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<blockquote data-quote="Peakoverload" data-source="post: 1848715" data-attributes="member: 27271"><p>Thanks all for the replies. I also e-mailed the manufacturer asking the same question and they responded saying that technically it is possible but they don't recommend it as if the connection were ever lost the entire backup would be lost. In all honesty, I don't quite understand this and NAS is something I've never even looked at before so it's all a bit new and confusing.</p><p></p><p>Basically this is what I have at the moment:</p><p></p><p>2x 4TB USB drives each with about 1.5TB of data on them consisting of photos and music</p><p>1x 1TB system drive in my iMac with around 500GB used</p><p>1x 6TB USB drive set as Time Machine drive</p><p></p><p>So currently I have around 3.5TB of data that I would like to backup on to something to replace my 6TB Time Machine drive simply because every 6TB drive I buy I find is too noisy.</p><p></p><p>Options:</p><p></p><p>1. I buy a 2 Bay 6TB NAS set as RAID 0 and just set that to be a Time Machine drive.</p><p></p><p>Pros: Simple to do</p><p>Cons: A lot of money to fork out for a backup and I wouldn't be getting any extra benefit of a NAS</p><p></p><p>2. I buy an 2 Bay 6TB or 8TB NAS replace set as RAID 0, copy all the data from my 2 other USB drives onto the NAS but then need a way to backup the NAS</p><p>Pros: More flexibility</p><p>Cons: Potentially a little more expensive, more complicated for backups.</p><p></p><p></p><p>What I'd like to do but can't afford to do is to buy a 3 Bay NAS and use RAID 5 this would slightly reduce the need for a backup (I don't need to backup different versions, I just need an archive to protect against loss of data) and could use a quieter, smaller USB drive attached locally to do weekly snapshot backups.</p><p></p><p>How do the backups on a NAS work then? Can you set them to incremental, differential etc and can they be scheduled etc?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peakoverload, post: 1848715, member: 27271"] Thanks all for the replies. I also e-mailed the manufacturer asking the same question and they responded saying that technically it is possible but they don't recommend it as if the connection were ever lost the entire backup would be lost. In all honesty, I don't quite understand this and NAS is something I've never even looked at before so it's all a bit new and confusing. Basically this is what I have at the moment: 2x 4TB USB drives each with about 1.5TB of data on them consisting of photos and music 1x 1TB system drive in my iMac with around 500GB used 1x 6TB USB drive set as Time Machine drive So currently I have around 3.5TB of data that I would like to backup on to something to replace my 6TB Time Machine drive simply because every 6TB drive I buy I find is too noisy. Options: 1. I buy a 2 Bay 6TB NAS set as RAID 0 and just set that to be a Time Machine drive. Pros: Simple to do Cons: A lot of money to fork out for a backup and I wouldn't be getting any extra benefit of a NAS 2. I buy an 2 Bay 6TB or 8TB NAS replace set as RAID 0, copy all the data from my 2 other USB drives onto the NAS but then need a way to backup the NAS Pros: More flexibility Cons: Potentially a little more expensive, more complicated for backups. What I'd like to do but can't afford to do is to buy a 3 Bay NAS and use RAID 5 this would slightly reduce the need for a backup (I don't need to backup different versions, I just need an archive to protect against loss of data) and could use a quieter, smaller USB drive attached locally to do weekly snapshot backups. How do the backups on a NAS work then? Can you set them to incremental, differential etc and can they be scheduled etc? [/QUOTE]
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