I am wanting to copy certain folders containing project data to external USB Drives (3TB) and store offsite.
Our server is running Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard and the workstations Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.
In the unlikely event that the server crashes, (we use workstations with Cad software installed) I am wanting to be able to connect the drive to a workstation and transfer the necessary files to allow work to proceed on a project until the server is back up. So far I have copied data to the external drive but when connecting to the PC it doesn't recognize it. I see it in Device Manager but not showing up in Windows Explorer.
Any suggestions? You can probably tell that I am just learning about Windows Server. We are a small company and I have been asked to implement this offsite backup scheme. I want to just copy files manually and not use software. I would rotate two external drives on a weekly basis.
I really appreciate any assistance and please take it easy on the noobie.
Thanks again.