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Backups "Catastrophic Failure, Data Area Passed"

In server 2008, when trying to take a full server backup, the error message "catastrophic failure Detailed error:  The data area passed to a system call is too small"Please can anyone help with this...

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Recover photo file I deleted

Please help me recover a photo file I deleted from the photo library.

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How do you reset Windows 8.1 to a specific date?

I need to recover deleted photo files on Sony Vaio Windows 8.1.Can I restart the computer to its settings by a given date?

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VSS Error

Hi AllI'm troubleshooting these VSS alerts we're getting on the server (https://www.storagecraft.com/support/kb/article/32)While issuing the command "vssadmin list shadows" i'm getting this result "No...

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Specify Remote Folder - The specified path is not a remote shared folder

I'm getting this error when I try to check a backup stored on a NAS.  When I attempt to recover from it, I pick "A backup stored on another location" then "Remote shared folder". I put in the path:...

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Windows Server 2012 Restore "Scanning for System Image disks" takes a long time

A Dell T110 II Server with a pair of freshly installed and initialised SAS RAID 0 disks had to be restored from Windows Backup image stored on an external HDD.The "Scanning for System Image disks.."...

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How to Recover data with Windows Backup GUI?

- Have a Hyper-V Host (Server Core) that I want to backup to a locally attached USB Disk.- Have a 2012 R2 management server where I have installed the Windows Backup feature as well.Although it's not...

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Can't backup on WD 'My Passport Ultra'

Hello:I bought 5-1TB Ultra Passports about 3 months ago. The USB Ultra drives are now full and will not backup. I tried to format one and 2008 Server R2 <g class="gr_ gr_289 gr-alert gr_gramm...

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Server 2016 Backup Fails

I have a Windows Server 2016 host server that has virtual machines on it.Whenever I try to backup the virtual machines, the backup job fails. I tried to backup the Hyper-V vm's and the individual...

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WSB My daily backups are too large - Server copies too much per day

Hello everybody, since a couple of years now, I am backing up my 2008 R2 Server (DC and fileserver) with Microsoft Windows Server backup. For this task I am using five external USB HDDs (2TB). My...

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Server 2012R2 backup

i was taking backups on an external HD.  i copied the files using robocopy to another device and the backups are not recognized.  any ideas why?  i retained the permissions and all files.Thank you,

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Active Directory backup using WBADMIN

Hi Team,please tell me which is best for backup and restore in active directory.in WBADMIN START BACKUPorSTART SYSTEMSTATEBACKUPwhich is best?Regards, Pradhap P

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Can I run sysprep.exe on a Wbadmin Created Backup Image (from Windows Server...

Can you run sysprep.exe on a Windows Image Backup that was created from the Windows Server Backup Role? I am interested to extract all of the drivers out of the backup image, does anyone know how to do...

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VSS System Writer - Inconsistent shadow copy

I have tried searching for answers to my specific issue but could not find any resolution so posting a question.I see a Inconsistent shadow copy in VSS for System Writer when doing vssadmin list...

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Azure backup add-in is not working

I've a fresh install Server 2012 R2 with the Azure Backup (Files and Folders) that I'm trying.  I've selected one of my ServerFolders to backup and when I start the backup it is unsuccessful.  I've...

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Windows SBS 2k11 Server backup error when adding a new drive

Hello, I can't seem to add a new drive to Windows Server Backup in SBS2k11.  I checked the disk it's a Buffalo with 512 byte sectors and 4096 Physical sectors which it sounds like means it is 512e.  As...

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Windows Server 2016 Backup fails

About two weeks ago my backup stopped working on my Hyper-V host using Windows Server backup.  The backup Windows show no backups, and the logs just state that the backup engine stopped.  If I try to...

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Windows Server 2012 Backup fatal error

Windows Server 2012 can't take backups but gives a fatal error. With Local Backup I get the message:A fatal error occured during Windows Server Backup snap-in (Wbadmin.msc) operation. Error details:...

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Windows Server 2008r2 System state recovery fails

I have been trying to do a system state recovery but our system keeps locking up at about 50%.  I tried it twice and both times the server locks up and i have to manually shut down.  I am of the...

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"There was a failure in preparing the backup image of one of the volumes in...

WS2012 R2 Hyper-V host fully patched. Server is backed up nightly to USB disks via WSB.Backups worked flawlessly for many months. Then a recurring problem started a few months ago. Took a while, but...

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