Do this FIRST - How to Backup Synology NAS to USB Hard Drive (Hyperbackup)

In this video I will be walking through how to set up a USB external drive as a backup for your Synology. This is one of the first things I recommend most first time Synology users set up.

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#nas #synology #backup

TOC:
00:00 Introduction
02:18 Plugging in USB drive
03:43 Format drive and basic settings
07:16 Create backup task
17:09 Splitting a backup over 2 drives
18:15 Do I need this if I have RAID?
19:22 Restoring from backup and how to read the .hbk file on your computer
25:24 Conclusion

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[mistergsf]

Everything I know about my Synology NAS and how to maintain and operate it I've learned from you. Sometimes I forget how to do something and I come back to your videos. Thank you so much for sharing your wealth of knowledge. When something goes wrong, you always get me back on track!

[firewave]

My NAS setup truly wouldn't be the same without you! Once again thank you for the tutorial, this was an extra useful Backup masterclass 👏

[jclosed]

I see tons of video's about how to do a backup to a USB drive, but it's very hard to find something about transferring files FROM a USB drive to your NAS, using a USB port on the NAS itself.
Sure, you can copy data by plugging in a USB device on your computer and copying those files through the network, but I am sure that plugging that USB device directly into the NAS will archive a much higher transfer speed. And you don't need to have a computer running, but only the NAS itself.

[tomwestbrook]

A solution I use is I got a dual slot bare drive enclosure & two 20TB drives & plugged that into the Synology. I have two backup jobs to back up the Synology to the drives. First I synced both externals to the Synology, then unjack one and keep it off site & run daily backups to the online one. I swap the drives weekly so the opposite drive is kept off site and the prev off site drive is kept in the enclosure backing up daily....and just do that approx weekly (I'm not too particular about timing).

[DavidM]

Such good basic advice Will. And especially if it will run on auto-pilot because human nature is to not get around to such important tasks as often as we should. It only takes a single catastrophe for people to ask themselves " how much would I pay to get all of my data back today ? " That amount should be your guide for how much to spend for a backup system. I repurposed an old NAS to do this and put it in my detached garage. If you can't hard wire it, re-purpose an old WiFi router in the out-building to connect them.

[gimpojones]

holy crap - i've been watching you for years, just realized i'm not subscribed.... corrected!

[DBR]

Amazing video. Followed the instructions without difficulty.

[regwatson]

Amazing - this is exactly what I just came here to find and here you are ! Cheers !

[johnnycaps]

Great tutorial. I followed your process, my files are being backed up as I type this, it's at 3% so far, backing it up to a 16TB inexpensive Western Digital Elements Drive. Sure it's going to take a while but not as long if I had to reconstruct all this.
Thank for all your help.

[obsidianrecordingstudios]

Love your stuff brother thank you for these videos. Super useful for my business.

[joro]

Great video! Didn't know about the HB Explorer. This is huge!

[sharkiedoo]

Thanks for this tutorial, I want to reduce my C2 costs and this is a great way do start, next step is a NAS at one family member…

[skynetskynet]

Many thanks. Clear, professionnal as always :)

[alank]

This is great advice. I've had an external hyperbackup drive since getting my 920+ and actually just replace it a few months ago when the space was running low. Ran into a lot of problems migrating backup to the new drive and even Synology support wasn't able to help. I ended up just starting a new backup. Have you ever changed out a backup drive for a larger/new one? That might be a good video to do as well. Great video!

[raycollington]

Having just watched this great video I decided to check my USB drive plugged into the NAS and see the file format is ext4. Unless I'm mistaken, the Mac is unable to read these files. I will get a new drive and do exactly what you suggest here Will. Looks like I unknowingly have been backing up the NAS in a format that does not allow me to access the drive from a PC. This is a light bulb moment for me. Thank you Will.

[paradigmystic]

Great vid. Question: Is it possible to "easily" have rotating USB drive backups. i.e. one hot online, the other off-line from cold storage. Once configured, can drives be simply unplugged, or is there a disconnect process. (Cold Storage backup will survive theft, hack, surges, flood, evil pets/staff etc, hence the question.)

[icphoto]

Thank you for sharing excellent information!

One question is it possible to connect a USB HUB to connect more than one USB DRIVE

grateful

[bigbazer]

Thank you for the video, I'm able to back up my Synology 415+ Nas for once.
My Hyper backup app looks slightly different than yours, mine is version 3.0.2-2531 and I don't know what version yours is, but I think I've managed it.
Cheers.

[stavrosthecat]

Love the videos snd your intro SpaceRex, it’s unique!

So why not use a DS120J for this use case? A DS & 8tb barracuda cost about the same as a Seagate 8tb desktop in Australia, we don't seem to get the sales you describe on the desktop drives. Using a DS120J does mean the drive is in ext4 linux format so harder to read from but the benefits are 1) performs better than a desktop backup with more ram and cpu 2) you can put in a different location on your wired network to achieve better protection 3) remote management 4) multiple backup tool options etc etc

[minagirgis]

Many Thanks for the great video!
If my NAS has ransomware, will my back up on the external HDD be safe? If not, Is there a step that can protect it?
Thanks again