February 25, 201610 yr Hi all. I've been testing unRAID on a VM with various degrees of success. One of the things I hope to use it for is to backup my Windows PC's (or at least specific folders). I heard something about unRAID and Crashplan and was wondering what this meant. Right now it seems to me that there is a plugin that will allow you to backup your tower box to Crashplan. What I want to know is if it's possible to install a backup client like Crashplan on the Windows PC's and have them backup onsite to the unRAID box instead? I ask because the network in question will have no outside connection. No internet. Everything is contained inside on a LAN. I'd like to hear your personal experiences. I know you can Robocopy, set schedules and stuff, but all that is very difficult to maintain and set up. I am kind of hoping for a right-click add to backup solution of sorts or whatever. Here's to hoping someone out there has any suggestions! Cheers guys!
February 25, 201610 yr Hi all. I've been testing unRAID on a VM with various degrees of success. One of the things I hope to use it for is to backup my Windows PC's (or at least specific folders). I heard something about unRAID and Crashplan and was wondering what this meant. Right now it seems to me that there is a plugin that will allow you to backup your tower box to Crashplan. What I want to know is if it's possible to install a backup client like Crashplan on the Windows PC's and have them backup onsite to the unRAID box instead? I ask because the network in question will have no outside connection. No internet. Everything is contained inside on a LAN. I'd like to hear your personal experiences. I know you can Robocopy, set schedules and stuff, but all that is very difficult to maintain and set up. I am kind of hoping for a right-click add to backup solution of sorts or whatever. Here's to hoping someone out there has any suggestions! Cheers guys! If it's a recent windows PC you could just use file history. I mean it's not bad... but it might not be what you want.
February 25, 201610 yr What I want to know is if it's possible to install a backup client like Crashplan on the Windows PC's and have them backup onsite to the unRAID box instead? Yes, see the Q&A for the Crashplan Docker: https://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=33864.0 I ask because the network in question will have no outside connection. No internet. Everything is contained inside on a LAN. I'd like to hear your personal experiences. Sorry, no experience with an isolated network. You'd either need to contact Crashplan to ask, or just try it.
February 26, 201610 yr Author Thanks. I'll try it first by running some tests on VMs and then contact Crashplan if necessary.
February 26, 201610 yr If it's a recent windows PC you could just use file history. I mean it's not bad... but it might not be what you want. Yeah if it's a Win8 8.1 or Win10 box, you can use Windows Backup and Recovery to a network share. http://blogs.technet.com/b/keithmayer/archive/2012/08/27/backup-amp-recovery-of-windows-8-windows8-itpro-tipoftheday.aspx Win7 has Backup and Restore too. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/1838/using-backup-and-restore-in-windows-7/
February 26, 201610 yr Author I have honestly never given file history any love. I guess it's time I change that. I'll delve into it over the weekend and see how it stacks up. I'd like to keep versions so this might be a helpful way to go.
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