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Sync to Samba Share via GUI [ unsolved ] (feddit.uk)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I’m looking for a way in Plasma to backup and sync my data from PC to a LAN Samba share on my NAS, using a GUI program.

The many sync apps (Grsync, Unison, Lucky, RealTime, Kup etc.) I’ve tried over many years, don’t let me set a remote/samba target. Most navigate locally only. I would mount the share, but nobody I’ve found knows of a GUI way to permanently mount it.

Everything else I need on Plasma has a GUI solution. Just a sync fails. I’d be grateful to hear of a GUI solution

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Problem: I want to sync data from a Linux PC to a NAS Samba share. You do impose a constraint that a GUI should be available. I'll bear that in mind.

If you can access it via scp (which is very likely, but you don't mention the NAS model) then use rsync or similar - multiple GUIs are available and it sounds like you've found some already

It's a Samba share, mount it and then sync data. GUIs are available for the sync bit. Depending on your distro a GUI may be available for the mounting thing. If you specify a mount in /etc/fstab then it is a permanent mount.

I suggest you break the problem down into two bits and solve those independently. The first one is data access ie via Samba and the second is the sync bit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

The shares are on a WD-MyCloud 4Tb off the shelf NAS. With setup page via a browser.
I've never found a GUI way to permanently mount a share. I hope someone develops one.
RcloneBrowser doesn't achieve any more than Dolphin and is not designed for normal users. I'll be trying smb4k again. But it has not been reliable in past attempts.
Backup needs to be something straight forward for non IT users. There are real benefits to all, if more people use Linux and increase the market share. More drivers and applications for example. I find it strange that this is missing from Plasma.