In-built Windows backup system failing.

[Paul]

I'm using Windows 7, all up to date. There is plenty of free space on the backup
drive.

The in-built Windows backup system (the one that backs up user data and creates a
system image one a week) has stopped working. It had been working fine up to today,
but now just runs for some time but fails to complete, notifying me it has failed.

In true Microsoft fashion, it displays the most incredibly useful and detailed
error message "object not found".

I have tried deleting all of the existing backups, but it still fails to complete.
Anyone got any suggestions as to what might be wrong?

Ted.

As near as I can determine, from reading the tea leaves, that error
is issued by VSS (volume shadow service, the thing that makes the "hot" copy).
VSS is the thing that is actually making the backup for you.

There is a suggestion here, that each partition has an enable/disable
for VSS. And perhaps something got disabled for some reason.

https://secure.efoldering.com/support/index.php?/efolder/Knowledgebase/Article/View/60//

"VSS_E_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND (0x80042308)"

It helps if you post any error numbers, if you can find one in the output,
or buried in Event Viewer or something. It makes it easier to search for
refs like that.

HTH,
Paul

 

[Robert Baer]

As near as I can determine, from reading the tea leaves, that error
is issued by VSS (volume shadow service, the thing that makes the "hot"
copy).
VSS is the thing that is actually making the backup for you.

There is a suggestion here, that each partition has an enable/disable
for VSS. And perhaps something got disabled for some reason.

https://secure.efoldering.com/support/index.php?/efolder/Knowledgebase/Article/View/60//


"VSS_E_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND (0x80042308)"

It helps if you post any error numbers, if you can find one in the output,
or buried in Event Viewer or something. It makes it easier to search for
refs like that.

HTH,
Paul

Then again, never use M$ "backup" which never works properly -
especially when you really need that.
Too many other-vendor solutions.

 

[Paul]

Then again, never use M$ "backup" which never works properly -
especially when you really need that.
Too many other-vendor solutions.

The System Image function of Windows 7 works fine. I've applied
it a couple of times, with good effect. In one case, the
boot repair tried three times to start Windows 7, and could not
repair it. I used my recovery CD, booted that, and recovered using
the System Image files.

The files captured in a System Image, are .vhd format, which is a
format that also works in Virtual Machines. The files can also be
mounted, like they were a hard drive. So even if you didn't want to
restore the entire image, you can randomly access files there if needed.

I don't know the details of any file-by-file backup, and how that
works. I don't use that feature. I only back up whole partitions,
for safety.

Paul

 

[Paul]

The System Image function of Windows 7 works fine. I've applied
it a couple of times, with good effect. In one case, the
boot repair tried three times to start Windows 7, and could not
repair it. I used my recovery CD, booted that, and recovered using
the System Image files.

The files captured in a System Image, are .vhd format, which is a
format that also works in Virtual Machines. The files can also be
mounted, like they were a hard drive. So even if you didn't want to
restore the entire image, you can randomly access files there if needed.

I don't know the details of any file-by-file backup, and how that
works. I don't use that feature. I only back up whole partitions,
for safety.

Paul

Also, System Image (anything Vista or later), has nothing to
do with the NTBACKUP program. That one is entirely different.

Paul

 

[Mellowed]

The System Image function of Windows 7 works fine. I've applied
it a couple of times, with good effect. In one case, the
boot repair tried three times to start Windows 7, and could not
repair it. I used my recovery CD, booted that, and recovered using
the System Image files.

The files captured in a System Image, are .vhd format, which is a
format that also works in Virtual Machines. The files can also be
mounted, like they were a hard drive. So even if you didn't want to
restore the entire image, you can randomly access files there if needed.

I don't know the details of any file-by-file backup, and how that
works. I don't use that feature. I only back up whole partitions,
for safety.

Paul

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