You might want to consider a robocopy script to your backup destination as an alternative.
Backup network drive with windows server backup.
If you need a history similar to windows server backup s just add vss snapshots to the mix which can be.
Then you could use it to restore windows server 2012 backup to another machine when needed.
Mapping a network drive on your windows 10 pc.
An external hard drive or network drive.
Click file backup under backup tab.
In the tasks pane click set up backup for the server.
The way windows server backup is designed 1 it will only let you back up local drives you can use network shares as a backup destination but you cannot include a network share as a backup item.
Backup windows 10 to network drive.
To restore windows server 2008 2012 2016 backup over network you need to schedule backup to network drive first.
Whether a server backup starts at a regularly scheduled time or you start a server backup manually you can stop the backup in progress.
All you have to do is select the destination and windows 10 take care of what files to back up and when to back up.
In the list view click your server to select it.
Windows 10 even includes some fairly advanced backup features allowing users to make system backups to a network drive.
Open the settings app by pressing the keyboard shortcut win i.
Open windows explorer or my computer from the windows.
To stop a backup in progress.
To create a windows 10 network backup we can use the built in backup tool.
We recommend you consider modern backup options like the ones listed above as they re easier to manage and non destructive.
Items to be backed up.
Open the dashboard and then click the devices tab.
Click on add folder to add the mapped network drive it shows as a drive in file explorer yet essentially a folder.
To backup network drive to local drive in windows 10 you can map a network drive to your computer directly and when a drive has been mapped you can access the files on the drive just like a local hard drive.
4 choose another location as the destination path.
Set up or change server backup settings to set up or change server backup settings.
In the navigation bar click devices.
Before you backup windows 10 to network drive make sure you have create a bootable media in order to restore when your system is not working and you have a network drive shows in file explorer.
In the list of computers click the server and then click stop backup for the server in the tasks pane.
It just needs to be connected to a set it and forget it server that you always have access to.
As the network drive also has a drive letter to backup to network drive with aomei backupper is the same as to local partition.
Learn how to use file history to back up your files.
Here are 2 methods for you.
One is using the built in tool windows server backup the other one is to make use of a reliable third party.
Install and launch aomei backupper server on your server.
How to map a network drive.