@wirestyle22 I'm thinking about 8Tb. I would also backup my Plex library too. Everything is connected to the same switch so bandwidth is not an issue.

@travisdh1 That is my dilemma. I'm leaning towards a 2 disk Synology.

I have a Fedora 30 server that I backup to a ReadyNAS 2100 at home. I have a NFS share set up on the NAS. A script runs on the server and rsyncs the data to the NAS. The NAS is in need of replacing due to age even though it has been dependable.
Would another F30 server with a Samba share be the best option? I could purchase another NAS and do the same thing. The new backup target will reside in a separate building that is climate controlled. Is there a better alternative?

@dafyre I'm 99% sure they have 10 people using the sync client and syncing to the same folder at the same time. User error for sure.

This company 100% needs a web app with a database backend ASAP. It would alleviate the majority of their problems.

They were using ODfb with the Office 365 Business Premium. I am convinced that the root of the problem is that they had 20 employees syncing to the same "account" such as office.company.com They are trying to do the same thing now with Nextcloud. I can't get through to them that the "field" guys need to only do a file drop to the server and stop trying to sync everything.

@travisdh1 No.

Has anyone seen the Nextcloud client add extra characters behind the file name? For example: A file with the name document.pdf is in a users folder. The make changes to that file on their local pc. When the sync client uploads the new file - instead of overwriting the old file with the new, it leaves the original and adds an new document.pdf.v1234234232
It is adding the v and a bunch of random numbers. My google-fu is failing on this one.

@JaredBusch They want it to be correct and more efficient. They don't mind spending the money if the end result is a working product. The guy that wrote their current application (in C++) was self-taught. It does what they need for the reporting, but he did not totally finish all the bells and whistles on it.

@JaredBusch I am going there this eve and I will mention it. Is it Bundy?

@Dashrender

They probably have some type of analyzer that generates 'data' - that data is normally transferred to a network share once they are back in the office... then the in-house people can run reports on that data...

This is exactly what happens.

@Dashrender I only know if them using OD. I'd have to ask.

@IRJ @Obsolesce They actually want a DB for this data but keep finding subpar developers and wasting money.

@Obsolesce They were using OneDrive for syncing. They 2-way syncs were consuming all of the bandwidth.

@IRJ That is exactly the reason they cannot pinpoint all the anomalies to a specific user.

@scottalanmiller I know. It's hard to break people of bad habits.

@Obsolesce Scenario is this:

Field techs use analyzers that collect monitoring data. They "sync" the data back to the main office. Each folder is a different job. There is a piece of custom software that takes that data and generates a report. Think of it as a large number of .dat files or raw data files.
They also store the reports that are generated as .pdf documents and have a large number of MS Office documents. It is less than 2 Tb total but the management is a pain point.

I added access points and configured a switch for them.... Now I'm getting pulled into a mess that has been pieced together over the years.

@coliver They tried OneDrive and had a ton of trouble. They were constantly calling MS support to recover folders and files that were deleted in the middle of the night, when nobody was at their office. Folders were moved into random places.

It is VERY possible that it was user error on each occasion but the logs did not reflect that. They lost a ton of files too that had to be recovered from a backup. I will say that I have read about other occasions with similar results.

Isn't there a 1Tb limit on OneDrive? They are trying to use a single OneDrive account as a "file server".

"Cloud" access to them is being able to access files in the browser. They also want to access the same files and folders locally on the LAN. Trying to pick my battles.

They only use the MS accounts to sign in to the PCs (most by using a pin) and for Outlook. They have no idea what the directory is or what it is for. They want "cloud" access but LAN access too.