Remove virtual drive "M:"
Hi,
today I’ve made a backup from my mobile devices to my backup-drive “Z:”.
After this, I found a new virtual drive “M:” in the explorer, which contains my mobile devices backup content. So, it is mapped to the mobile device folder on “Z:”.
For me personally, I have no need for this drive, if it’s not necessary for Acronis to restore?
I have found a link to this article: “59584: Acronis True Image 2017: how to change Acronis Drive letter”. But I didn't find, how to remove or unmap this drive, if it’s possible?
Is there a description for this?


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Okay, now I know how to remove virtual drives. (subst M: /D) I proceeded as described in the article 59584 . So, I deleted Acronis Drive shortcuts in "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts" and in "%USERPROFILE%\Links"... changed Settings in "C:\ProgramData\Acronis\TrueImageHome\AcronisDrive\settings.xml" from:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<AcronisDrive>
<DriveSettings>
<ArchiveMountPath>M:</ArchiveMountPath>
<Port>21054</Port>
<ArchiveInfos>
<ArchiveInfo>
<ArchiveLocation>https://localhost:58081/</ArchiveLocation>
<LocationLogin />
<LocationPassword encrypted="true" />
<ArchivePassword encrypted="true" />
<ArchiveName>Mobile Backups</ArchiveName>
<LocationDeviceId />
<Id>XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX</Id>
</ArchiveInfo>
</ArchiveInfos>
</DriveSettings>
</AcronisDrive>
to:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<AcronisDrive>
<DriveSettings>
<ArchiveInfos />
</DriveSettings>
</AcronisDrive>
But after I restart my PC, the virtual drive "M:" is mapped again. :-( All changes have been undone. Shortcuts are there again, as well the original "settings.xml" content.
How can I prevent Acronis Drive from remapping the virtual drive?
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Hello m8nix,
the virtual drive is required for Archiving and Mobile backup. Try to disable the related services mobile_backup_server.exe and acronis_drive.exe and see if this helps (full list of Acronis True Image services can be found here)
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