Backup > Image Location

The backup system stores all volume backups and folder backups on the local network or local drive.  Typically this is a path to a LAN based file server such as \\LAN_Server\Backups\. But it can also be as simple as another physical drive on the machine, such as a USB drive, or a shared network drive.

Separate paths may be specified for volume and folder backup paths.

NOTE: Mapped drive letters are not supported. The path must be a full UNC path or a local physical drive.

If a UNC path is specified, user credentials for the machine must be setup under the Agent tab.  This login must be a user on the machine with access to the UNC path.  Without the credentials, the machine will not have access to the image location and the backup will fail.

WARNING: You can not save the backup image to the same drive you are backing up.

NOTE: Windows 98 and Windows ME do not support user credentials. You may only use local drive paths for 98 and ME.

Check free space

You can check the amount of free space available on any machine's image location directory by checking the desired machine IDs and clicking the Check button. Also use this check to verify the credential is set correctly for the client to access the image location.

NOTE: Available free space changes all the time. To prevent showing stale data, reported free space only remains available for 10 minutes after the free space check completes.

The system saves each full backup set in its own folder. The backup data gets saved in the following directory structure:

Image Location Path

testbox.workstations

FldrBackup

VolBackup

20060621 18.13.01

testbox.workstations2.tib

testbox.workstations3.tib

testbox.workstations4.tib

testbox.workstations.tib

20060628 18.12.55

testbox.workstations2.tib

testbox.workstations3.tib

testbox.workstations4.tib

testbox.workstations.tib