There has been much discussion in the forums with regards to backup. Here is a quick summary of what I am doing to insure the security of my data. This may not work for everyone and may seem extreme to some, but this is what works for me. Having lost data before, I tend to [...]
Your DS211+ will come with a free PC backup software. In this article I’ll be going over installation, backups, and restores with that software, Synology Data Replicator 3. I’ll also look at backing up your Mac and using the Windows Home Server with the DS211+. PC Backups Simple install of the 32 bit program. The [...]
If you ever find you need extra storage for your WHS, one of the cool things you can do is add an external hard drive. If you’re a beginner and aren’t comfortable adding an internal drive, an easy solution is adding an external drive and here’s how. This is another post in the WHS-101 Series. [...]
News is going to be slow until the next beta release of Vail but we do have a couple of items for you. On an exciting note the HSS Forums has opened up to Developers who want to control testing of their Add-Ins. John is back and the ustream chat was lively. AJ joins to [...]
by AJ Peck (aka usacomp2k3) The purpose of this article isn’t to do a backup 101, but rather more of a 201 or 301 perspective. It assumes a general understanding of the user-side of Backups. Basically what we are going to do is take a look at how Microsoft’s Windows Home Server handles backups. This [...]
While we all wait for the perfect Windows Home Server online backup solution, one tried and true method that we can turn to is using an external hard drive. Here we take a quick look at the process. Nowadays a person can pick up a large 1-2 TB hard drive from $100 or less. If [...]
The Home Server Show 39 – OS Drive Failure Options. In today’s episode we briefly talk about the article I wrote on replacing a hard drive in your Windows Home Server but the questions that came up were what do I do if I have a failure of my system drive. I’ll go over your [...]
There is finally a quick and easy solution to backing up your MediaSmart server’s Operating System. One big option I thought that Microsoft wrongly omitted from the WHS software is to backup the OS. Yes there is a way to backup your shares, but not the OS. I have looked into options like Acronis Echo [...]
It is true. Today, I used my Windows Home Server to bail me out and help publish podcast number 5. Let me set this up, it won’t take long. I use Audacity to record and mix the podcast. Audacity creates a project file and a folder of data files for the audio for each recording [...]
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