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NetHood folder reported on local drive. Backups keep filling up local drive!!!

I have a windows server 2003 box that has three shortcuts in my network places or (C:\documents and settings\<username>\nethood\...)

We have backup software that converts a UNC path to a shortcut in network places. The shortcuts indeed work and redirect you to the correct path, however each time a backup is run the files on the remote network are reported on the local machine drive. Meaning each time a 2GB backup is done, it eats up 2GB on the remote machine and 2GB on my C: drive.

How can I get windows to not report the files on the remote machines as local?

graye

That doesn't sound right to me... are you sure it's just a simple shortcut, and not something a bit more complex like a NTFS "junction point" or a NTFS "mount point"?
BTW: What backup software are you using... and does it have an option to not following junction points?

evan021702

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The backup software is NovaBackup Server 10.0.
According to explorer it is just a shortcut, however I am not certain how the nethood folder works. I will doublecheck the software for more settings.

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evan021702

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Yes I may have found the problem. You are right in the definition of the job file I see that the path was created through My Network Places. I have changed it to use the UNC path and will update after the backup runs.

evan021702

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The backup software actually would use the Net Hood folder when browsing for the path. However the backup works when the UNC is typed in manually. Thanks again!!!!