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Acronis Bootable Media Doesn't Detect Synology NAS connected via Router RT-AC86U

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Acronis Bootable Media Doesn't Detect Synology NAS connected via Router RT-AC86U

When booting up my MacBook Pro using the bootable media Acronis when it searches for NAS it fails to detect my Synology NAS on which my Back up is stored... Lucky I was able to save a copy of my backup on the Acronis bootable media otherwise I would have not been able to restore my system. However what is the fix please?

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Trevor, welcome to these public User Forums.

Caveat: I am a Windows user with no direct experience of using ATI on any Mac.

It is not unusual for NAS / network drives to not show up directly in the ATI rescue media but provided you have a valid network connection, i.e. your network adapter has been detected correctly and an IP address allocated on your network, then you should be able to connect to the NAS by using either the \\UNC name or else \\IP address notation.

See KB 57992: Acronis True Image: NAS Is Not Detected - this is aimed at Windows users but gives examples of doing the above which may be helpful.

I used a RT-AC86U* for many years with my Synology NAS with Windows (not a MAC) and the NAS have rarely showed up under NAS but is always listed under Network. 

Ian

* I now use a RT-AX3000 router, with the older RT-AC86U now used as mesh wifi network. The same happens with both routers.

I succeeded running Windows 10 64bit this way:

Used WinPE media

Selected Network - not NAS

Typed in \\192.168.254.2\  (my IP address for the diskstation - yours likely different)

This presented me with the credentials window for  the Synology NAS UserID and Password entered and connection confirmed. The rest was easy as I went through the folders to the backup.

John