Can’t backup a network mapped location


  1. Crazyjpeters
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    Windows 7 64-bit professional
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    Can’t backup a network mapped location


    Maybe I’m going crazy, but I vividly recall being able to see my networked drives in windows backup as sources. Now only my local drives show up. My problem is that all of my files are housed on a Zfs server and I want to make a backup. Am I crazy? Did something change in windows 7 so we can’t do this any longer?
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  3. Paul Black
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    Win 7 HP SP1 64-bit Vista HB SP2 32-bit Linux Mint 18.3
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    Hi Crazyjpeters,

    Welcome to SevenForums!

    I know that Aomei Backupper [FREE] can backup networked drives => How to Backup Network Drive to Local Disk in Windows 7.

    These might also be useful:

    [1] User Can't Access Mapped Network Drive.
    [2] Cannot Map Network Drive.

    I hope this helps!
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  4. Paul Black
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    Hi Crazyjpeters,

    Update System Specifications

    Please update your system specifications in your UserCP > Edit System Spec setup. It will help us to help you!

    This SevenForums tutorial [Published by Brink and written by CyberZeus] makes this task very easy and quick to do => System Info - See Your System Specs.

    Thanks.
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  6. samuria
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    Have you mapped a drive first before doing backup then it should see it
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  7. Crazyjpeters
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    Windows 7 64-bit professional
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    The drives map just fine. I use them without any issue. They’re served as CIFS/smb from the zfs file server.
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