# Backup of root UNC path not working

**URL:** <https://kopia.discourse.group/t/backup-of-root-unc-path-not-working/250>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [December 28, 2020, 2:28am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/backup-of-root-unc-path-not-working/250 "2020-12-28T02:28:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![YEGrolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ed655f/32.png) [@YEGrolo](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/YEGrolo)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2020, 2:28am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/backup-of-root-unc-path-not-working/250/1 "2020-12-28T02:28:16Z")

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I am using KopiaUI 0.7.3 on Windows 10.

I have browsed to and selected the UNC path “ **\\server\backup** ” as the source. When I select “Snapshot now” the status changes to “_Uploading 0 bytes_” and immediately stops. I also tried with a trailing “\” - “\\server\backup\” but it does the same thing.

In the _main.log_ it looks like it is appending “_backup_” to my UNC path:  
`[2020-12-27 19:18:40.918] [info] snapshot error: upload error: open \\server\backup\backup: The system cannot find the file specified.`

If I select an individual subfolder as my source (i.e. “\\server\backup\Documents”) the backup seemingly works as expected.

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**Author:** ![jkowalski](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kopia.discourse.group/jkowalski/32/3_2.png) [@jkowalski](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/jkowalski)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/backup-of-root-unc-path-not-working/250/2 "2020-12-28T21:28:17Z")

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Would you mind filing a bug on GitHub?

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**Author:** ![YEGrolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ed655f/32.png) [@YEGrolo](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/YEGrolo)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2020, 2:29am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/backup-of-root-unc-path-not-working/250/3 "2020-12-29T02:29:31Z")

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Sure, just wanted to check if there was another way to do this - I assume this should work as I have it then?

> <https://github.com/kopia/kopia/issues/751>
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> I am using KopiaUI 0.7.3 on Windows 10.
> I have browsed to and selected the UNC path “\\\\server\\backup” as the source. When...

Edit: I just duplicated my share as “ **\\server\bkp** ” as a quick test and had the same issue. This time the error in the log was:

`[2020-12-28 19:36:29.715] [info] snapshot error: upload error: open \\server\bkp\bkp: The system cannot find the file specified.`

So it appears it is appending the share name to itself.