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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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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