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ASUSTOR NAS User Guide

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 From USB device to NAS: The system will back up the entire contents of the USB

drive, based on the existing directory structure, to the NAS folder path that you set.

 From NAS to USB device: The system will take the contents of the specified NAS

directory and, based on the existing directory structure, back it up to the USB

drive’s root directory.

 Backup Methods:

 Copy: If you select this method, your system will copy your data from the back up

source to the destination, be it the USB device or your NAS. Files or folders of the

same name will be replaced and extra files at the destination will be kept. This

method is suitable for one time backups.

 Synchronization: If you select this method, all the data in the designated

destination folder will be synchronized with the data in your source folder. The

contents of both folders will be exactly the same. Extra files at the destination will

be automatically deleted. This method is suitable for ensuring your most recent

data is backed up and for scheduled weekly backups. For example, you may choose

to have regularly scheduled backups of your NAS’s data so you always keep a USB

drive plugged into your NAS for this purpose.

 Save in new folder: After selecting this method, you will then have to specify a

naming format for the new folder. Every time you run a backup job the system will

create a new folder according to this format and then proceed to back up your data

into the folder. This method is suitable for those who wish to keep complete copies

of each backup job, or those who just wish to back up their regular data from

external devices onto their NAS. For example, you may back up the data from your

work computer onto your USB drive and then proceed to back up the data from

your USB drive onto your NAS at home.

About One Touch Backup

Once the USB backup button is held down for 1.5 seconds, One Touch Backup will be

triggered. During the backup process, the USB backup LED indicator light will blink

continuously. After the backup process has finished, the light will cease to blink and will

then return to its previous state. If you wish to disable One Touch Backup, you can

adjust the settings accordingly.

Here you can export or restore system settings in .bak format (file extension). This feature

also supports scheduled backup, which means that you can create scheduled backup jobs

and then export the settings to a specified location on your NAS.