These backups offer complete security against data loss and accidental deletion.
However, many users have reported that they run into errors while backing up their servers.
- Many users reported that they are having problems with backup in Windows Server 2008.
- The first thing to do whenever your backup fails is to check whether your drivers are up to date.
- You can also fix this issue by using specialized software.
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Use the Windows Backup and Restore Center
- Go to Start > type backup> select Windows Backup
- Select Create a new backup
- Select Entire computer
- Select Select Back up now
Create a new Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) backup
- Right-click the Volume Shadow Copy option and select New Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) Backup.
- When the New Volume Shadow Copy Backup Wizard opens, select Create a backup of my files for backup operations, and then click Next.
- Select the full backup option.
- Select Next.
- Enter your user name and password when prompted, and then click Yes.
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Create a new VSS backup with another disk
- Create a new disk or partition using Disk Management tool.
- Right-click on the newly created disk and select Format.
- In “Format” window, click on “NTFS” and then click on “OK”.
Create a new VSS backup from a different computer
- Try setting up another computer to perform VSS backups. First, create a VSS backup on another computer.
- Then, try to restore that backup on the problematic system.
- If successful, you can copy the backup files to the destination computer, and you will be able to restore them on the new computer.
- However, if this method fails, try solutions 2 and 3.
- Perform a backup on a secondary drive
- If you have another hard drive available, you can connect it to the system, and then perform a backup.
- However, if your computer has only one hard drive, then you can try another solution.
- Perform a backup over a network using System Center Data Protection Manager
- If you have System Center Data Protection Manager available, then you can use its Network Backup feature to back up your data over the network to another computer.
- If this solution works, you can copy the backup files to the destination computer, and you will be able to restore them on the new computer.
- However, if this method fails, try solution 5.
- Use the System Restore feature
- First, open the Start menu and select System.
- Then, click on Advanced system settings.
- Now, select the System Protection tab.
- Now, select the Show more restore points option, and click on Next.
- After selecting the restore point that was created before the error, click on Next.
- Now, check if this helps.
Create a new VSS backup using Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)
- Create a new backup using the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS).
- Run the following commands:
vssadmin list shadows vssadmin list writers - Verify that the system runs the VSS service ( vssadmin list shadows and vssadmin list writers).
- Verify that VSS service is running and that backups are enabled.
- Verify that the backup device is configured properly to the system (see Step 2).
- Verify that the backup device has enough space to store the required backup.
- Verify that Windows Backup service is running.
