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by DaveA
07 Aug 2023, 01:47
Forum: USB Copy
Topic: USB Copy vs TFM Backup
Replies: 3
Views: 2774

Re: USB Copy vs TFM Backup

OK
So can I have both installed and use USB Copy for the main backup of the HDD's to USB and use TFM Backup to mirror a few folders between internal volumes? I imagine I would have to make sure the scheduling didn't clash?
by DaveA
05 Aug 2023, 19:27
Forum: USB Copy
Topic: USB Copy vs TFM Backup
Replies: 3
Views: 2774

USB Copy vs TFM Backup

I have a F2-221 NAS with 2 HDD's (3Tb and 4Tb) configured as Single disks and an external 8Tb WD USB drive for mirror backup I'm would like to use USB Copy or TFM Backup for the backup. They have very similar interfaces, so I have a few questions. On the face of it, USB copy seems to be a dedicated ...
by DaveA
28 Jul 2023, 00:00
Forum: Storage
Topic: F2-221 NAS can't open external USB from Windows File Explorer
Replies: 5
Views: 1468

Re: F2-221 NAS can't open external USB from Windows File Explorer

You have given me a link to TOS 5.0.176. Why this version particularly? Could you be a bit more precise on which versions of TOS 5 I should be using? There are no files on the NAS at the moment. I've only just bought it If I clear the harddrive to unallocated space and return the NAS to factory defa...
by DaveA
27 Jul 2023, 19:34
Forum: Storage
Topic: F2-221 NAS can't open external USB from Windows File Explorer
Replies: 5
Views: 1468

Re: F2-221 NAS can't open external USB from Windows File Explorer

OK. So let me be clear on this. The earlier TOS 4.1.27 worked satisfactorly. The external USB could be read from Windows. If you buy one now, then, out of the box you do the default initialization, the TOS 4.2.40 is installed and it will not perform the basic function of being able to read an extern...
by DaveA
27 Jul 2023, 03:59
Forum: Storage
Topic: F2-221 NAS can't open external USB from Windows File Explorer
Replies: 5
Views: 1468

F2-221 NAS can't open external USB from Windows File Explorer

I recently bought a F2-221 NAS and I have successfully initialized it using TOS 4.2.40 ( the current default) with a single drive. Everything was OK. The default shares show in the embedded file manager. The NAS appears in the Windows Network folder and after entering the password the share folders ...

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