Click on “Image selected disks on this computer.” Ensure the disk you want to back up is selected and the disk containing the destination is not. After verifying the images I knew that I had solved the problem.Download, install, and run Macrium Reflect’s Free edition. I then created a backup to both private and public shares. I then typed in the path to my private share and clicked add to list. Macrium searched for, and FOUND, the Public NAS share. WTF! In desperation, I then clicked the add to list link, The network share appeared below in the box. I then typed in the path to the NAS share and pressed enter. When I clicked on it I again was asked for a non existent password. I tried to browse to the network share and it was there. I then tried restore, not expecting anything different. I was continuously asked for a password - even though I set up M圜loud without one for trouble shooting purposes. I could not get Macrium to recognize the network share under 'backup image'. ROTFL!!! I should practice what I preach and I may have saved 3 days out of my remaining years. I got lucky!īack in the day of MVP,s we use to tell extremely dense users to RTFM. I then started manipulating various settings in Macrium. I then booted up into the Macrium recovery environment, crossing my fingers. I just turned off the Apple crap because I never have, and never will, use anything that they produce. I then went through the configuration settings in the M圜loud dashboard and set everything pretty much as the were originally. I have got to hand it to Western Digital. No errors were returned, which is amazing because this device has been powered up continuously for almost seven years (I do not use the sleep function as it adds about 30-45 seconds to initial access time).

I assume that it checked the hard drive sector by sector for errors. I then ran the extended trouble shooting service on the drive (took over 9 hours). After backing up my precious movies to an USB drive (almost 3 TB) I performed a total reset on the NAS device. The unruly condition was caused by a combination of settings, both in the M圜loud dashboard and in Macrium.

After experimenting for three days I have the situation sorted out.

Using macrium reflect free edition