Can not connect to existing repo

Hi all,

I have a repo that was functioning fine. Then I had to copy it to another computer…now I can not connect to that repo - the UI says “Create a new repo” - so it thinks there isn’t a repo at that location.

The setup I am using is to just mount the repo locally (CIFS) and connect to that using the Kopia GUI

I can see the mount point and the repo files - but Kopia will not connect to it..

Both machines are Linux Mint 23.2 - local GB LAN

Any ideas - because I’m at the stage where I will have to move to a different backup, if I can’t trust Kopia to reconnect to an existing repo.

Any help would be much appreciated, as I have run out of ideas/things to research.

Tim.