Image File Destinations
Recovery Environment can store backup image files on any disk device, including hard drives, removable USB/FireWire drives, network drives and NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices. You can also store backup images to optical media such as CDs, DVDs, or Blu-Ray discs if the system has an writeable optical drive.
Note:If you select a destination that does not have enough disk space to save the backup image, the backup job fails.
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Local Hard Drive |
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Local USB/FireWire Drive |
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Network Hard Drive |
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CD/DVD/Blu-Ray |
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Using a Windows Dedup Volume as a Destination
ShadowProtect supports writing backup image files to a Windows Dedup-enabled volume. However, since ShadowProtect compresses image files, Windows Dedup does not yield significant space savings. Also, if any of the dependent backup files in the backup chain are deduped, ShadowProtect cannot:
- Mount the backup file
- Run a VirtualBoot on the backup file.