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Internal Backup

Internal Backup allows you to backup data from NAS to local shared folders. Using Internal Backup with MyArchive drives creates a perfect off-site backup solution.

  • Select a backup type here.
    • Back up multiple items to a singular location: All chosen source folders will be copied one by one to the destination folder. Multiple folders can be selected.
    • One on one folder backup: All data in the designated destination folder will be synchronized with the data in your source folder. The contents of both folders will be identical.
      • Select multiple 1 on 1 folders for backup in one backup job here. (New to ADM 4.2.5)
      • Keep extra files at the destination: Once the copying and synchronization of files is completed, the data at the source and destination should be exactly the same. However, sometimes there are extra files present at the destination. These files are only present at the destination but not at the source. By enabling this option, these extra files will be kept at the destination and will remain untouched.
  • Here you can set the frequency of repeated backups during the backup period. (New to ADM 4.2.5)
  • Skip existing file if not modified: When enabling this option, existing files that have not been modified will be skipped to save time backing up.
  • Support sparse files replication: You will only need to enable this option when the data that you wish to back up contains sparse files. Normally, you will not have to enable this option.
  • Supports symbolic link replication: You will only need to enable this option when the data that you wish to back up contains symbolic link files. Normally, you will not have to enable this option. A symbolic link (also symlink or soft link) is a term for any file that contains a reference to another file or directory in the form of an absolute or relative path and that affects pathname resolution.
  • Automatically mount MyArchive 1 before starting a backup, and eject when complete: When enabling this option, ADM will automatically mount a connected MyArchive drive when a backup begins and automatically eject a MyArchive drive upon completion.
  • Mission Mode: ASUSTOR's Mission Mode option for internal backup allows you to configure the time period under which your backup job will be active, after which it will be aborted if not started. Mission Mode gives IT administrators a significant amount of flexibility when configuring backup jobs and network resources.
  • Preferred file permission for all users in the destination: If the ACL status of the source and destination are not the same, this permission setting will be applied to the files at the destination.
  • Keep owner: By default, the owner of the files at the destination will be the user who created the backup job. Enabling this option can allow you to maintain the original ownership of the files at the destination.

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