I am setting up a 4TB MyCloud and would like to implement an automated off-site backup system.
My strategy is to place a compressed copy of the MyCloud into a directory on a PC - and then use 1TB of OneDrive space.
I connected a 500GB HDD to MyCloud and attempted a Safepoint but it complained about there not being enough space. I can’t find anywhere in the MyCloud documentation to determine how much space I need.
My goal was to set up a schedule that copies the Safepoint from the external HDD to the OneCloud directory on the PC.
Are Safepoints a compressed backup of the drive? How much space do I need? Does my strategy sound ok or is there a better way?
Safepoints are an exact 1:1 ratio copy of all the files in the same file/folder order that they are on your MyCloud system , no compression is done at all., you will need the same amount of storage that your files have used up on your MyCloud available on your USB drive to do a complete copy.
Another way to automate this without having to resort to running a backup software on your PC would be to another 4TB Mycloud (assuming you are on V2 firmware) elsewhere and run a remote backup.
Note that the single bay/single drive v2.x firmware My Cloud units do not currently support being a remote backup server target. They are missing the remote backup server option in the Dashboard/firmware. See the following WD Support document for more information:
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