Backup Fails after several successful days - errors "Device is not ready" &...
Well I am back again, with another backup issue. After fixing one issue with the backup failing after a reboot, I have encountered another which is starting to cause me a lot of headaches.The setup is...
View ArticleUgh: Error [0x800700a1] The specified path is invalid.
I'm having the following problem. Our backups are failing with the following error:In the backup logs, I find:Error in backup of D:\ during write: Error [0x800700a1] The specified path is invalid....
View ArticleThe creation of the shadow copy on the backup destination has failed....
When using Microsoft Backup on a Windows Server 2008 SP2 (not R2 - [Microsoft version 6.0.6002]) I get the error "The creation of the shadow copy on the backup destination has failed. Detailed Error:...
View ArticleWS2012R2Essentials Reboot causes Server Backup Hang at Storage Spaces Drive
I am storing 7 Client and System backups on a standalone Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Server OPS in the LAN. All works well until I have to reboot the Server, then the Server backups hang and fail...
View ArticleI can't refresh or reset my laptop (ASUS K55VD) running on Windows 8.1
I can't repair my laptop.I already tried refreshing or resetting my laptop from the recovery portion of PC Settings in Windows. When I try to refresh my laptop, the following error message comes up:...
View ArticleWindows System State Backup - Windows Server 2008 R2 Std SP1.
HI,I want to schedule two System state backups of the same AD Server on two different Network shared folders residing on different servers.Scenarios will be as below: Need to configure System State...
View ArticleLicensing Primary and Additional Domain Controllers
Hi , My Primary DC is on Windows Server 2003 Standard and i also have 2 more Additional DCs (ADCs) on Windows Server Standard 2008 R2. I have 500 machines connecting to the DC. I have 400 Win Device...
View Articlewindow 7 home basic: hyperlinks used to work OK since I purchased the...
I have a laptop with windows 7 home basic.I purchased brand new from your dealer JARIR BOOKSTORE three years ago.Computer functions ok. But since last 10 days the hyperlinks are not functioning. Please...
View ArticleFailed when the second backup starts
I have created a schedule to backup one of my servers using a network path.System: Windows 2008 R2Backup type: system state.When first backup runs everything goes correctly after the second one error...
View ArticleHow do i backup the servers?
Our ABC Company has 25 clients PC connected to the below servers,1) Domain Controller Server named ABCDC01 (MS Server 2003 Std Ed. SP2) 2) Exchange Server 2007 named ABCEX01 (MS Server 2003 Std x64...
View ArticleWindows Server Backup 2008 - "auto-delete" function not working
We setup full scheduled backups and they seem to be working OK for a while, but now that the backup drive is full, older backups are not being deleted and backups are failing.We were getting below...
View ArticleBackup Fails With Error Code "2155348010"
Hello,I am attempting to complete a backup on a W2K8 STD server to an external USB drive. The devices are 120GB Samsung S1 Minis. I cannot complete either on-demand or scheduled backups to these...
View ArticleHow to Delete Non-System State Backups in Windows 2008R2
Hello,I am running a Windows 2008R2 server which uses Windows Server Backup to do the backups. We are using the backup-tool to create non-system state backups of the data-directories on this machine....
View ArticleRebooting a domain controller!
Hello, If i reboot a domain controller (given the fact i have multiple DCs in my domain), will that cause an issue for users when they are logging in? Does this depend on the what operations master...
View Articlerotating backup log files
I noticed that windows server 2008 has the same event channel as windows server 2012Microsoft-Windows-Backupwith Event/EventData/<Data Name="BackupSuccessLogPath">however these log files only...
View ArticleServer Backup errors on Hyper-V R2
Hello,I posted this issue in Hyper-V because the backup problems seems to be related to it, but did not get any feedback:We are using a Hyper-V R2 server. There are several Servers (2008 [R2]) on the...
View ArticleMirror HDD in Server 2012
Hello guys, I made a windows 2012 Data center R2 server for my business. I installed the OS on a 250GB HDD. Because of reliability issue I bought a new WD 1TB HDD. I want to Mirror my 250GB HDD to the...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 R2 (Essentials) Backup - Compating Large Backup Volume...
Is there any way to change the behaviour of Windows Server Backup (WSE2012R2) with regards Volume Compacting. When multiple (incremental) backups on disk, compacts the (largest) volume each time,...
View ArticleWindows Backup Retention: Server 2012 R2 Essentials
Hi,We are backing up a Server 2012 R2 Essentials machine's files and folders, using Windows Server Backup, to an external hard drive. That backup drive is now 84% full. It is my understanding that...
View ArticleWindows SRV 2012 STD Backup error - Backup of volume...
Hello folks,please can anybody give me advise?I am running two Dell servers with Windows SRV 2012 STD, I am able to backup server on Synology RS 812 without any issue but I am unable to backup servers...
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