{"id":377,"date":"2009-02-12T15:05:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-12T23:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kb.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb-articles\/image-for-windows-scheduled-task-fails-to-save-backup-to-network-drive\/"},"modified":"2021-09-07T15:05:29","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T22:05:29","slug":"image-for-windows-scheduled-task-fails-to-save-backup-to-network-drive","status":"publish","type":"lsvr_kba","link":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/kb-articles\/image-for-windows-scheduled-task-fails-to-save-backup-to-network-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Image for Windows Scheduled Task Fails to Save Backup to Network Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"

Problem:<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

Image for Windows is set to run as a scheduled task in Windows and save the backup to a network drive, but the backup is not created as expected. The Image for Windows log (ifw.log) shows the message File already exists<\/em> or Path not found<\/em>.
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Cause:<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

When the scheduled task runs, the network drive is not mapped.<\/p>\n

Solution:<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

Configure the scheduled task to save the backup to the network drive using the Universal Naming Convention (UNC), rather than with a mapped drive letter. You can accomplish this by either editing the scheduled task manually or by deleting the existing task and then recreating a task the usual way in Image for Windows. An example of the change that is required follows.<\/p>\n

Using a mapped drive:
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"C:\Program Files\TeraByte Unlimited\Image for Windows\V2\imagew.exe"
\/b \/uy \/um \/d:w0@0x1 \/f:"N:\BACKUP<\/font>" \/rb:0<\/font><\/p>\n

Using UNC:<\/strong><\/p>\n

"C:\Program Files\TeraByte Unlimited\Image for Windows\V2\imagew.exe"
\/b \/uy \/um \/d:w0@0x1 \/f:"\\ComputerName\ShareName\BACKUP<\/font>" \/rb:0<\/font><\/p>\n

When using a UNC path, you may also need to specify the login information for the network share. To do this, use the <\/font>\/login <\/font>option. For example:<\/p>\n

"C:\Program Files\TeraByte Unlimited\Image for Windows\V2\imagew.exe"
\/login:"\\ComputerName\ShareName*username*password" <\/font>\/b \/uy \/um
\/d:w0@0x1 \/f:"\\ComputerName\ShareName\BACKUP" \/rb:0<\/font><\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> Depending on the version of Windows being used and how the share is configured, you may need to include the ComputerName <\/font>with the username<\/font>. For example:<\/p>\n

"C:\Program Files\TeraByte Unlimited\Image for Windows\V2\imagew.exe"
\/login:"\\ComputerName\ShareName*ComputerName\username<\/font>*password" \/b \/uy \/um
\/d:w0@0x1 \/f:"\\ComputerName\ShareName\BACKUP" \/rb:0<\/font><\/p>\n

Here is a complete example using the following configuration:<\/p>\n