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    This is my first post and after looking through most of the backup related posts I have not seen any post related to my question.

    I recently setup a new WHS2011 and most everything I wanted it to do is working.  I set up four client computers to backup and that works well except after backing up all the clients the available local drive space on (E:) was low. I have stopped client backups for now and deleted all but one of the client backups.  When I set up the client backup I don't remember seeing any option for backup drive location. It just created the backup in my local disk  (E:) serverfolders and I thought it would backup the clients to the same USB drive I setup for the server backup.

    Is there a way to change the client computer backups folder location to a second external usb drive or can I move that folder to the external usb drive so my client backups are seperate from the server backup?

    Denis Tasker

    Friday, March 30, 2012 2:42 AM

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    Yes. Client Computer Backups is a folder like any other that the server maintains for you, so you can move it just like any other folder.

    I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)

    • Marked as answer by dtasker Thursday, April 5, 2012 9:16 PM
    Friday, March 30, 2012 10:48 AM
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    As Ken says, move it using the Dashboard under Server Folders. Select the Client Computer Backups folder and run the "Move the Folder" in the pane on the right hand side.

    Phil P.S. If you find my comment helpful or if it answers your question, please mark it as such.

    • Marked as answer by dtasker Thursday, April 5, 2012 9:16 PM
    Friday, March 30, 2012 11:53 AM

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    Yes. Client Computer Backups is a folder like any other that the server maintains for you, so you can move it just like any other folder.

    I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)

    • Marked as answer by dtasker Thursday, April 5, 2012 9:16 PM
    Friday, March 30, 2012 10:48 AM
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    As Ken says, move it using the Dashboard under Server Folders. Select the Client Computer Backups folder and run the "Move the Folder" in the pane on the right hand side.

    Phil P.S. If you find my comment helpful or if it answers your question, please mark it as such.

    • Marked as answer by dtasker Thursday, April 5, 2012 9:16 PM
    Friday, March 30, 2012 11:53 AM
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    I did move it using the move option from Dashboard. However now backup wants a new drive to backup to. The new move location is not an option to select.

    Moved from D: to F:

    So now I have a folder in f:\server folders\client computers\backup

    Any ideas?

    Wednesday, April 11, 2012 11:56 PM
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    I did move it using the move option from Dashboard. However now backup wants a new drive to backup to. The new move location is not an option to select.

    Moved from D: to F:

    So now I have a folder in f:\server folders\client computers\backup

    Any ideas?


    If you are not the original poster, can you re-ask the question on a new thread and word it so that I can understand what you are asking?

    Phil P.S. If you find my comment helpful or if it answers your question, please mark it as such.

    Thursday, April 12, 2012 12:21 AM