Chapter 6 Backup; Backing Up Data On The Linkstation; Backup Modes - Buffalo LinkStation 200 Series User Manual

Chapter 6 Backup

Chapter 6 Backup

Backing Up Data on the LinkStation

You can back up the LinkStation folders to another shared folder on the same LinkStation, a connected USB drive, or
a shared folder on another Buffalo NAS device, either on the same network or on another network.

Backup Modes

The following types of backup are available from this LinkStation.
Normal Backup
All files in the source will be backed up to the destination. The backup data will be stored in the folder whose name
will be the backup date and time.
• Folders available as backup sources:
◦ Shared folder on the backup source LinkStation (excluding the "info" folder)
◦ USB drive connected to the backup source LinkStation
◦ Shared folder on another Buffalo NAS device
• Folders available as backup destinations:
◦ Shared folder on the backup source LinkStation (excluding the "info" folder)
◦ USB drive connected to the backup source LinkStation
◦ Shared folder on another Buffalo NAS device
*The folder should have the "Backup" checkbox selected for "LAN Protocol Support" on the shared folder settings.
**You can select up to the second level of folders.
Overwrite (Incremental)
The first backup job runs like a normal backup. As each subsequent backup job runs, only files that have been
changed since the last normal backup will be backed up, but any files deleted from the backup source folder will
also remain in the backup destination folder. The folder structure in the backup destination folder will be the same
as the backup source folder.
• Folders available as backup sources:
◦ Shared folder on the backup source LinkStation (excluding the "info" folder)
◦ USB drive connected to the backup source LinkStation
◦ Shared folder on another Buffalo NAS device
• Folders available as backup destinations:
◦ Shared folder on the backup source LinkStation (excluding the "info" folder)
◦ USB drive connected to the backup source LinkStation
◦ Shared folder on another Buffalo NAS device
*The folder should have the "Backup" checkbox selected for "LAN Protocol Support" on the shared folder settings.
**You can select up to the second level of folders.
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