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RN516 / OS6: Backup huge share to multiple smaller drives on USB

MartinEb
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RN516 / OS6: Backup huge share to multiple smaller drives on USB

I'm backing up different shares to USB drives, which works quite well.

Now the is a huge share (12 TB) left to backup. I still have some drives with 4 TB to use for backup.

What is the best way to backup such a big share with different tasks to multiple USB-drives?

Thanks for any suggestions.

Martin

Model: RN51600|ReadyNAS 516 6-Bay Diskless
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StephenB
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Re: RN516 / OS6: Backup huge share to multiple smaller drives on USB

You'll need to begin by creating reorganizing the files in the share so that they are in subfolders that will fit on the USB drive.  Then you can select a subfolder in the NAS backup job(s)

 

Another approach is just to create multiple shares instead of using subfolders.

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StephenB
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Re: RN516 / OS6: Backup huge share to multiple smaller drives on USB

You'll need to begin by creating reorganizing the files in the share so that they are in subfolders that will fit on the USB drive.  Then you can select a subfolder in the NAS backup job(s)

 

Another approach is just to create multiple shares instead of using subfolders.

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