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How to back up data from external harddrives and network volumes? (mac)
How can I back up data from external harddrives and network volumes? (mac).
https://spideroak.com/faq/can_i_use_s...
says, it is possible to select external hard drives and network volumes for backup - but how can I select them?
I could not find them on the interface, but many invisible items that are confusing me.
I tried to place an alias of the network volume, but that did not work.
I am using mac os 10.5.6 and spider oak - well there is no "about spider oak" dialog as it is supposed to be showing the version of the software. I downloaded it a few days ago.
Perhaps it is right in front of my nose and I cannot see the solution ?
https://spideroak.com/faq/can_i_use_s...
says, it is possible to select external hard drives and network volumes for backup - but how can I select them?
I could not find them on the interface, but many invisible items that are confusing me.
I tried to place an alias of the network volume, but that did not work.
I am using mac os 10.5.6 and spider oak - well there is no "about spider oak" dialog as it is supposed to be showing the version of the software. I downloaded it a few days ago.
Perhaps it is right in front of my nose and I cannot see the solution ?
I’m confused
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Inappropriate?We apologize for the confusion. I will include a link from our FAQ that answers your question:
https://spideroak.com/faq/how_can_i_s...
Essentially - on Mac OS X - you will need to select the 'Show/Hide Hidden Folders/Files' button above the main window on the Backup tab. This will move to the root or top level of the file system after which you can select '/Volumes' - external drives will appear there.
If you have additional questions, please don't hesitate to email us at our support email address (support@spideroak.com) anytime.
Best wishes,
The SpiderOak Team
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Thank you a lot. It is not very intuitive but it works ! So you will perhaps enhance that in future? -
Inappropriate?Josch,
Yes - we will work to enhance the ability to view external/network drives on Mac OS X in the future. Perhaps the easiest option would be to create another button that takes users directly to the '/Volumes'.
Unfortunately, each platform handles external volumes differently (as you can read from the FAQ) so the difficulty comes in applying a solution that works similarly in all three platforms (Mac, Windows & Linux).
Thank you for your suggestion, glad that you were able to locate the external drives, and we do apologize for the confusion.
Very best,
The SpiderOak Team -
Inappropriate?What about backing up to a "Local" hard drive, like an external USB, etc?
CrashPlan (Free) does that! -
Inappropriate?Karl,
The local backup option is a great feature suggestion and one that has been on our development roadmap for quite some time. Currently, we are working on the completion of our sync tool - planned release in another couple weeks. The local backup feature is to be included as part of our following release.
Thank you for passing along your thoughts and please don't hesitate to continue to do this in the future.
Very best wishes,
The SpiderOak Team
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Inappropriate?"The local backup feature is to be included as part of our following release. "
Thank you!
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