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Jorge Diaz

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Almost all backup programs, including free ones can backup networked drives. Even if they don't show the drive, you should know a mapped drive letter at its core, is a mapped network folder, and you can use the UNC path instead.<br />
Ex <a href="https://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/toucan" rel="ugc">https://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/toucan</a><br />
Please note, when running the backup in a scheduled fashion, the one scheduling/running the backup, has to already have access to the drive (already saved credentials).
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Almost all backup programs, including free ones can backup networked drives. Even if they don't show the drive, you should know a mapped drive letter at its core, is a mapped network folder, and you can use the UNC path instead.
Ex https://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/toucan [https://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/toucan]
Please note, when running the backup in a scheduled fashion, the one scheduling/running the backup, has to already have access to the drive (already saved credentials).

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I second N8tive's comment. At least if the feature is built in, then the backups can occur provided there is issue with the device itself. Depending on another machines means you also have to depend on that machine's connection to the device never failing.
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I second N8tive's comment. At least if the feature is built in, then the backups can occur provided there is issue with the device itself. Depending on another machines means you also have to depend on that machine's connection to the device never failing.

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rsync comes to mind. It is builtin many vendors NASes. If you use it properly you can achieve incremental backups.
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rsync comes to mind. It is builtin many vendors NASes. If you use it properly you can achieve incremental backups.

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App to Backup network drive from PC<br />
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Hi there, so a small shop has some data in a small NAS. Pretty much they use the NAS so that other people in the office can access the info. I'd like to backup the data, I'm wondering if any desktop cloud backup application also backup a mapped drive. I know code42 used to allow that but they phased out the endpoint application. Does anyone know of any other app doing it?<br />
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Thanks.
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App to Backup network drive from PC

Hi there, so a small shop has some data in a small NAS. Pretty much they use the NAS so that other people in the office can access the info. I'd like to backup the data, I'm wondering if any desktop cloud backup application also backup a mapped drive. I know code42 used to allow that but they phased out the endpoint application. Does anyone know of any other app doing it?

Thanks.

App to Backup network drive from PC

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.

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Networking is the process of connecting computing devices, peripherals and terminals together through a system that uses wiring, cabling or radio waves that enable their users to communicate, share information and interact over distances. Often associated are issues regarding operating systems, hardware and equipment, cloud and virtual networking, protocols, architecture, storage and management.

Networking

A personal computer is a general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities and price make it useful for individuals, and is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer time-sharing models that allowed systems to be used by many people, usually at the same time. Personal computers may be connected to a local area network (LAN), either by a cable or a wireless connection, and through that to the Internet. A personal computer may be a laptop computer or a desktop computer running an operating system such as Windows, Linux or Macintosh OS.