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usb offsite backup

diane12882
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usb offsite backup

i have a ReadyNas 314.  i have setup the backup from our server to the NAS and it works great.  i now need to setup an offsite backup to rotating usb drives.  is there a way to backup to whatever usb drive is plugged in?  currently each drive is coming up with a unique name "usb_drive1" and usb_drive2, etc, etc.  it works if i specify the exact backup drive name but i cannot count on what usb drive will be on in a given week.    thanks for you help

firmware version 6.4.1

 

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JennC
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Re: usb offsite backup

Hello diane12882,

 

Unfortunately, I believe there is none. Everytime USB disk is inserted to the NAS, the NAS randomly assigns a drive letter to it that you will use when creating a backup job.

 

Welcome to the community!

 

Regards,

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mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired

Re: usb offsite backup

There is an option in backup jobs configured in the web admin UI to select a port e.g. the front USB port. So long as the backup disk is connected to the port your specify it shouldn't matter which disk is connected.

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