Backup to a Network Drive
I am trying to backup to a 8TB Seagate Backup+Hub, that is a USB drive attached to another computer on my LAN, shared, available, large enough to cope. However the process fails with message "The target location you selected is not accessible". Please re-select an accessible target location or resource.
Has anyone experienced this or a similar problem and/or can offer a solution
I would suggest that you enable sharing of the drive on the computer it is attached to which should give you access.
You also need to have a user account setup on that computer for access from the other computer.
To enable sharing you need to create a share for the drive. Using the computer that has the drive attached to it, open Explorer and right click on the drive and select properties. Select the Sharing tab. Click on the Advanced sharing button and fill in the info.
Now that homegroups are depricated in Windows 10
In a workgroup, accounts on shares are based off computername\username - although you generally just see and deal with the username when needing to authenticate.
In order to make a share accessible to other computers, you either need to give "everyone" read/write access (not authenticated users and not just users because those relate to just that local machine) or...
another possibility is to assign share permissions based on a user account. However, that same local account would need to be active on both computers and would need to be exactly the same (username and password). Then it would "appear" to the share that the workgroup username is the one from the local computer where the share is hosted from.
This article explains how to share to everyone using Windows file explorer...
How to share a folder using File Explorer
If you used to share a bunch of files and folders with users on the local network using HomeGroup, you could still share any content, but it'll take a few extra steps.
In order to quickly share a folder with users on the local network, do the following:
- Open File Explorer (Windows key + E).
- Browse to the folder you want to share.
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Right-click the folder, select Give access to, and click the Specific people option.
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In the "Network access" wizard, use the drop-down menu, select the users you want to share the folder and its content:
- Individual user — If you select an existing account, the user must provide username and password to access the files, unless the user is logged with an account on the other device that features the same credentials.
- Everyone — Allows to share content with anyone in the network without the need to enter a password to access the files.
Quick Note: You may also find an option to create a new account, but it'll not work, because Windows 10 no longer allows you to create a new account through Control Panel. This is an inconsistency that Microsoft needs to fix.
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Click the Add button.
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Using the "Permission Level" drop-down menu, select how users will be accessing content in the shared folder:
- Read — Users can list and open files, but they're not allowed to modify or delete existing files and folder. Also, they won't be able to upload or create new files and folders.
- Read/Write — Users can list, open, modify, delete, upload, and create new files and folders.
- Remove — Restricts access to a user or group of users to the folder.
- Click the Share button.
After completing the steps, the wizard will give you the link that network users can use to access the folder and its content.
When sharing a folder, bear in mind that users will only be able to access the files if the device making the sharing is turned on and connected to the network.