Backing up a NAS

[Munchoba]

Hello

Can someone recommend a PC software that can be used to synchronize a QNAP NAS with an external hard drive?

I want to have another back up, a part from the RAID included in the NAS.

My external back up drive on my PC doesn't see the NAS, so have to manually back it up.

 

Thx

 

Bernard

[coxhaus]

You might want to look at the robocopy command with the mirror option. You can create a robocopy job which will mirror your NAS drive to a drive attached to your work station. Just remember when you mirror it will delete as well as adding the new files. The nice thing about the robocopy mirror job, it will only copy the changes so it will not have to copy everything every time.

[cjf]

If you have a windows box on the network you can use Robocopy that comes with Windows. That's is how I do it. Its super fast and free.

 

Here's the command you run to start the sync. Just change the IP address and folder locations in the example below to match your own setup.

 

robocopy "\\192.168.2.10\data\MUSIC" "G:\MUSIC_II" /MIR /COPY:DAT /v /FFT /TEE /R:1

 

Welp, it looks like the forum won't let me insert the command properly without making two of the characters a smiley face. That sucks!!

 

Anyway, in place of the smiley face use a : and a D

[cjf]

I see coxhaus beat me to it. Anyway, that's two people who recommend this approach should you decide to do it

[Munchoba]

Thanks, but I'm not comfortable playing with DOS commands.

I thought there might be a user friendly software out there... Just plug in source and destination and schedule.

Thx

[coxhaus]

If you want automatic backups then I think Microsoft Home Server is about the easiest tool I have seen. Microsoft Home Server 2011 cost less than $50.00. But if you install Home server you will not need a NAS as home server will also be your NAS.

[Radioking]

What's wrong with using the QNAP software?

QNAP Turbo NAS Software User Manual

 

Just a reminder to everyone. If you don't have a copy off site you are not really backed up.