Windows 11 AOMEI Backupper error for WSL2 Ubuntu path as backup source
Hello,
Can someone recommend a way to back up a Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) source path using AOMEI Backupper in Windows 11?
I currently use AOEMI Backupper in Windows 11 with an external drive as the destination and a Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2) source path \\wsl.localhost\Ubuntu\home\wblake\Workspace. The following error appears even though I can navigate to the Ubuntu path in the AOMEI file browser:
"The program is unable to connect to the network. Please enter the correct credentials and check that your network is functioning correctly. "
Backup attempts generate the error with a dialogue that prompts for a username password and fails to accept either the Windows or WSL2 login credentials.
Thanks,
WilB
Can someone recommend a way to back up a Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) source path using AOMEI Backupper in Windows 11?
I currently use AOEMI Backupper in Windows 11 with an external drive as the destination and a Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2) source path \\wsl.localhost\Ubuntu\home\wblake\Workspace. The following error appears even though I can navigate to the Ubuntu path in the AOMEI file browser:
"The program is unable to connect to the network. Please enter the correct credentials and check that your network is functioning correctly. "
Backup attempts generate the error with a dialogue that prompts for a username password and fails to accept either the Windows or WSL2 login credentials.
Thanks,
WilB
Comments
Probable workarounds might be:
1) In WSL, sync your \home\wblake\Workspace folder to a /mnt/c/Workspace folder -- and then you can backup that folder in Windows as C:\Workspace.
2) Shut down your WSL environment, with the wsl export command (wsl --export <WSL Image Name> <Export file>), save your WSL environment to a tar file and then, you can backup that tar file.
3) Setup Samba in your WSL environment, so that it shares \home\wblake\Workspace as a SMB share, then you can access it from windows using the (virtual) IP of the WSL2 environment.