Hello !
I have such a task:
Make a WebDAV network disk as a physical disk on a computer, that it was successfully defined in the BackBlaze system and data on the storage server were copied from it.
Netdrive allows this to do this, but the data is not copied from such a disk, or they will not see BlackBlaze at all.
Question: Is this really done?
Hello andreishar,
Thank you for your question.
While I haven’t tested this exact setup myself, I believe it should be possible. A similar example would be using Cloud Storage with NetDrive to make it appear as a local disk and connecting it to PLEX, as described in this guide: Using NetDrive with PLEX.
Since this seems to be a similar case, I think it could work for you as well.
Please feel free to reach out if you have any more questions.
Best regards,
Thank you for the answer. But in the proposed example, the connection goes as a network disk. In this form, the application from BackBlaze does not see the comedy discs, it sees only local wheels.
I need to turn the network disk into a local one. Netdrive can do this, but it doesn’t seem to work to the end, it works somehow in its own way. It is necessary that the network disk be like a local disk with a NFTS file system. This allows you to make the Stable CloudDrive program. I managed to achieve the desired result using two Netdrive and Stable Clouddrive programs. But I wanted a similar effect using one program, Netdrive
Dear andreishar,
In NetDrive, you can configure a Drive Item as either a local drive or a network drive. As an example, I have attached screenshots showing how to create a Drive Item using the Backblaze B2 protocol as both a Local Drive and a Network Drive.
Or do you mean that even when you set the Drive Item as a Local Drive, Backblaze B2 still recognizes it as a Network Drive?
Please clarify so that we can better assist you.
Best regards,
I understand that. In the example given, the b2 cloud storage tariff is used, where it depends on the volume and traffic, and can gradually turn into an unaffordable amount. I want to use the Computer Backup tariff, where the fee is only $9 and you get unlimited data storage and traffic. My task is to profitably use the services, using Netdrive and webdav to create a local disk that would be successfully accepted by the Backblaze program. Try doing it yourself.
Dear andreishar,
I tested using Backblaze Computer Backup, and here’s what I found:
To perform a backup using Backblaze Computer Backup, a folder named ‘.bzol’ must be created. However, when WebDAV is mounted to the root directory, it is not possible to create the ‘.bzol’ folder (as shown in the screenshot below). This occurs because NAS systems typically prevent the creation of folders at the root level, so it is not possible to create a folder freely at the top level of the NAS.
The solution is to set the Remote Path to a subfolder, not the root, when creating the Drive Item in NetDrive. By mounting it as a local drive in this way, you should see that Backblaze Computer Backup can successfully create the ‘.bzol’ folder (as shown in the screenshot below).
Please refer to the attached screenshot for further details.
Thank you for your understanding.
Best regards,
Here is the most important thing that is presented in the screenshot, the disk is not determined in the BackBlaze system. what happens to me when I create a disk
This is unlikely to help, I think. Here’s the matter is something else, but what is not clear.
Dear andreishar,
Currently, testing the upload to the D drive on this PC is taking more time than expected, so I will try running the test again on another PC. I will inform you of the results as soon as the testing is complete.
Thank you for your patience, and we are working hard to resolve this issue as quickly as possible.
Best regards.
Okay, I will wait
