How to Sync Folders to NAS Automatically in Windows 11/10/8/7

Sync folders to NAS vs. backup folders to NAS

NAS, the abbreviation of network attached storage, is used for sharing and backing up data. It is convenient for users, because people can get the data on NAS by accessing it through network. Thus, more and more people sync data to NAS, or backup to NAS.

Compared with “backup folders to NAS”, “sync folders to NAS” seems more popular. They have the same features:

1. The folders are backed up.
2. The files/folders can be accessible from any computer in the same network.

However, they are different from each other in the following aspects:

1. There is an image file generated after backup while there is no image file after sync.
2. You should restore from the image file before you can read the backed up files while you can read synced files directly in the destination location.

Syncing folders to NAS makes it easier to share files within a company or transfer files from PC to PC over network. Then, what’s the best free file sync software to help you?

Best freeware to sync folders with NAS

AOMEI Backupper Standard, the best free NAS sync software for Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP, enables you to sync files to NAS without effort.

• With the Sync feature, you can sync local folders to a different drive on your PC, an external hard drive, NAS, or cloud drive, and vice versa. You can also sync a laptop and a desktop and sync two external hard drives, etc.

• You can set automatic sync to sync changed files from the source location to the destination location at fixed intervals using the Schedule feature.

• Nearly all common NAS devices are supported by AOMEI Backupper, including Synology, QNAP, Asustor, and WD My Cloud, etc.

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How to auto sync folders to NAS step by step

Step 1. Install and launch free NAS sync software - AOMEI Backupper. It will show you the main interface. Click Sync and select Basic Sync.

Step 2. Click Add Folder to select the folder(s) you want to sync.

Step 3. Click the inverted triangle icon at the second bar > Add Share or NAS Devices > input the IP address of the NAS device (Network Path) and click the blue button at the right.

Step 4. After the NAS device is added, all the shared folders will be listed in the window. Select one folder as the destination folder and click OK.

Step 5. To automatically sync folders to NAS, here you need to click Schedule Sync in the bottom. Then, you will get into the window where you can set the task to run daily, weekly, or monthly. If you want to sync folders based on event triggers, or USB plug in, please upgrade to AOMEI Backupper Professional.

Step 6. After setting up a schedule, click Start Sync > Add the schedule and start sync now to launch the progress.

Conclusion

You have got all the steps to automatically sync folders to NAS. It is very simple and easy to operate due to the intuitive interface of AOMEI Backupper. Besides the sync feature, AOMEI Backupper owns the backup, restore, and clone features. You can use it to backup Windows 10 to Synology NAS and clone Dell hard drive to SSD, etc.

If you have an AOMEI account, you are able to backup files to AOMEI Cloud. It offers you 1TB free storage for 15 days after you sign up for an AOMEI account.Try it now to discover more!