Windows 10: Need to automatically backup WD My CLoud to WD My Book

I have a 2TB WD My Cloud NAS and a 3 TB WD My Book USB drive. I want to back up the NAS to the USB drive automatically but the software that comes with the My Cloud won't do that.

Does anyone know of a free or cheap program that will copy the contents of the NAS to the USB drive at regular intervals?

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Windows 10 does not show "WDMyCloudMirror" Device since upgrade

Hi Tina,

Thank you for posting on Microsoft Communities.

I will be glad to help you with the issue you have with the computer. I understand the frustration when things don't work the way it should.

The WD My Cloud, WD My Cloud EX4, My Cloud EX2, My Cloud Mirror, My Book Live, My Book Live Duo and WD TV Live Hub Media Center use the
WD Discovery software for automatic drive mapping. Please see the links below for assistance mapping a drive using this utility:

• For assistance finding or installing WD Discovery, please see
  Answer ID 10441: How to install WD Discovery on Windows.
• For help mapping a drive letter using WD Discovery, please see
  Answer ID 10442: Mapping a drive letter on a WD Network hard drive using WD Discovery.

Please reply with the results, we will be glad to help you further.

Thank you.

 

Restoring backup file from WD Live Book

I backed up my windows 10 computer to a WD Book Live drive. My computer died and I need to restore the back up file to the computer. When I use the Backup and Restore (windows 7) option, select the WD Book Live drive, I get the error message that no
backup files can be found. However, I see the backup file when I open the WD Book Live drive. I am really stuck here and I need to restore my backup, can someone please help resolve this problem? Thanks

 

I've used GoodSync Pro for years, easy to set up and sync many configurations. $30 full version, 30 day free trial - GoodSync for Windows

 

I'm really looking for free if I can find it. I found this page that seems to have a few possibilities
34 Free Backup Software Tools (Updated February 2017)

After reading the descriptions (my eyes started to glaze over about half way through and I had to give my head a really good shake to wake me up *Sleepy) I think one of these might work. What do you folks think?
Everyday Auto Backup v3.5 Review (Free Backup Software)
Karen's Replicator Download

 

More detail: The My Cloud & My Book are supposed to work together with the My Book plugged into the My Cloud's USB port and functioning as a "USB Share". The My Cloud's software allows backing up to a USB drive but you have to trigger it manually. What were they thinking????

Even though Everyday Auto Backup is supposed to be able to backup to & from network locations the only network location it could find was the computer it was running on. So much for that one.

Karen's Replicator, on the other hand, works perfectly even though it was first published in 2002 and hasn't been updated since the author died in 2011. It is easy to figure out and use. What I like best is that it does not compress or otherwise alter the files so if my network drive crashes I can use the data on the backup drive the way it is right away.

I have it set up so that Task Scheduler opens Karen's Replicator about when I go to bed and Replicator starts backing up of the Shares on the My Cloud one per hour all night and all I have to do is close Replicator when I come back to the computer.