- Tasks can be created to automatically copy files and folders from Synology NAS to attached USB/SD storage devices or vice versa
- Multiple copying and file organizing strategies to provide efficient storage usage and easy backup
- Customized configurations to ensure smooth data exchange
USB Copy
Features
Specifications
- USB/SD storage devices implemented with file systems recognized by Synology NAS are allowed to copy data (See this article for more information on external devices)
- Copy task types include Photo/Video Import, Data Import, or Data Export
- Multiple methods to initiate data transfer:
- Hot-plugging a USB/SD device
- Pushing the hardware Copy button
- Enabling a schedule
- Flexible copy modes include:
- Incremental
- Mirroring
- Multi-versioned
- Advanced options are available when the incremental copy mode is selected:
- Remove original file structure in the destination folder
- File conflict policy
- Delete source files after copy completes
- Rotation policy options are available when the multi-versioned copy mode is selected:
- Rotate from the earliest version
- Smart Recycle
- Number of versions (Maximum number of versions to keep spans from 1 to 65535)
- Ejects the USB/SD storage device safely and automatically when all related tasks are complete
- File filters to exclude unwanted file types (music, video, image, document) and file extensions from copy tasks
- Logs:
- Detailed information on each copy task
- Filter to facilitate searches for logs meeting specified criteria or keywords
- Maximum number of log spanning from 5 to 100000
- Beep reminders can be configured for tasks that are starting or completed
- Tasks can be set up for the hardware Copy button
Limitations
- A partition on a USB device can only support one copy task
- Only one folder can be selected for each copy task
- Ejected USB/SD storage devices have to be re-mounted before new tasks can be created
- Can only be accessed by admin or users belonging to the administrators group
- Only certain models support the hardware Copy button and certain limitations apply (Please refer to this article for more information)
