Synology Active Backup for Business Daemon
Synology Active Backup for Business Daemon is a background system service that powers the Active Backup for Business feature in Synology Drive. It runs as a launch daemon on macOS and handles automated backup operations, including file synchronisation, incremental backups, and recovery coordination with a Synology NAS. The daemon manages the backup workflow transparently while the Synology Drive client provides the user interface and configuration options.
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1 suggestionThis is a system daemon component bundled within Synology Drive, not a separately updatable application. To ensure the daemon is running a native Apple Silicon build, update Synology Drive itself to the latest version via the Synology support website or through the vendor's own installer. When you update the parent Synology Drive application, the Active Backup for Business Daemon is updated automatically. As of May 2026, Synology has been shipping native Apple Silicon builds of their macOS client software, but if your Synology Drive installation is notably old, downloading and installing a fresh copy from Synology's official macOS downloads page will ensure both the client and its bundled daemons are current and running natively. Do not attempt to update the daemon separately through the System Preferences or launchd configuration.
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