Using Data Replicator II
Before making data backups or restorations, you should follow the steps to select a target server:
Note: For Windows 98 users, the PC login name and password should be the same with the entered data in step 4.
It provides 3 backup options:
This function allows you to backup all files in the selected folders to the server. We suggest that you use this option for any new backup task. Follow the steps to proceed:
Use this function to monitor the selected folders; any changes made to the files in the selected folder will be backed up to the target server. Follow the steps to proceed:
Start Synchronization
Stop Synchronization
If you want to stop Synchronization when Synology Data Replicator II is in the monitoring mode of Synchronization, please do the following steps:Use this function to backup all files in the selected folders at the specified time. Follow the steps to proceed:
Set Schedule
Delete Schedule
Backup Outlook/Outlook Express/Windows Mail/address book Files
Use this function to backup your Outlook, Outlook Express, or Windows Mail files, including mail and address book.
Your files will be saved in the sub-folder in the following path on the server:
DR2-PC_name-PC_account\backup_time\drive_name
Note:
To back up Outlook Express/Outlook/Windows Mail,Only Immediate Backup and Schedule Backup are supported.
To back up Outlook/Windows Mail when it's running,Support and limitations:
Synology Data Replicator II provides 2 restore options:
If you are sure of the location of the files you want to restore, you can use this option. Follow the steps to proceed:
If you are not sure of the location of the files you want to restore, or you only want to restore files with certain keyword, you can use this option. Follow the steps to proceed:
Restore Outlook/Outlook Express/Windows Mail Files
When you restore Outlook/Outlook Express/Windows Mail files, you can choose to restore to the Original path or to the New path:
Use this function to exclude files with certain prefix or extension from the backup list. Follow the steps to proceed:
Each time of the files are backed up to server successfully, there will be a version of backup files. If those files on PC have not been revised since the backup, there will be only one version of backup files no matter how many times they have been backed up, and it will be stored in the "latest" folder. However, if those files on PC have been modified after the backup, the previous backup file will become an older version, and will be moved to the "past" folder. The modified files on PC will be backed up as the latest version, and stored in the "latest" folder.
Number of versionsNumber of versions defines how many versions of backup files of one file on PC the server will keep in the "latest" and "past" folders, when using one account and one specified shared folder to back up. For example, if the number of versions is set to 3, then there will be one latest backup file, say A.txt, in the "latest" folder, and two older versions of backup files, say A.v00 and A.v01, in the "past" folder. The smaller the version number is, the older it is.
Note:
When the number of versions is set to 1, there will always be one version of backup files on server, and will be restored in the "latest" folder. There will not be any file in the "past" folder.
Use this function to define the maximum number of file versions. New file version will be saved in the server upon file changes after the previous backup. Follow the steps to proceed:
Each time of the backup, Data Replicator II will create a folder named by the time when the backup start. This folder is a restore point, and each restore point will contain all files of the backup. Even though files on PC haven't been modified after the first time backup, Data Replicator II will still keep the files in every restore point, but will only take as one file when counting disk size.
Number of restore pointsNumber of restore points defines how many restore points there will be on server, when using one account and one specified shared folder to back up. When the restore points exceeds the number you set, Data Replicator II will delete the oldest restore point on server after backup.
Use this function to define the number of restore points that should be saved on server. Data backed up by using "Immediate Backup", "Schedule Backup", or "Synchronization" will be granted a restore point at the backup time for future restoration use. In the future you can restore files at the status of the specified restore point. Follow the steps to proceed:
Note:
You can set to start Synology Data Replicator II automatically when you login Windows. Follow the steps to proceed:
Verify validity of the backup files
You can set to verify if the backed up file on server is identical to the file on PC during backup. Follow the steps to proceed:
Keep identical files on target server
When performing a backup operation, you can keep files in the "latest" folder on the target server to be identical to the ones on your local computer. For example, when you back up Folder A with file <B.txt> on your computer, <B.txt> will be backed up to the target server. However, if the file <B.txt> in folder A on your local computer has been deleted before next backup, then file <B.txt> in the "latest" folder on the target server will also be deleted. In this way, folder A in the "latest" folder will be identical to folder A on the local computer. Follow the steps to set up:
The maximum log file is 512KB; when the log file reaches the limit, the oldest 128KB will be removed.