![]() ![]() Without going too deep, ext4 was built on ext3 and is generally considered more stable, while Btrfs offers newer features and is designed specifically for NAS in a way that ext4 was not. There are two primary file systems in use in the products we tested for this page: ext4 and Btrfs. Click “Next” when you’re ready.Internal File System Support: Different NAS offer different file system support, which can have bearing on a user’s choice. Unlike the file-by-file restoration in the previous Backup Explorer method, you do not have granular file-level selection options here, and can only opt to restore and not restore entire directories or sub-directories. In the next screen, you’ll be prompted to select some or all of the folders contained in the backup. ![]() If you want more information about what the system configuration backup contains, and what it will potentially replace/overwrite, then definitely check out our guide to backing up your configuration file here. ![]() ![]() If you are simply dealing with data and not restoring your entire Synology NAS, we recommend leaving it set to “Do not restore system configuration”. The system configuration was automatically backed up as part of the backup task, and is stored with the backup file created by Hyper Backup. RELATED: How to Back Up and Restore Your Synology NAS Configuration (Note: if you are restoring data from a data backup set for which you no longer have the backup task in Hyper Backup, you can click on “Restore from existing repositories” to manually select the backup archive.) You’ll be prompted to select a backup task to restore (a simple affair for us, because there’s only one backup task in this set). RELATED: The Best NAS (Network Attached Storage) Devices of 2023 Plus, if you’re planning on doing any serious overhauling of your Synology NAS (like a total swap of all the disks, migrating to a new NAS unit, or so on) even though the built-in tools for doing so provided by Synology are very user friendly, you should always back up your data to play it safe. Further, if you want to obey one of the cardinal rules of proper backup practice, no bit of data is ever truly backed up unless there is an offline cold-storage copy of it somewhere. Namely, because it’s always on and plugged into your home power, any awful fate that befalls your home also befalls it (like a house fire or lightning strike). RELATED: How to Set Up and Get Started with Your Synology NASĪlthough the Synology NAS platform-including the Disk Station Manager operating system that runs on it and the propriety automated Synology Hybrid Raid (SHR)-is a rock solid and easy way to back up data from your computers, it suffers, by the very nature of things, from some of the same issues that plague any always-on backup system. Let’s take a look at how to back up your Synology NAS for the ultimate data redundancy. “isn’t the NAS the backup though?” Not so fast-not all backups are equal, and a backup isn’t truly a backup until there’s a cold storage copy of it somewhere. “Create a backup of my NAS?” you might say. ![]()
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