Netgear ReadyNAS 102 User Manual

The best way to protect against data loss is to back up your data. Regularly taking snapshots 
of your data can also help prevent loss, because you can recover data from snapshots.

Recovering data from a snapshot to a network-attached device, such as a laptop or tablet, 
involves the following high-level steps:

Enable access to snapshots.

You must allow users to access snapshots from network-attached devices. You can grant 
access to snapshots by selecting the Allow snapshot access check box when you 
configure the properties of a shared folder. For more information, see 

Access a shared folder from a network-attached device.

Snapshots reside on the same volume as the shared folder (or LUN) from which they 
were created. After you enable access to snapshots, users can access snapshots of 
shared folders according to their access rights. Users who have access to a shared folder 
can access its snapshots. Users who do not have access to a shared folder cannot 
access its snapshots. For more information about accessing a shared folder from a 
network-attached device, see 

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Locate the snapshot data on the ReadyNAS.

Snapshot data is stored in a snapshot subfolder within the shared folder. Users who have 
read/write access to the shared folder can explore the snapshot data and recover earlier 
versions of files or folders.