February 11th, 2012 | 
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quick video to show how to get Carbonite to back up external hard drives.
follow the steps below and you shouldnt have any problems.
if you start messing with partitions and what not and screw up your computer, dont come crying to me 
steps below—-
How to create a mounted drive
To mount a volume:
Click Start, click Run, and then type compmgmt.msc in the Open box.
In the left pane, click Disk Management.
Right-click the partition or volume that you want to mount, and then click Change Drive Letter and Paths.
Click Add.
Click Mount in the following empty NTFS folder (if it is not already selected), and then use one of the following steps:
Type the path to an empty folder on an NTFS volume, and then click OK.
Click Browse, locate the empty NTFS folder, click OK, and then click OK.
If you have not yet created an empty folder, click Browse, click New Folder to create an empty folder on an NTFS volume, type a name for the new folder, clickOK, and then click OK.
TO REMOVE A MOUNTED DRIVE, DO THE SAME STEPS BUT CLICK REMOVE INSTEAD OF ADD.
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Not working for me …
Not working for me either. Carbonite may have plugged the hole.
Yes, you can backup …
Yes, you can backup USB drives in MAC. MUCH MUCH easier than Windows…
If you have to ask, throw your mac away! You are NOT worth!
@cpasciuto thanks. …
@cpasciuto thanks. not sure about on a Mac though, never tried it. I’ll look into it and post a video if i find anything. subscribe if you want to be notified, or just check back
Dude….awesome. …
Dude….awesome. Any idea how to do this on Mac OSX?
@C5Rose3 I forgot …
@C5Rose3 I forgot to say that I’m using Windows XP.
I mounted my …
I mounted my external hard drive exactly how you showed and Carbonite, however, when I right click on my new folder or any folder that I have on my hard drive (through the new path as you showed) Carbonite does not appear as an option. When I clicked properties, there is a Carobinite tab and it states ” “Folder path not selected for back up.” Any ideas what to do? Thank you!
Well, it used to …
Well, it used to work, but when these little tricks get posted on the internet, then Carbonite catches them and updates their code to not allow backup of Junctions and mounted folders. I don’t see why Carbonite cares if it’s external or physically attached.
@junkeat i actually …
@junkeat i actually just got a new pc, and had the same issue.. randomly some of the files or folders will not back up on my external drive. BUT i kept trying it and after a restart or 2, they do eventually back up. not sure what the “glitch” is… but it should work eventually. sorry i cant help more! hope the video helps!
thanks man, really …
thanks man, really appreciate this tip. It worked for me when I first mounted my ext 1 TB HDD, but now some new folders I’ve added to the hard drive can’t be backed up. Just says system folder not backed up, doesn’t give me any options to back up under Carbonite. The original folders/files I had when I mounted the drive are all backed up. Any ideas? Running Win XP – fiully paid Carbonite subscription
To those still …
To those still struggling with this, if you tell carbonite to back up the folder BEFORE mounting it seems to work but for who knows how long