How to Perform the Buffalo NAS Backup? Follow the Guide!

Buffalo NAS is a very popular storage device and many users use it to store data. At the same time, the need to perform the Buffalo NAS backup is increasing. The following are the most common reasons for it:

• Easy and fast file transfer
• Obtain big capacity
• Avoid data loss due to power loss or machine failure

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How to Back up Buffalo NAS to the External Hard Drive/Cloud

Now, let’s see how to back up Buffalo NAS to the external hard drive. There are 2 waya avavaible:

Way 1: Via Buffalo NAS Built-in Tool

To back up Buffalo NAS to the external hard drive, first, you can try the Buffalo NAS built-in tool. Here is how to do that:

1. Connect the external hard drive to your PC.

2. Enter the current Buffalo NAS’s IP address to access the web user interface.

3. Login with the admin account and click Advanced Settings.

4. Click Drives. Click the config icon and click Format Disk > EXT 3.

6. Click the Backup tab> click the config icon on the right of Backup.

7. Click Create New Job and name the job. Then, click Add.

8. Under Backup Source Folder Name, click Browse to select a source folder.

9. Under Backup Target Folder Name, click Browse to select a backup destination. Here, you need to choose the connected external hard drive.

10. Then, click OK to start the Buffalo NAS backup.

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Way 2: Via the Third-Party Software

Whether you want to back up Buffalo NAS to the external hard drive or perform the Buffalo NAS backup to the cloud, you can choose the third-party software instead of the Buffalo NAS built-in tool. There are many grateful Buffalo NAS backup programs and you can search for them on the browser. Then, choose one of them based on your needs.

How to Back up Data to the Buffalo NAS

If you want to back up your important data to the Buffalo NAS, there is a piece of Windows backup software – MiniTool ShadowMaker for you to do that. It is a program that can be used to back up operating systems, disks, partitions, files, and folders. In addition, it is a user-friendly program to protect your computer and data.

MiniTool ShadowMaker supports almost all storage devices that can be recognized by Windows, such as NAS, HDD, SSD, USB external disks, Hardware RAID, Home file servers, workstations, and so on.

Now, let’s see how to back up files to Buffalo NAS with MiniTool ShadowMaker.

1. Download and install MiniTool ShadowMaker. Then, click Keep Trial.

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2. Go to the Backup page. Then click the SOURCE module to choose the backup source.

3. Choose Folders and Files and choose the files you want to back up and click OK.

4. Click the DESTINATION module to continue. Just go to the Shared tab. Click the Add button. Type the IP address of the Buffalo NAS, user name, and password. Then, click OK.

5. Click Back Up Now to start the process.

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Final Words

Want to perform the Buffalo NAS backup? This post introduces how to back up the Buffalo NAS to the external hard drive and how to back up data to the Buffalo NAS.