Backup to NAS not removing deleting files

[bratnetwork (Bret)]

I know this is more of a NAS question, but I figured there are a lot of smart people on here and this forum is a lot more active than the Netgear forum so I thought I would give it a shot here. I hope it’s not too off-topic.

I have a ReadyNAS 2304 that I bought for my business to backup some data, but I figured I would use it to backup my HassIO snapshots as well. I am using the Auto Backup integration from HACS to create and manage the backup files. This deletes certain files when they get to a certain age and seems to work great. When I have my NAS back up that folder, it only adds the new files and doesn’t remove the deleted files on the NAS. I am connected to HassIO via SMB from the ReadyNAS and I don’t see any options in the settings to purge old files or remove deleted files. All of my reading seems to show that I need to use rsync in order to accomplish this, but that seems silly to have an auto backup on a NAS that can only add files and not remove them for you.

Does anyone have any experience with ReadyNAS and know how to accomplish what I am looking to do?

[tom_l]

You could try this addon instead:

Samba Backup: Create and store backups on a Samba share

Hey everyone! Just wanted to share a Home Assistant add-on with you which allows you to create snapshots and store them on a Samba share. You can check it out here: Samba Backup There are already similar add-ons available which upload snapshots to Dropbox or Google Drive, but I did not find anything that directly copies to a local NAS. So I created this one. Main Features: Automatically create snapshots (full or partial) and copy them to a Samba share Cleanup specified number of snapshots l…

Also it has not been called Hassio for a year.

[KSC]

@bratnetwork

When I have my NAS back up that folder, it only adds the new files and doesn’t remove the deleted files on the NAS

What are you using to accomplish this? Is it a provided backup program from the NAS? If so, I’ve found those are a little limited. I have a QNAP NAS, and I ended up not using the backup package that comes with it. Instead, I use FreeFileSync. It has a feature that runs in the background, and it keeps old backups for a specific time period. I actually use that for all my HA configuration files.

It’s open source - the link is: FreeFileSync: Open Source File Synchronization & Backup Software

@tom_l - I hadn’t seen the Samba Backup add-on. I may give that a try, too. Thanks!

[tom_l]

It has been working perfectly for me for over 6 months.

You get to pick how many backups to keep on your NAS and on Home assistant (can be different).

[bratnetwork (Bret)]

I’ll have to look into this.

It will always be HassIO for me. That’s what it was for a while when I started messing with it just stuck in my head.

[bratnetwork (Bret)]

Yes, I am using the built in backup system in the NAS. I haven’t looked too much into the add-on apps.

I am going to try out the Samba Backup and see where that gets me. If that solves it, as it seems it will, I will just roll with that.