Backing up to a network drive

Posted by Wilhelm on March 10, 2005, 12:57 pm

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Hi all,

I have a Zip drive on my local computer and would like it to be
accessible from a 2nd computer on my small home LAN.

I mapped a specific backup folder on the Zip drive/disk to Z and see it
on "My Computer" (on my machine).

However, I can't get the 2nd computer to be able to access it.

The 2nd computer shows the folder in "My Network Places", and the folder
can be opened and files viewed.

But dragging a test file to the open folder results in the error
message:

"Cannot copy DSC02362: Access is denied

Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected
and that the file is not curently in use." (I've made sure).

Needless to say, trying to use the Quicken 2004 "Backup" command results
in a similar error:

"Unable to write to drive :" (After browsing and selecting the folder).

I haven't been able to find a solution on the web, so I'm hoping someone
here can tell me what I'm doing wrong, or what step I've missed.

TIA,

Bill M.

Posted by Mike L on March 10, 2005, 3:15 pm

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On Thu 10 Mar 2005 11:57:53a, Wilhelm wrote in

> "Cannot copy DSC02362: Access is denied

> "Unable to write to drive :" (After browsing and selecting the folder).

You have to give both read & write access for the target folder.

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Mike

Posted by Wilhelm on March 10, 2005, 5:31 pm

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> On Thu 10 Mar 2005 11:57:53a, Wilhelm wrote in

>> "Cannot copy DSC02362: Access is denied

>> "Unable to write to drive :" (After browsing and selecting the

>> folder).

> You have to give both read & write access for the target folder.

Thanks Mike, that partially helped. I gave full access to the target
folder. Now on the 2nd computer, I can drag a file into the folder, and
it'll write.

However, inputting the path to this network folder in Quicken still
results in an "Unable to write ..." error.

Why can I write to the folder, except in Quicken?

Bill M.

Posted by JamesA on March 10, 2005, 9:27 pm

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I had the same problem backing up to a USB external drive. If you
don't have write access to the root directory of the drive, Quicken
will not backup to it. This can happen on XP if your user account does
not have administrator access.

This is an incredibly stupid bug on Quicken's part, but there is a
workaround. Use a subst drive.

I want to back up to V:Quicken, so create a drive letter like this,
subst s: v:quicken

Not I tell Quicken to backup to S: and that works.

Doesn't anyone test their SW on less privileged accounts on windows?
Jeez, the unix crowd figured this out decades ago.

>Hi all,

>I have a Zip drive on my local computer and would like it to be

>accessible from a 2nd computer on my small home LAN.

>I mapped a specific backup folder on the Zip drive/disk to Z and see it

>on "My Computer" (on my machine).

>However, I can't get the 2nd computer to be able to access it.

>The 2nd computer shows the folder in "My Network Places", and the folder

>can be opened and files viewed.

>But dragging a test file to the open folder results in the error

>message:

>"Cannot copy DSC02362: Access is denied

>Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected

>and that the file is not curently in use." (I've made sure).

>Needless to say, trying to use the Quicken 2004 "Backup" command results

>in a similar error:

>"Unable to write to drive :" (After browsing and selecting the folder).

>I haven't been able to find a solution on the web, so I'm hoping someone

>here can tell me what I'm doing wrong, or what step I've missed.

>TIA,

>Bill M.

Posted by Don on March 11, 2005, 11:14 am

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I bought a Buffalo LinkStation 250 gig network drive. Then I
downloaded the free version of SyncBack. I click on a profile in
syncback that I set up which then copies all the quicken files from my
home windows 98 machine to the linkstation network drive to my xp pro
notebook and to my wifes xp home computer. It works great. Syncback is
the best freeware Ive seen that does all this flawlessly. This may not
address your immediate issue with regards to your zip drive but it may
be an alternative.

Good luck ...... Don

wrote:

>I had the same problem backing up to a USB external drive. If you

>don't have write access to the root directory of the drive, Quicken

>will not backup to it. This can happen on XP if your user account does

>not have administrator access.

>This is an incredibly stupid bug on Quicken's part, but there is a

>workaround. Use a subst drive.

>I want to back up to V:Quicken, so create a drive letter like this,

>subst s: v:quicken

>Not I tell Quicken to backup to S: and that works.

>Doesn't anyone test their SW on less privileged accounts on windows?

>Jeez, the unix crowd figured this out decades ago.

>>Hi all,

>>I have a Zip drive on my local computer and would like it to be

>>accessible from a 2nd computer on my small home LAN.

>>I mapped a specific backup folder on the Zip drive/disk to Z and see it

>>on "My Computer" (on my machine).

>>However, I can't get the 2nd computer to be able to access it.

>>The 2nd computer shows the folder in "My Network Places", and the folder

>>can be opened and files viewed.

>>But dragging a test file to the open folder results in the error

>>message:

>>"Cannot copy DSC02362: Access is denied

>>Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected

>>and that the file is not curently in use." (I've made sure).

>>Needless to say, trying to use the Quicken 2004 "Backup" command results

>>in a similar error:

>>"Unable to write to drive :" (After browsing and selecting the folder).

>>I haven't been able to find a solution on the web, so I'm hoping someone

>>here can tell me what I'm doing wrong, or what step I've missed.

>>TIA,

>>Bill M.