cant restore users and settings backup

[Mrteajunkie 0]

I have updated my n54l from 4.3 3810 to 5.0

after saving the settings and moving across to 5.0 i get this error when trying to restore the settings!

 

 

Please help.

I have lost all my vpn settings users port forwards and shares etc.

[djm 0]

Synology changed the format of .dss files between DSM 4.x and 5.x, who knows why the restore wasnt made backwardly compatible!!

 

There is a thread on the Synology forum (see http://forum.synology.com/enu/viewtopic.php?f=232&t=88917) that amongst various moans and stuff, contains some info that may help you 'construct' a DSM 5.x compatible .dss file from your configuration backup.

 

Of course, we all understand that a backup you cannot restore is not a backup at all - seems to have passed others by.......

 

Dave