linux:notes:rsync_nas

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Main NAS Backup to Back-up
4TB Restore
2TB USB Restore

rsync --verbose --recursive --update --ignore-existing --progress '/var/ftp/nas1/' '/var/ftp/nas2/'

Main NAS Backup to Back-up

--exclude Videos for separate drive

rsync --recursive --update --ignore-existing --verbose --debug='ALL' --exclude 'Videos' '/run/media/espionage724/NAS/' '/run/media/espionage724/20250824-NAS'

--checksum --checksum-choice='md4'

4TB Restore

4TB HDD restore to 10TB NAS drive
Exclude Videos, Games, Music

rsync --recursive --update --ignore-existing --verbose --debug='ALL' --exclude 'Videos' --exclude 'Games' --exclude 'Music' '/run/media/espionage724/20250824-NAS/' '/run/media/espionage724/NAS'

Games

rsync --recursive --update --ignore-existing --verbose --debug='ALL' '/run/media/espionage724/20250824-NAS/Games/' '/run/media/espionage724/NAS/Games'

Music ( && with Videos overnight)

rsync --recursive --update --ignore-existing --verbose --debug='ALL' '/run/media/espionage724/20250824-NAS/Music/' '/run/media/espionage724/NAS/Music'

Videos (some)

rsync --recursive --update --ignore-existing --verbose --debug='ALL' '/run/media/espionage724/20250824-NAS/Videos/' '/run/media/espionage724/NAS/Videos'

2TB USB Restore

Videos 2 (WD ext)

rsync --recursive --update --ignore-existing --verbose --debug='ALL' '/run/media/espionage724/688EDD408EDD0808/Dragon Ball DBOX' '/run/media/espionage724/NAS/Videos/Anime'

rsync --recursive --update --ignore-existing --verbose --debug='ALL' '/run/media/espionage724/688EDD408EDD0808/Dragon Ball GT' '/run/media/espionage724/NAS/Videos/Anime'