Ken Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I have a ASUS Transformer book T100, which by the way is an absolutely fantastic device. I finally got the backup to WHS 2011 to work, after installing the hotfix 2781272. However, it only backs up the C: drive, and not the SD card. When I try to configure the backup, the SD card does not even show up as a drive. Anybody run into the same issue? Thank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoondoggy Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 When you plugged in the SD card it gives options, I think either storage or backup. Do you remember which you chose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmwills Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 IIRC, the backup mechanism will only detect fixed storage and not removable storage. So that's a no go on the SD card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 The Storage vs Backup question. Was that when I inserted the card for the very first time? If so I do not remember. If I remove/insert the card now, I do not get any question. When it comes to fixed vs removable storage. I am able to backup external USB attached drives (at least to whs v1), but may be that is considered a fixed drive? If I get a USB-SD card adapter, anybody thinks that will work for backup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmwills Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Go to the server dashboard and modify the backup settings for that device. Neither of my laptops allow the ability to backup their SD cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikon Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Wish I could remember where to find it, but I believe there are utilities that can change the way a removable device is interpreted. I know there is one for USB flash drives, so I suspect there might be one for SD cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 I found a few articles on how to mount a SD card as a hard drive, they all basically follow this pattern:http://www.rbrussell.com/2012/12/04/tech-tip-how-to-mount-sd-cards-as-a-local-drive-in-windows/I will try this for tonight's backup, but it does not look as it will work for WHS backups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikon Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I suspect your best chance for a successful backup using that strategy would be to create a folder under ServerFolders. I don't think I would do it using the DashBoard though. I would create the folder using Windows Explorer from a keyboard attached to the server or through an RDP session. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 First, the way I tried to mount an SD card did not work. The mount itself worked but it did not help my backup. Can you elaborate a little bit on your suggestion to create a folder. I do not think I understand exactly what you are suggesting, and how it would work. Also, earlier you talked about a utility for USB flash drives. Do you think that was similar to what I did for the SD card, or was it a totally different approach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdaBuckeye Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Ken - are you still looking for a fix to this? I just encountered the problem and am working on it myself. Would love to know if you found a solution before I run in circles. I have attempted the method suggested above, which you said failed for you (backup is in process and I'll check to efficacy when complete). Should that fail, I have checked into other alternatives. FYI, I'm on this path at the moment: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/494943/using-an-sd-card-as-permanent-storage/, which seems to take the additional step of "adding to libraries" I hope to hear from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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