Synology Backup Question

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I’m new to Synology and just tried backing up a PC. I just want backups of certain partitions on the PC, but I can’t see how to select this.

I’m really only interested in backing up the system partition and my email. The other stuff on the computers do not need to be backed up.

The Synology does not have enough disk space to back up all file systems on the computers I have and disks are too expensive at the moment to buy larger ones at this time.

I’ve never seen a backup system before where I can’t select exactly what I want to backup, so what am I doing wrong?

2

I know at least in the past that you could in Windows use the Backup & Restore feature to backup files to a share. Ought to be able to still do this, by selecting your files and backing up to your synology.

3

I know there are other options but I’m interested in whether I’m getting something wrong with Synology backup.

4

You can choose the source type as volume in the task and only backup what you want there.

5

You’re not doing anything wrong, it’s just down to which Synology tool you’re using. If you’re using Active Backup for Business, it defaults to a full system backup which is why it feels like you have no control over what gets included. When you’re setting up the backup task, look for the option to switch from full system backup to volume or partition level, that’s where you get to pick exactly what you want and ignore everything else.