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Backup To USB drive using Windows
Hi everyone I have set a backup for my NAS full volume backup 1/3 my nas runs JBOD
it backs up to a USB drive connected to a Windows computer shared via SMB using the NAS gui
The full backup completes perfectly,
changes made to files also backup perfectly,
but once I delete a file off my nas and run the backup again the deleted file remains in the backup folders instead of being deleted.
i looked through the backup settings and noticed I couldent access the advanced section it is greyed out and there is an option there that I can't select saying remove deleted files on target is there a way to sort this so when I delete a file from my nas it also removes from the backup too
all help appretiated thanks
Spacemonkey12 wrote:
i looked through the backup settings and noticed I couldent access the advanced section it is greyed out and there is an option there that I can't select saying remove deleted files on target is there a way to sort this so when I delete a file from my nas it also removes from the backup too
all help appretiated thanks
Unfortunately the only backup method that supports the "remove deleted files on target" is rsync. You could try running deltasync on the PC.
I suggest adding a suggestion in the idea exchange to add this option to other backup methods (particularly SMB). https://community.netgear.com/t5/Idea-Exchange-for-ReadyNAS/idb-p/idea-exchange-for-storage?topic-zoom=&sort-by=&date-range=all
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Spacemonkey12 wrote:
i looked through the backup settings and noticed I couldent access the advanced section it is greyed out and there is an option there that I can't select saying remove deleted files on target is there a way to sort this so when I delete a file from my nas it also removes from the backup too
all help appretiated thanks
Unfortunately the only backup method that supports the "remove deleted files on target" is rsync. You could try running deltasync on the PC.
I suggest adding a suggestion in the idea exchange to add this option to other backup methods (particularly SMB). https://community.netgear.com/t5/Idea-Exchange-for-ReadyNAS/idb-p/idea-exchange-for-storage?topic-zoom=&sort-by=&date-range=all
Would it take special skills to utilise deltasync I have heard about it and rsync seems slightly too complicated to get up and running I am more proficient using Windows
Spacemonkey12 wrote:
Would it take special skills to utilise deltasync I have heard about it and rsync seems slightly too complicated to get up and running I am more proficient using Windows
I should have said "deltacopy" - you can find a description here: http://web.synametrics.com/SyncrifyVsDeltaCopy.htm Download information is here: http://external.informer.com/aboutmyip.com/AboutMyXApp%2FDeltaCopy.jsp
Deltacopy is an rsync implementation that runs on windows. Rsync is complicated, but deltacopy should work with the web ui backup job on the NAS (specifying remote rsync server as the backup method).
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