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Title: Best back-up method
Post by: sumfunny on January 19, 2013, 09:28:22 AM

I have two lenovo computers that I wish to back-up onto the DNS-325. I have tried the Lenovo rescue & recovery and windows back-up but they do not find the assigned NAS drives?

Is there a simpler method?

Title: Re: Best back-up method
Post by: JavaLawyer on January 20, 2013, 01:33:11 PM

Are you seeking to backup your important files or a complete disk image (i.e. OS, files, etc.) for restoration?

Title: Re: Best back-up method
Post by: sumfunny on January 20, 2013, 05:10:55 PM

Whole disc image mainly, but would also be interested in important files too...

Title: Re: Best back-up method
Post by: JavaLawyer on January 20, 2013, 05:20:01 PM

You can create the disk image local to each laptop and configure the DNS-325 for a recurring monthly local backup (Applications > Local Backups). Just the same, you can configure an incremental backup for the directories containing your important files.

Title: Re: Best back-up method
Post by: sumfunny on January 21, 2013, 06:10:06 PM

Is there any way to have the backup go directly to the NAS? I just have the one partition as is so I am not able to save the back-up onto itself.

Title: Re: Best back-up method
Post by: JavaLawyer on January 22, 2013, 05:54:19 AM

Can you select the mapped DNS-325 Volume as a "Save To" destination on your laptop backup software? If so, there's your answer.

To minimize wear and tear on your HDD, I recommend saving a HDD image only once a month (at most), and save your critical files using incremental backup on a nightly basis.