Backing up Entire MyBookLive to another MBL

WD Legacy Products My Book Live
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So I realized I should have bought a MBL Duo to start to keep my data redundant in Raid. Currently using the MBL as a file server for my office. We share generally documents and pictures nothing large. I would like to have keep a backup copy of the MBL and have this process automated. Is it possible to just purchase another MBL and have it backup the other one or should I just sell my MBL and get a Duo or any other better device?

If I have to sell it, how do I do a secure erase?

Thanks for your suggestions

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Manual will have most answers to your questions. Please read it.

my $.02, even if you get the Duo, still need to back it up. A Duo is redundancy, not backup. Make sure you understand the difference.

Here are some topics on it:

http://community.wd.com/t5/My-Book-Live/Safepoints/m-p/560030/highlight/true#M21040

You can also use rsync, since these devices have Debian Lenny.

http://community.wd.com/t5/My-Book-Live/Secure-remote-automatic-backup-1-MBL-to-another/m-p/567763/highlight/true#M22156

http://community.wd.com/t5/My-Book-Live/rsync-backup-w-o-Safepoint/m-p/593049/highlight/true#M24971

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I tried searching but it can get difficult when you use the word “backup” and “mybooklive”.

After flipping through a few pages here I found the answer in another topic as well. I finished reading some parts in the manual and I completely forgot about the “SafePoints.” Thanks for bringing this back to light and explaining the difference between backing up and redundancy.

This sounds like a great idea and at this stage I should purchase a DUO and use my MBL as a backup but looking at the price point. I could get a 2TB MBL for $130 or a 4TB DUO for $350. Not really worth the extra for the raid features.

Thanks again for helping me make up my mind.