Wednesday, March 12, 2014

How to setup automatic backup using SynvBackFree v6

How to share backup storage network folder in Ubuntu Server
  1. Add user account and assign password 
  2. Login to new account and create backup folder
  3. Open Samba > File > Add share
  4. Browse > select backup folder > Ok
  5. Check "Writable" and "Visible"
  6. Access tab > select " Only allow specific users" >select correct user/s 
  7. Click Ok. 
  8. The shared folder can now be accessed on a Windows network with username and password.
  9. More info
Assigning Drive letter to an External USB Hard Drive for backup storage
  1. Plug in external USB HD to be used as storage
  2. Open Disk Management
  3. Right Click on USB HD > Change Drive Letter and Paths
  4. Click Change > Assign the following drive letter > Select Any letter (preferably "R" to "Z") > OK
  5. Your USB HD has been assigned the new drive letter.

Setup Backup client
  1. Download and install SyncBackFree
  2. New >Enter Profile name > next > Mirror>next>Done/OK
  3. Select Source and destination (network folder) or External USB HD Drive
  4. Click Choose subdirectories and files > Check Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures, Videos, Etc. Uncheck everything you don’t need backed up.
  5. Click expert
  6. Decisions –Files > What to do if a file exists on the Destination but not on the source
  7. Set “Delete file from destination if it hasn’t been modified within the last __ Days” to 5.
  8. Log> Check Display Log after running a profile > Uncheck only when an error occurs
  9. Network> Type in network connection details for destination
  10. Click OK
  11. Add Schedule > Weekly > M-F
  12. Check “Run only when user is logged on” > OK






How to map network drive
Computer > Network > Right click network folder > Map network drive > Specify Drive letter >Finish


How to log-out from network folders in windows
Open cmd
Type in: net use * /delete /yes


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