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Migrating TimeMachine Backups to a ReadyNAS

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ReadyNAS devices can be used as a target for TimeMachine backups. However when users first set this facility up they also often want to migrate an existing b...

My ReadyNAS Wishlist

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After using ReadyNAS devices for a few years now, I have a number of features that I would like to see in future products and software. None are earth-shatte...

What are Reallocated Sectors?

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Most ReadyNAS users have probably experienced it. Waking up, eventually checking email over a morning cup of coffee to find that overnight your NAS has sent ...

Managing your Music on your ReadyNAS

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A primary use of home NAS devices is the central storage of, and access to, a media library. For many people a large portion of that library will be music, m...

Backing-up via Rsync to a local USB disk

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It is often desirable to use rsync to backup data due to the benefits it offers: true incremental backup, the ability to remove data from the backup that has...