Backup: Problem access another network driveBackup, Tips from other users

[Lestrad]

Hello everyone. I'm trying to use the Backup function of my NAS to copy a .rar file from a share on another network drive - a rather old Maxtor SSD - but I keep getting an error:

"Unable to access remote path //192.168.0.13/sauvegarde/Work.rar"

 The file in question is on a mapped share that Windows has no trouble accessing, but the NAS can't seem to. How can I get the NAS to authenticate itself to the SSD?

Thanks for listening. Hope somebody can help. The usual disclaimers regarding my cluelessness apply.

Les

ReadyNAS NV+

Windows 7 x64

Maxtor Shared Storage Drive

[Lestrad · Accepted solution]

That seems to have been it. With a folder instead of a file as the target, it works. Thanks a million.

I have to say that the error message "Unable to access remote path" isn't very helpful...

[StephenB]

The backup facility is intended for backing up folders - I suspect it doesn't work for individual files.  Try putting work.rar in its own folder (mayber workrar), and then use //192.168.0.13 as the hostname, and sauvegarde/workrar as the source path.  Note there is no / before sauvegarde (and use the correct slash direction, which is opposite from windows).

[Lestrad · Accepted solution]

That seems to have been it. With a folder instead of a file as the target, it works. Thanks a million.

I have to say that the error message "Unable to access remote path" isn't very helpful...