Cobian Reflector • Re: Network drives

I'm experiencing the same issue. I've uninstalled and reinstalled several times. I've tried manually entering the mapped drive verses selecting the source location with the task editor. I've tried turning off VSS in case that was causing a problem and I tried using the alternate login settings. No matter how I slice it the error persists.

How is it that the program can "SEE" and allow me to select a location as the source (or destination) and then when running the back up tell me the location cannot be "found". If you can't find it then how it the blazes were you able to show it to me so I could select it as the source?

Code:

   2022-07-12 07:58:24 Welcome to Cobian Reflector!    2022-07-12 07:58:24 Program version: 1.1.0         2022-07-12 07:58:25 Loading the task list "C:\Program Files\Cobian Reflector\Lists\MainList.lst".    2022-07-12 08:04:36 The list "MainList.lst" has been successfully saved.    2022-07-12 08:07:57 The list "MainList.lst" has been successfully saved.    2022-07-12 08:08:57 Backing up some selected tasks.         2022-07-12 08:08:58 A backup has started...    2022-07-12 08:08:58 Calculating the number of files. This could take a while...         2022-07-12 08:08:58 Backing up the task "Alfresco_Archive"    2022-07-12 08:08:58 Applying the parameters to the task "Alfresco_Archive" (if any).    2022-07-12 08:08:58 Requesting the creation of a Volume Shadow Copy image for the source...    2022-07-12 08:08:59 The Volume Shadow Copy image has been successfully created.    2022-07-12 08:08:59 Starting the copy. The user running the task is: SYSTEMERR 2022-07-12 08:08:59 Cannot backup the directory "\\margie\backups\users\alfresco": Directory not found.         2022-07-12 08:08:59 *  Backup part for the task "Alfresco_Archive" has ended  *    2022-07-12 08:08:59 *  Number of backed up files: 0. Backup part size: 0 bytes.  *    2022-07-12 08:08:59 Deleting some full backups and associated differential/incremental backups. Reason: maintaining only 3 non-parked full backup sets.    2022-07-12 08:08:59 The backups have been deleted. Actual files may be being deleted on a background thread.         2022-07-12 08:08:59 ** Backup for the task "Alfresco_Archive" has ended **    2022-07-12 08:08:59 ** Processed files: 0. Backed up files: 0. Created folders: 0. Backup size: 0 bytes. **    2022-07-12 08:08:59 ** Number of errors: 1. Time elapsed: 0 hours, 0 minutes, 1 seconds. **         2022-07-12 08:08:59 Deleting the Volume Shadow Copy image...    2022-07-12 08:09:00 The Volume Shadow Copy image has been successfully deleted.         2022-07-12 08:09:00 The backup has ended. There are errors. Consult the log file.    

Other Attempts

Code:

    ERR 2022-07-12 08:12:10 The manual source "\\192.168.1.75\backups\users\alfresco" was not found.

ERR 2022-07-12 08:16:54 Cannot backup the directory "M:": Directory not found.

With a user login configured

Code:

    2022-07-12 08:52:12 Impersonating the user ".\pavlo checkov"...    2022-07-12 08:52:12 The user .\pavlo checkov is now logged in.    2022-07-12 08:52:12 The user .\pavlo checkov has successfully been impersonated.    2022-07-12 08:52:12 Requesting the creation of a Volume Shadow Copy image for the source...    2022-07-12 08:52:13 The Volume Shadow Copy image has been successfully created.    2022-07-12 08:52:13 Starting the copy. The user running the task is: Pavlo CheckovERR 2022-07-12 08:52:13 Cannot backup the directory "M:": Directory not found.

From the CMD prompt of this machine

Code:

C:\Users\Pavlo Checkov>net useNew connections will be remembered.Status       Local     Remote                    Network-------------------------------------------------------------------------------OK           M:        \\margie\backups\users\alfresco                                                Microsoft Windows NetworkOK           P:        \\margie\backups\users\pavlov_checkov                                                Microsoft Windows NetworkOK           R:        \\margie\archives         Microsoft Windows NetworkOK           S:        \\margie\common           Microsoft Windows NetworkThe command completed successfully.C:\Users\Pavlo Checkov>dir m: Volume in drive M is backups Volume Serial Number is 65A3-924B Directory of M:\03/15/2021  09:18 PM    <DIR>          .12/02/2021  09:54 AM    <DIR>          ..03/15/2021  09:18 PM    <DIR>          Data Dictionary03/15/2021  09:18 PM    <DIR>          Guest Home03/15/2021  09:18 PM    <DIR>          Imap Attachments03/15/2021  09:18 PM    <DIR>          IMAP Home03/15/2021  09:18 PM    <DIR>          Shared04/14/2022  08:52 AM    <DIR>          Sites06/17/2022  07:09 PM    <DIR>          User Homes               0 File(s)              0 bytes               9 Dir(s)  1,800,885,817,344 bytes free               C:\Users\Pavlo Checkov>dir \\margie\backups\users\alfresco Volume in drive \\margie\backups is backups Volume Serial Number is 65A3-924B Directory of \\margie\backups\users\alfresco03/15/2021  09:18 PM    <DIR>          .12/02/2021  09:54 AM    <DIR>          ..03/15/2021  09:18 PM    <DIR>          Data Dictionary03/15/2021  09:18 PM    <DIR>          Guest Home03/15/2021  09:18 PM    <DIR>          Imap Attachments03/15/2021  09:18 PM    <DIR>          IMAP Home03/15/2021  09:18 PM    <DIR>          Shared04/14/2022  08:52 AM    <DIR>          Sites06/17/2022  07:09 PM    <DIR>          User Homes               0 File(s)              0 bytes               9 Dir(s)  1,800,885,772,288 bytes free               

This was my second attempt to try out Cobian Reflect and after several hours of fussing with trying to make it do a simple backup I must say that my frustration level is pretty high. There is nothing "special" about this network and the network share I'm trying to make a backup of. I have used several other backup programs in testing without any issues accessing the source. But Reflect absolutely refuses to access was the OS seems to have no issue accessing. If this were my program that would be a huge BUG to me that needs to be squashed.

Best wishes.

net use m: \\margie\backups\users\alfresco [password] /user:[Domain\User] 

Statistics: Posted by pcdrivers — 20 Jul 2022, 18:04