Synology to backup local Windows Folder?

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HI all

Looking to get some insight on how i can use my Synology DS1522+ to backup a local windows 10/11 file and folder only, not the entire device. It seems Active Backup for business is not giving me the options I need . I also want this 100% offline (not on internet) so Synology Drive seems to be a cloud based only option?
Am I missing something else in the package center that natively allows this? Thanks

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You can probably setup syncthing and accomplish what you want.

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Thanks but I dont even see Syncthing listed as an option to install on my 1522+ . Do I need to check a box or something to get that to show up?

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Synology Drive syncs files to the Synology.

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Thanks Tom but would it do this on a LAN only and have no need to interface with internet access? Thanks!

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It should work as long as the devices have access to the the Synology that Synology Drive is running on.

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Thanks Tom, going to try this

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So update, I tried this and it backed up the files via the shared folder, I set it to occur daily and assumed the first backup would take some time since its approx 4TB. Problem is I have thousands of “Unsynced due to invalid file name:”
Basically it backed up every folder but not a single file within a single folder.
Nothing other than the defaults are checked for “do not backup .tmp etc” so not sure what I am missing?