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Is it possible to sync files without TIB format?

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As a replacement for Smartware for WD.  I'm looking for the software to simply copy (basic sync) the files to a local NAS drive.  I'd prefer to not have them be in any proprietary / possibly short-lived TIB format.  Is there a way to simply have the files sync in the exact folder structure that they are in on the main working drive?

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Hello Michael!

Not with Acronis. You are looking for a file syncronization, not a backup solution if this is your core need.

What do you have againt the TIB format? Why do you think it's short lived?

-- Peter

Péter Szatmári wrote:

Hello Michael!

Not with Acronis. You are looking for a file syncronization, not a backup solution if this is your core need.

What do you have againt the TIB format? Why do you think it's short lived?

-- Peter

 

Thanks Peter!  I have nothing personally against the format but I try to avoid using proprietary formats and tech gadgets.  There are many reasons for this with the basic being that a companies and formats will come and go.  Western Digital used to support their drives, then support dropped and you need to find new software or be vulnerable such as what just happened with the exploit on the software they stopped supporting.  However many years go by, I don't want to pull a drive from archive and then have to recall what in the world TIB is and then search for software that may or may not be around and work on whatever operating system is around at that time.

I don't think TIB is short lived but I also can't say that it will stand the test of time either.  Just as major companies and their products vanish, so can Acronis and the format.

There's a lot of variables to consider, but with this router I guess you'll be paying for this freedom with mass amounts of storage space and it's management at scale. If neither is an issue sure file sync is a valid option.

You could also take a hybrid approach. Use Acronis to save on management and space, but periodically (like yearly or whatever) restore your backups to some long term storage (via a scripted restore with acronis command line utility), thereby extracting it. This way you'll have the best of both worlds.

-- Peter

restore your backups to some long term storage (via a scripted restore with acronis command line utility), thereby extracting it.

Sorry but the above is not an option available with True Image.  Backup tasks can be run via a command line but not recovery operations.

Sorry but the above is not an option available with True Image.  Backup tasks can be run via a command line but not recovery operations.

I wasn't sure whether it could, but I thought it was worth mentioning there are more options that can be considered, if TI is not a hard requirement.