

Where /path/to/directory is the address for the new folder Ln -s /path/to/directory /var/lib/Acronis/BackupAndRecovery/TapeLocation Then make a link to the specified directory: Place the new cache in a folder on a different disk:įirst, mount the disk that you want to use for cache location.Replace /dev/sdb with the necessary address Sudo mount /dev/sdb /var/lib/Acronis/BackupAndRecovery/TapeLocation Place the new cache location on local disk:.You can use one of the following methods to change cache location: If using Acronis Cyber Protect 15, re-enable Self-protection.Īs a result, NTFS file system will forward all requests from the default TapeLocation to the new location. mklink /j C:\ProgramData\Acronis\BackupAndRecovery\TapeLocation D:\Acronis\TapeLocation Mklink /j C:\ProgramData\Acronis\BackupAndRecovery\TapeLocation Į.g. Run cmd "as administrator" and execute the command: Otherwise the creation of Directory Junction will fail due to name conflict. Verify that the TapeLocation folder does not exist in its original location at C:\ProgramData\Acronis\BackupAndRecovery\TapeLocation.Move the folder TapeLocation to the new location, e.g. Acronis Cyber Protect 15: how to disable self-protection.On Acronis Cyber Protect 15, Self-protection must be temporarily disabled in order to stop Acronis services.Invoke Windows Services ( Start-Run -> services.msc) and stop all Acronis services.Use junction point to move the TapeLocation folder to another disk: See also Web Help: Acronis Cyber Backup 12.5 Tape management, Acronis Cyber Protect 15 Tape Managementīelow are instructions on how to move the cache location to a different folder. This cache is required for cataloging, browsing and restoring files from disk archives located on tapes. Sometimes the large size of the cache might cause the system partition with low disk space to become full. In Linux: /var/lib/Acronis/BackupAndRecovery/TapeLocation Windows XP/2003: \Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Acronis\BackupAndRecovery\TapeLocation Windows Vista//2008 R2/2012: \ProgramData\Acronis\BackupAndRecovery\TapeLocation By default Acronis Cyber Backup creates cache of file system metadata of volumes backed up on tapes in the following folder:
