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Backup app not allow selecting network drive for restore

twowings

Thu Oct 01, 2015 9:45:26 pm

I have used other Linux Distros that offer Deja Dup as the backup app and I have always been able to browse to my NAS drive to utilize as a backup target...just installed Zorin 10 OS on my laptop and the Restore and Backup do not show a selection for Network as a backup target...all other File Manager-type apps show my network and the NAS drive in question and am able to browse to it....what obvious fact am I overlooking here?

TIA

Swarfendor437

Thu Oct 01, 2015 9:53:54 pm

Hi, I must admit, I don't have a NAS, just an external drive. For backing up I prefer one of two methods:

1. backing up the /home folder, remembering to press 'Ctrl+ H' to show all hidden files and 'dump' to appropriate named folder on external drive;

2. Use a complete backup system such as redobackup (http://redobackup.org). I used this at work to backup a 500 Gb drive that got compressed to about 50 gb - took 1 hour 20 minutes.

Can you see your NAS drive mounted in Zorin?

Wolfman

Thu Oct 08, 2015 6:55:39 am

This might help:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BackupYourSystem