Backing up PC and using Plex to view backed up files on FREENAS

[damitchey]

Hi All,
To the best of my knowledge this question hasn't been asked before and the answer may be simple but here's what I what to do.

I have a decent but outdated PC ( I7 3770, 16gb ram @ 800mhz)
1-I would like to set it up with FREENAS
2-I want to backup/sync all my photos, videos, movies, TV Shows to the NAS whilst keeping the originals that I'll have access to on my Main PC for a quicker editing workflow
3-I would like to install PLEX onto the NAS as well so that I can view all media whilst my main PC is off so that I don't have to run it 24/7

My only question is, is there a software that directly copies the files from your PC to the NAS and keeps the same folder and naming convention so that programs like Plex can still read it? I was thinking OWNCLOUD or NEXTCLOUD but I've heard they're not designed for large amounts of files. Is this even possible? Or am I over thinking things?

Thanks in advance

 

[Chris Moore]

If it is a Windows computer, you can download the free tool from Microsoft called "Sync Toy". Just do a Google search for it. It allows you to configure a one way sync, that you can run on demand. It will copy everything the first time, then it will only copy changed files.

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[damitchey]

If it is a Windows computer, you can download the free tool from Microsoft called "Sync Toy". Just do a Google search for it. It allows you to configure a one way sync, that you can run on demand. It will copy everything the first time, then it will only copy changed files.

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Cheers Chris! I knew there was a simple option out there it just made sense. Checked out SyncToy, it looks good! Much appreciated

 

[Jailer]

You can also set it up as a scheduled task that will run as often as you like. I've got mine set up to run once a day and it's worked flawlessly for a couple years now.