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Difficulty mounting - and reading - a backup image

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I have been using Acronis True Image 2013 (full version, activated, build 6514) since migrating my Windows desktop and laptop to Win8 late last year. The backups are stored on a NAS server on my home network.

Recently my Windows desktop began having problems. I may be able to save it with a new CPU and fan cooler, but for right now I just want to recover a few of my more critical files and transfer them to my other machines. However, I have encountered nothing but problems trying to mount the image of my last desktop backup onto the laptop.

After a few fits and starts I managed to mount the proper partition, but I was unable to access the user folder with my critical documents. The error message said that I did not have proper read permissions for that folder. I searched the forum here and found a thread about a similar problem, and I began the process of resetting the permissions of that folder. However, it took longer than I had anticipated and I ended up going to bed with the permissions reset still proceeding. That night, Windows Update restarted my laptop. Now, whenever I attempt to mount the image of the partition, I receive an error message which says that the image is already mounted. When I attempt to unmount the partition I get a blank requester and an error message that says no image is mounted. I have attempted multiple reboots with absolutely no effect.

Any suggestions?

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When using ATI with a network drive, use a UNC path to your NAS device for a backup destination, not a typical friendly "mapped" drive. e.g.
\\192.168.2.25\My Backups\

It should also be possible to use a UNC path that includes server name rather than IP, such as
\\server1\My Backups\

ATI will not automatically detect a NAS drive. Once you start typing the destination path (click "Browse", type in the "File name" field), you will be prompted for a username and password. You must use enter the username and password that has permissions to access the NAS share you are saving to.

Many users have had issues with NAS, not because of Acronis but because the router gets overloaded with data throughput and cannot keep a consistent enough connection with the NAS for True Image to image or restore.

Have you tried accessing the image file using Explorer rather than attempting to mount? As long as the folder containing the backup is shared to Everyone with at least read access you should be able to recover files without running into permissions issues.

tuttle: I have never had a problem with TrueImage accessing the NAS share for my backups in the 10 months I have had it up and running (or NGhost before that). I have gigabit ethernet wiring and switches throughout the house and have never had an issue with throughput capacity.

Earth: I was not aware that I could access the backups through Explorer without the TrueImage software acting as a front end. Your suggestion worked and I was able to recover the files that were most important.

I still have the problem with the "ghost" share being mounted/not mounted, but I can address that issue a bit later.