Mapped drive wont backup?

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jtsnow wrote:
> Im trying to run a backup of a few computers on my home LAN to a
> external drive on my main computer.
>
> I mapped another computers drive to Z on my computer.
>
> Norton Ghost only sees the main computer local drives.
> Also the Windows backup utility does not see the mapped drive or any
> network drives for that matter.
> Windows explorer does see the mapped drive correctly as Z.
>
> What do I need to do to back up network files on my small home LAN to
> one drive on the main computer?
>
> Any tips appreciated.
>
> thanks !

I don't know about ghost, but my mapped drives show up fine in NTBackup -
and you can always browse to the UNC path (\\computer\share) if you want.