Drop down: Home Share: John
Step 2:
Drop down: Remote: Rsync Server
Host: 172.28.1.11
Path: USB_HDD_1/John
Remove deleted files on targe is checked/enabled.
Here is a link where I found this information: https://sphardy.com/web/readynas/example-backing-up-via-rsync-to-a-local-usb-disk/
My external USB drive stays connected even after the job completes. My next goal is to set up a backup job for my PCs that uses Rsync rather than the built in copy command. Although, I'm not in much of a hurry since I have Acronis True Image. :D
Step 1:
Drop down: Home Share: John
Step 2:
Drop down: Remote: Rsync Server
Host: 172.28.1.11
Path: USB_HDD_1/John
Remove deleted files on targe is checked/enabled.
Here is a link where I found this information: https://sphardy.com/web/readynas/example-backing-up-via-rsync-to-a-local-usb-disk/
My external USB drive stays connected even after the job completes. My next goal is to set up a backup job for my PCs that uses Rsync rather than the built in copy command. Although, I'm not in much of a hurry since I have Acronis True Image. :D
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