justaguy Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I am starting the build on a home server (N54L with WHS2011). I also have an existing Netgear 2 bay NAS. I there any software that would allow me to keep certain sets of data synchronized between the server and the NAS? For example, could I chose a folder or set of folders on the server and have those synchronized to a drive mapped to the Netgear NAS? I have a fair amount of data and instead of running weekly incremental and monthly full backups I'd rather have the data duplicated as it changes. With a 2nd copy of the data on the NAS I can mount a USB3 external drive for periodic off-site backup. Thanks in advance for any advice. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcdoc Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I am starting the build on a home server (N54L with WHS2011). I also have an existing Netgear 2 bay NAS. I there any software that would allow me to keep certain sets of data synchronized between the server and the NAS? For example, could I chose a folder or set of folders on the server and have those synchronized to a drive mapped to the Netgear NAS? I have a fair amount of data and instead of running weekly incremental and monthly full backups I'd rather have the data duplicated as it changes. With a 2nd copy of the data on the NAS I can mount a USB3 external drive for periodic off-site backup. Thanks in advance for any advice. Michael I am doing exactly that with AllwaySync Pro. I manage about 15 folders that way and it runs daily. I allow have a couple of critical folders which are monitored real time for changes using AllwaySync as well. Great program. A bit of a learning curve but once you dial it in it is very powerful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renny Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Allway Sync will do the job as PC Doc suggests. Or you could try CrashPlan which I think is free for use on your local network, but also offers great cloud/offsite syncing too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmwills Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 A simple script (read free) will do it to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drashna Jaelre Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Yeah, but a free script will require setting up task scheduler, and therefore will not be instantaneous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justaguy Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 Thanks for the suggestions. I'm going to give Allway Sync a try. I appears to be what I was looking for, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drashna Jaelre Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 It's a great program, and everyone that I know that uses it, loves it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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