Warning notifies that symbolic link target is not included in the backup. Specify the symbolic link target under items to backup.
This article applies to:
- Acronis Backup & Recovery
Symptoms
- You create a backup;
- Backup completes with warning:
Link target was not backed up.
Additional info:
Error code: 17
Module: 4
LineInfo: ce542e14da203b75
Fields: Path : C:/Folder1/Folder2, $module : disk_bundle_vs_38350
Message: Link target was not backed up.
Cause
Bakup source contains symbolic links. This is expected behaviour designed to warn about backup result.
Solution
If you want to backup the target files/folders of the symbolic link, include them into the backup source. Warning can be ignored then.
More information
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5