Hi There Slightly strange one, this worked fine on my old machine until replacing it (Like for like OS Windows 7 Ulti - 64Bit) I have a NAS and I map it to Z:\ using the username and password of the main admin account Then I MKLINK /D the Z:\ to C:\NAS This allows me to back up to the cloud using software as it simulates a local folder. The mapped network drive and UNC dont have any locked symbols on the folders (The NAS is unix based - Netgear ReadyNas). however the linked folder on C:\NAS has the symbol next to each folder therefore not allowing the software to see the files. I have an idetical Windows 7 Ultimate - 64Bit mahcine (my old pc) and it doesn't do it on that? Thanks in Advance Dave

Hi, Thanks for posting in Microsoft TechNet forums. The MKLINK default is a file symbolic link instead of folder. Best Regards Magon Liu TechNet Subscriber Support in forum. If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.com Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

The MKLINK default is a file symbolic link instead of folder. Thanks for your response, I am using the /D command to link as a folder, as noted in the original post Then I MKLINK /D the Z:\ to C:\NAS i.e mklink /d c:\NAS z:\ also tried it straight to unc too.

Hi, What was running on the old machine? Please try disable your security software to check the result. Regards,Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

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Hello There issue turned out to be the permissions as the NAS is unix based. However I never got to the bottom of why it didn't happen on the old machine running the same OS and SP etc etc.