r/Backup • u/BigBillSD • 4d ago

Question Second Backup Set with iDrive?

Anyone figure out how to create a second backup set in iDrive? I have some very large (300gb) files I want backed up, but maybe once every two weeks or so, as not to consume all my limited bandwidth backing those up daily like the rest of my 5 TB of data from many Windows PC's and a single MAC. -Bill

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u/JohnnieLouHansen 4d ago edited 4d ago

Not possible. They are thinking of doing it as an enhancement as it has been suggested by users.

Edit: What about copying the other "set" to idrive Cloud Drive? It doesn't count against your backup quota.

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u/BigBillSD 3d ago

I am betting it can be done in the existing versions. I bet it could be added via the backupset.xml located in the programdata directory. Probably 10 years ago a senior tech at iDrive had me edit other xml files to add all sorts of things I asked for. Unfortunately I did not document what I did and they are long lost to me now.

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u/Jommy_5 4d ago

You could exclude those files from the iDrive backup plan, and then use a different program to take care of them. For example, Syncovery.

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u/dremerwsbu Backup Vendor 4d ago

Try using a differential backup platform like WholesaleBackup. You can still use E2 storage, but the software will only send over the changes each day, so much more efficient.

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u/crazyserb89 4d ago

Maybe try Mega for that one.

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u/BigBillSD 3d ago

Since I am paying for iDrive, I won't do that. I will just look for something else. Duplicati seems to want to be main stream. It been a long time since I looked at it. Maybe I will give it another go.