To save to and restore from shared folders, you need to make sure that special permissions are set

Introduction

Using Acronis True Image you can save and restore backup archives to and from shared folders.

To make sure you can save to and restore from shared folders, we recommend setting special permissions as described in this article.

Solution

Setting permissions to save to shared folders

1. Navigate to the shared folder;
2. Right-click on the folder. Choose Properties;
3. Click the Security tab. If there is no Security tab, please see Microsoft KB Article 307874;
4. On the Security tab click Advanced;
5. On the Permissions tab of Advanced Security Settings select the user account under which you are going to save backup archives to the shared folder. Click Edit;
6. On the Permission Entry screen set the following values:

Applies onto: This folder, subfolder and files

 

Permissions Allow Deny Full Control     Traverse Folder / Execute File     List Folder / Read Data     Read Attributes     Read Extended Attributes   Create Files / Write Data     Create Folders / Append Data   Write Attributes   Write Extended Attributes   Delete Subfolders and Files   Delete   Read Permissions   Change Permissions   Take Ownership

 

Setting permissions to save to and restore from shared folders

1. Navigate to the shared folder;
2. Right-click on the folder. Choose Properties;
3. Click the Security tab. If there is no Security tab, please see Microsoft KB Article 307874;
4. On the Security tab click Advanced;
5. On the Permissions tab of Advanced Security Settings select the user account under which you are going to save backup archives to the shared folder. Click Edit;
6. On the Permission Entry screen set the following values:

Applies onto: This folder, subfolder and files

 

Permissions Allow Deny Full Control     Traverse Folder / Execute File   List Folder / Read Data   Read Attributes     Read Extended Attributes   Create Files / Write Data     Create Folders / Append Data   Write Attributes   Write Extended Attributes   Delete Subfolders and Files   Delete   Read Permissions   Change Permissions   Take Ownership