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RSync server for Windows
I'm looking at options for backing up ReadyNAS (OS 6.6.0 for the moment) shares to a Windows based box. Delta Copy looked like a good RSync solution for Windows. But the NAS-initialed backup does not seem to properly identify which files are unchanged and do not need to be backed up. The whole reason for using RSync was to gain the advantages of the incremental backup and deletion of files on the target that no longer exist on the source.
Shares being backed up are user home shares, so a pull from the Windows box instead of a push from the NAS is not an option. Could the fact that it's for home shares be contributing to the issue?
It's an NTFS file system, so the "Enable FAT32 Compatibility" checkbox doesn't seem like it's the solution, at least per the manual's description of it. I haven't yet tried it.
Is anyone else using an RSync server solution on a Windows box together with a ReadyNAS and has everything working properly?
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If you want to back up ReadyNAS (OS 6.6.0 for the moment) shares to a Windows based box, in general, it is recommended to use "remote: Windows/NAS (Timestamp)" . The first run backup job, it is a full backup; The second is the incremental backup, only backup the folder or file which have changed.
Amidala wrote:
If you want to back up ReadyNAS (OS 6.6.0 for the moment) shares to a Windows based box, in general, it is recommended to use "remote: Windows/NAS (Timestamp)" . The first run backup job, it is a full backup; The second is the incremental backup, only backup the folder or file which have changed.
Well, rsync is better, and it seems to me that delta copy used to work. It'd be useful to hear if anyone else is using delta copy with 6.6.0
Amidala wrote:If you want to back up ReadyNAS (OS 6.6.0 for the moment) shares to a Windows based box, in general, it is recommended to use "remote: Windows/NAS (Timestamp)" . The first run backup job, it is a full backup; The second is the incremental backup, only backup the folder or file which have changed.
Since Windows backup will not perform the deletion of files on the destination, it does not meet my needs. I could run something that will do that on the Windows side, like a script using robocopy, but I really hoped to use something initiated by the NAS so I don't have to embed my NAS password in the script in plain text or store it in Windows Credential Manager.
If you want to delete the files in the destination, when you create a new backup job, you can choose the option "Remove the contents of the backup destination before full backup". This option will deletes all files and folder in the backup destination.
I use rsync on Windows 10 via the Bash feature available on the recent builds.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/commandline/wsl/install_guide
jak0lantash wrote:I use rsync on Windows 10 via the Bash feature available on the recent builds.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/commandline/wsl/install_guide
Hmm, sounds promising. Any "gotcha's" on setting up an rsync server for specific shares?
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