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Backup and Sync
I have just set up my ReadyNas, and hope that the following might be useful. Essentially I had no trouble setting up TimeMachine, but ReadyCloud installation; Backup and Sync all caused me problems. My environment is iMac, Yosemite 10.3.3 ReadyCloud App (i.e. for OSX). Don't be surprised if you don't get a prompt to install (which the Netgear feature video suggests). That means you have to go and find it. I strongly suggest raising it as an email issue at this point (NOT live chat), to ensure that you get the latest version. The versions I was sent to during Live Chat would not install. I was also told that I should uninstall ReadyNAS Remote prior to installing. The emailed link from support and the uninstall of ReadyNAS remote worked. Backup and Sync seem to work, but in a rather arcane way. As far as I can tell you need to Backup a folder before you can Sync, but there is rather more to it than that. Backup. You can choose any folder you like to back up from the home user directory - the one with a house icon and your name. I recommend creating a new folder in there, and putting a single file in there too. I used a Word file. In ReadyCloud (the app) Choose Backup Mac Folder. This worked for me, but creates a folder on the NAS called xxxxxx-imac-lan-Test_backup (xxxetc for security reasons. My original folder on the Mac was called simply Test backup. The backup worked fine. I could not see how to get the file back onto the Mac, but eventually worked out that I had to stop the backup, and do a Sync. Sync. Again, it works, but some tenacity helps! Running Sync puts the file back on the Mac, but not in the folder you started with! You get a directory in your home user folder called ReadyCloud, and below that you have the folder you backed up written back - yes, with the strange created name. Kind of obscure, and if you wanted this to work long-term you would then have to delete your original I guess, because you now have multiple versions, one of which (your original) isn't going anywhere, unless of course you do a backup). Editing the file locally (i.e. getting it from where ReadyCloud wrote it back to) saving and closing it results in an updated version on the NAS, automatically. My next problem came when editing the file through the ReadyCloud portal (browser, not App, I haven't tried the Remote or mobile Apps yet). I edited, saved and closed, and there was no syncing. Eventually I worked out that nor only was I not syncing, I wasn't actually saving my edits. They were being saved in Downloads for some reason (probably because I opened the doc on the web - not sure). I did a Save As, found the right place, and all worked - make sure you overwrite though, or it will save with a numbered version e.g. Test file n. Having done Save As once I think it worked with a Save the next time. So, it does sync, and bidirectionally, but perhaps not very practically. As I mentioned above you would have to Backup the relevant folders from your home user folder. That original folder is then rendered obsolete, because the Sync is not using it.5.7KViews1like3Comments
Very frustrated setting this up
Seems there are a lot of out dated instructions. Spent a lot of time reading and re-reading. Mac OSX Yosemite 10.10.1 Nas 10400 2 - 3 tb wd red drives OK here are the issues: Created account found NAS on network. Had a fun time trying to find invite user button !$^%#$@ does not exist anymore 1) Downloaded ReadyCloud app cannot for the life of me log in to this 2) I have been able to drag and drop items into the folders but can't import because I can't go in through Readycloud app 3) iTunes enabled and I can find the ReadyNas in iTunes but none of the music??? (I dragged and dropped from Chrome into the folders on ReadyNAS) Services enabled: SMB,AFP,iTunes, ReadyDLNA,Rsync,UPnP,HTTP,HTTPS,ANTIVirus Frustrated and may have to have a couple of drinks to conquer... :slap:4.7KViews0likes6Comments
ReadyCLOUD sync between multiple macs
I had ReadyDROP working across multiple macs until a few months ago on my RN102, and then it just stopped syncing... After digging around on the forums, it appears ReadyDROP has been integrated into ReadyCLOUD... OK, fine. I was able to get the beta version of ReadyCLOUD running and my ReadyDROP folder appeared to be syncing, but then I noticed that all of my file date time stamps were being changed to today's date and time when they were copied. Is there anyway to keep the original time/date stamp? Thanks in advance for the help!3.8KViews0likes2Comments
Readynas 312 - no shares present in Readycloud
Hi, After some problems I finally managed to connect my Readynas 312 to Readycloud but all my shares are invisible. In ready cloud the Homepage with Modelnumber and Serialnumber is open and the "Manage" and "Discover" sections are also accessible. In the NAS userinterface on my iMac I created a ReadyCloud user (the user account I use to login to readycloud) but in the cloud there's no user present. I als don't succeed in inviting a user to Readycloud. What could cause these problems and/or how can I fix this? Thanks5.2KViews0likes11Comments
