ThinkVantage does not recognize online backup

I am using Lenovo onlinebackup. ThinkVantage carries a red X in the tray and tells me I haven't been backed up for 85 days even thought it is backed up 5 times a day. Apparently it does not recognize this form of backup. How to get rid of that X?
P.S. The spell checker here does not recognioze the word Lenovo.

Hi,
in general I don't test this tool, as the way on how it is reading the system configuration is from half part unknown to me.
It might sound strange, but I would just ignore it, or deactivate this check.
The problem is, that sometimes it cannot recognize, if you place the backup on a USB HDD and sometimes not.
Cheers

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