Backup to LAN destination fails - "not on a mounted path" error

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Hi, I’m having an issue with the backup feature when using a LAN destination.

Setup:

  • Router: TP-Link BE230 firmware 1.2.5
  • Destination: USB drive shared via router SMB

Problem:
The backup interface shows the LAN path automatically, but when the backup runs it fails with:

“destination path /media/192.168.31.1/G/Test is not on a mounted path;
expected /media/ or /media//”

I can browse and copy files to this path normally via the Files app,
but the backup service rejects the same path it provided.

Is there a workaround or fix planned?

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What’s happening is the Files app can see your SMB share, but the backup service only accepts paths that are actually mounted. Your /media/192.168.31.1/... looks right, but it’s not being treated as a real mount, so it gets rejected.

So you’re not doing anything wrong.

On my setup, I mounted the SMB share properly so it shows up as a normal /media/... mount, and backups have been working flawlessly since.

If you don’t want to go that route, the other option is backing up locally first, then syncing it across.

And yeah, even on 1.6.1 this still pops up, feels like the backup service just hasn’t caught up with how network paths are handled yet.

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