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Is backup of a subset of shares possible?
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2013-05-15
07:12 PM
2013-05-15
07:12 PM
Is backup of a subset of shares possible?
Hi,
Is it possible to backup a specified set of shares to a USB drive using Frontview?
We use our ReadyNAS for file sharing as well as system-wide backups. I would like to back up all but the backup share to the external drive.
Is this possible? If so, how? It doesn't look possible via the Frontview interface.
Thanks,
Greg
Is it possible to backup a specified set of shares to a USB drive using Frontview?
We use our ReadyNAS for file sharing as well as system-wide backups. I would like to back up all but the backup share to the external drive.
Is this possible? If so, how? It doesn't look possible via the Frontview interface.
Thanks,
Greg
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2013-05-16
03:49 AM
2013-05-16
03:49 AM
Re: Is backup of a subset of shares possible?
You can't create a backup job for a group of shares.
But you can create a separate backup job for each share in the group, and put them on the same schedule.
But you can create a separate backup job for each share in the group, and put them on the same schedule.
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2013-05-16
06:00 AM
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Re: Is backup of a subset of shares possible?
Ah! That makes a lot of sense. I will do that.
Thank you.
Thank you.
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2013-05-17
05:52 AM
2013-05-17
05:52 AM
Re: Is backup of a subset of shares possible?
Backing up individual shares is not working well. Frontview puts the contents of each share in the root directory of the destination, which means that any files with the same names get clobbered and any directories end up with mixed contents. Unfortunately, this is not an adequate solution for backups.
I am open to other suggestions.
Greg
I am open to other suggestions.
Greg
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2013-05-17
07:31 AM
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07:31 AM
Re: Is backup of a subset of shares possible?
Just use different destination directories for each.
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2013-05-17
08:40 AM
2013-05-17
08:40 AM
Re: Is backup of a subset of shares possible?
For all the time's I've looked at the page, I never noticed that the destination directory box activated when choosing the USB drive.
Thanks for your help.
Thanks for your help.
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2013-05-27
12:57 PM
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12:57 PM
Re: Is backup of a subset of shares possible?
Is there a way to create a backup job that back up only specified FOLDERS/FILES within a SHARE? Or is it only possible to backup full Shares?
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2013-05-27
01:26 PM
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01:26 PM
Re: Is backup of a subset of shares possible?
No.
You would either need to set separate backups for each folder, or use rsync and exclude folders you don't want to backup.
The other strategy would be to use other backup software on your PC to backup to a USB drive attached to the PC or. Readynas. A bit cumbersome as you need your PC on and it's slow.
You would either need to set separate backups for each folder, or use rsync and exclude folders you don't want to backup.
The other strategy would be to use other backup software on your PC to backup to a USB drive attached to the PC or. Readynas. A bit cumbersome as you need your PC on and it's slow.
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2013-05-27
01:40 PM
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Re: Is backup of a subset of shares possible?
To be clear (since I was confused about this earlier in the thread), you can create a backup job for an entire share or a specific directory in a share, but need multiple backup jobs for multiple directories. This is cumbersome, but different from only being able to back-up entire shares.
You can also specify which directory on the backup volume to put the directory that you backup.
Greg
You can also specify which directory on the backup volume to put the directory that you backup.
Greg
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2013-05-27
01:53 PM
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01:53 PM
Re: Is backup of a subset of shares possible?
Yes, you can specify whatever path you wish.
For the source you should be able to click browse to set the path.
The destination path needs to be entered manually.
If you click on help in the backup section of Frontview it has some sample paths for different protocols which will help you to enter these correctly.
Why not just backup the whole share? Do you not have enough space?
For the source you should be able to click browse to set the path.
The destination path needs to be entered manually.
If you click on help in the backup section of Frontview it has some sample paths for different protocols which will help you to enter these correctly.
Why not just backup the whole share? Do you not have enough space?
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2013-05-27
02:58 PM
2013-05-27
02:58 PM
Re: Is backup of a subset of shares possible?
In my case, I don't want to save all of my shares. I use my ReadNAS for non-critical backup of some of my systems and do not need to backup those shares to an external drive.
Greg
Greg
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