Directory can exist on the root file system or system disk

Enable this BasicDisk storage unit setting to allow the directory that is created in the Absolute pathname to directory field to exist on the following:

The root file system (UNIX)
A system drive (Windows)

When this setting is enabled, the directory is created automatically. If a storage unit is configured on C: drive and this option is not enabled, backups fail with error code 12.

Note:

With this setting enabled, the system drive can fill up.

A job fails under the following conditions: