Hey guys,
I have a Windows 8.1 desktop that I built that is dual booted with OS X Mavericks. So far I have only been using Nas4Free to stream media but had the idea of using it to also back-up all of my files. It seems to me that Rsync would the thing to use to do this but I have not been able to find any guides about how to set this up. Has anybody had any success setting up a nightly back-up for a Windows 8 or 8.1 machine? I would prefer to have it only back-up the files that have changed or been added and I have read that this is an option. The problem is I am not even sure where to start. Thank you guys for your help!
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Backing Up Windows 8.1 to Nas4Free
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Mathew
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chrisf4lc0n
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Re: Backing Up Windows 8.1 to Nas4Free
To remotely use the rsync you will need the server and client installed respectively. You could do that using Cygwin, but for the simplicity why don't you use the Windows Backup?
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Derek Zeanah
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Re: Backing Up Windows 8.1 to Nas4Free
Windows 7 can schedule backups using the internal tools, so I would assume Windows 8 could as well.
One thing to be aware of though: a buddy of mine works at a company that recently got hit by a virus that was really mean. It got into the corporate network via someone opening an email attachment, and then it started encrypting all the files on the network shares. If you're setting up a backup policy that involves a network share, then you're vulnerable to something like this that maliciously attacks all the files it can see. Consider implementing snapshots (something a malicious program can't see), or occasionally backup to a USB drive that you then disconnect, or something.
One thing to be aware of though: a buddy of mine works at a company that recently got hit by a virus that was really mean. It got into the corporate network via someone opening an email attachment, and then it started encrypting all the files on the network shares. If you're setting up a backup policy that involves a network share, then you're vulnerable to something like this that maliciously attacks all the files it can see. Consider implementing snapshots (something a malicious program can't see), or occasionally backup to a USB drive that you then disconnect, or something.
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Mathew
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Re: Backing Up Windows 8.1 to Nas4Free
Thank you guys for the replies. Chris, I have an external HDD that I do back up to but my goal is actually to backup all of my machines to a central server. My Windows 8.1 machine is just the main one that I use so I was hoping to get this one figured out first.
Derek, thank you for the informarion! I will probably use the snapshots option with my setup.
Derek, thank you for the informarion! I will probably use the snapshots option with my setup.
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Re: Backing Up Windows 8.1 to Nas4Free
1. Setup a remote shared folder you want to make the backup from your W8.1 machine to.
2. Connect to that folder with your W8.1 PC.
3. Setup backup to that folder, in options you can choose incremental backup. You do not need to backup System Files!
4. Schedule it whatever way you want it...
2. Connect to that folder with your W8.1 PC.
3. Setup backup to that folder, in options you can choose incremental backup. You do not need to backup System Files!
4. Schedule it whatever way you want it...
Watercooling is just the beginning