Requirements for creating a removable backup-to-disk folder

A removable backup-to-disk folder works as follows:

  • Supports spanning of backup sets from one piece of media to another.

  • Does not support concurrent operations.

You should not share removable backup-to-disk folders between media servers.

You can create removable backup-to-disk folders on any device that has removable media, provided the device appears as a drive letter and is formatted with a file system.

Devices with removable media can include the following:

  • CDR-RW

  • DVD-RW

  • ZIP

  • REV

  • Removable hard disk

Note:

You must use Microsoft’s Live File System to format new CDR-RW and DVD-RW media before you can create backup-to-disk folders on the media. you can also use erased CDR-RW and DVD-RW media that were previously formatted with Live File System. For more information about Live File System, see your Microsoft documentation.

Requirements for creating a removable backup-to-disk folder