# Can not connect to existing repo

**URL:** <https://kopia.discourse.group/t/can-not-connect-to-existing-repo/8963>\
**Category:** General Topics\
**Created:** [August 2, 2026, 5:52pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/can-not-connect-to-existing-repo/8963 "2026-08-02T17:52:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Monoecho](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kopia.discourse.group/monoecho/32/1999_2.png) [@Monoecho](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/Monoecho)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2026, 5:52pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/can-not-connect-to-existing-repo/8963/1 "2026-08-02T17:52:11Z")

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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.

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**Author:** ![phunsoft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c2a13f/32.png) [@phunsoft](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/phunsoft)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 12:00pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/can-not-connect-to-existing-repo/8963/2 "2026-08-09T12:00:24Z")

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Have you tried to select “Connect to another repository…”, then “Local Directory or NAS”, then select the path to the repository on your mounted storage device, enter the repository password?