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    Best inexpensive NAS / software for offsite backup?

    Hmmm... is that because rSync is finicky in general, or because setting up rSync on the WD My Book Live specifically is finicky? Here's what I'm thinking: 1) Buy the WD, follow Tim's instructions and get rSync running -- cheaper but maybe hard to set up / unreliable? (~$200) 2) Buy...
  2. M

    Best inexpensive NAS / software for offsite backup?

    OK but per my original post I have my own offsite location and want to put a second NAS there to back up the QNAP at location 1 remotely. I considered using CrashPlan (I could be my own friend!), but wouldn't it be easier to just use rsync to connect the two directly? Sorry if I'm...
  3. M

    Best inexpensive NAS / software for offsite backup?

    Thanks for the reply! I'm really looking for something offsite... last year Irene came in through the roof, and this year Sandy came in through the ground floor! Is location 1 (35/35) really too slow? Or even location 2 (15/5) for that matter? 35Mb/s (4.4MB/s) is theoretically 15GB/hr, and...
  4. M

    Best inexpensive NAS / software for offsite backup?

    Hi all – long time lurker, first time poster here.* We had some serious flooding during hurricane Sandy, so I’m trying to figure out my best option for full offsite backup without paying an arm and a leg for the cloud.* I have a QNAP TS119PII with 3TB of storage in my house, and keep everything...
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