Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
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How do I recover Azure Backup Passphrase?
Hello, During setup for Azure Backup for on-premises machines, the backup server passphrase was misplaced. I would like to retrieve it since I am taking one of the servers off site recovery. How do I go about retrieving the backup passphrase? since…
asked 2024-05-08T12:29:58.0333333+00:00
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Diana Piloya
25
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commented 2024-05-21T20:57:02.92+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
38,891
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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Why is One Drive deleting files on my local computer and how can they be recovered?
I recently replaced my hard drive and was trying to use One Drive as a back up ONLY, but I have noticed numerous files being deleted by ONE DRIVE and I can't find or access them - what gives???
asked 2024-01-27T16:02:40.1+00:00
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Patrick O'Harris
0
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commented 2024-05-12T19:21:09.64+00:00
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cecilia gonzales
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System writer 를 실행시킬 수 없습니다.
안녕하세요 Windows Server 2019 에서 Windows Server 백업을 진행을 하려고 하는데, 최초로 진행할때에는 잘 됐었는데 이후에 하니까 백업과 복구 모두 불가능한 상태가 되었습니다. 보니까 System writer 가 없다는 로그가 뜨는데 레지스트리를 수정해도 안되고, 권한과 재부팅 등 여러가지를 해봤지만 안됩니다. 로그는 다음과 같습니다.
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Windows Backup failed to get an exclusive lock on the EFI system partition (ESP) - Symantec Endpoint Protection
Hello everyone. I have 30 odd Windows 10 & Windows 2019/2022 Servers that get this error randomly when performing a Bare Metal backup using Windows Backup to internal and external hard drives. Error: Windows Backup failed to get an exclusive…
asked 2022-06-17T02:27:41.73+00:00
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Jesse Flintoff
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answered 2024-05-07T10:30:23.7833333+00:00
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Ancera Informatica
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How to restore a Windows Server from nothing?
Hello, I had this Windows Server on a physical server that was backed up to an external hard drive with a full backup done with the Windows Server Backup tool. I have tested that this backup works by restoring the system state, files that were deleted,…
asked 2024-04-29T17:41:15.2933333+00:00
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Ethan Davani
100
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commented 2024-04-30T18:10:08.15+00:00
Ethan Davani
100
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Server 2022 Backup Restoration Issue to Different Machine
I have a server running on ESXi host, the server is currently down and i would like to selective restore some of the data onto a different server to make available on the network. When i try to browse to the location where the backup is kept it returns…
asked 2024-04-29T15:45:25.69+00:00
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BradRob
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answered 2024-04-30T03:59:30.0066667+00:00
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Ian Xue (Shanghai Wicresoft Co., Ltd.)
31,091
Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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transfer DPM 2022 to new server
Hello everyone, sorry not in our suitable category. there is a task to transfer the DPM service to a new server, it is possible to do this correctly while maintaining all settings (protection groups, control points and everything else) the pool remains…
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Cannot setup Windows Server Backup - Backup Schedule with Remote Shared Folder
Hi, I am a new user of Windows Server 2019. I want to schedule a backup to the remote shared folder. While I can use the Backup Once option, I cannot use a scheduled backup. It prompts all the time username and password window. When I set up Backup…
asked 2021-04-12T14:22:16.193+00:00
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zack1989
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edited a comment 2024-04-18T20:28:38.51+00:00
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Jack Award
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DPM 2019 RU 3 event errors: 999 and 948. DPM Service nit run
Hi I have an unusual problem of a known error in DPM. In Event Logs, I get a notorious error 999, because the MSDPM service does not want to start. I am asking for help in solving the problem. ============================ Event Log: The…
asked 2021-09-27T12:30:20.86+00:00
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OdoArd
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answered 2024-04-18T05:05:25.5833333+00:00
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Muhammad Shakir Khan
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Can't find password for restoring backup
I cannot restore a backup. I don't have the correct password for the file I am trying to restore and I am not allowed to reset the password.
asked 2024-04-10T15:13:17.9666667+00:00
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Maxine Moul
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answered 2024-04-10T17:03:38.3833333+00:00
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Marcin Policht
13,175
Reputation points MVP
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MARS agent and system disk recovery
Hello. I've tried backup of System state and Files and folders of C:. Now I want to restore machine to a new empty Windows Server. How should I proceed to restore whole C:\ volume. ? I was copying data from recoevery_disk:\c_col to C:\ but…
asked 2023-09-14T11:09:24.9066667+00:00
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Jan Vávra
251
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commented 2024-03-29T07:03:45.6266667+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
38,891
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer
Can we extend the Expiry time of the backup which is already took from the VM
Hi Team, Can we extend the Expiry time of the backup which is already took from the VM in Azure. I took the VM adhoc backup with 10 days retention. But now I want to extend the retention of that adhoc backup from 10 days to 60 days, so that backup…
asked 2023-08-23T03:44:19.7533333+00:00
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Kishore-Reddy.Byreddy
85
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commented 2024-03-28T14:24:59.0966667+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
38,891
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2 answers
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About 3 days ago Server Backup Started to Fail, Says no Space, but tons of space available.
Hello, since 23.03.2024 Server Backup Fails, with argument "There is not enough space to create the disk volume" I Have eliminated several Old backups, but that is not the issue . Lots of Space Available: Destination Usage Capacity 2272,86 GB…
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server backup to multiple destination drives not working
I've setup my Win Server 2019 to do a backup to multiple drives (two USB-connected drives, and one internal drive). When it runs it only writes the backup to one of the drives, but not the other two.
asked 2024-03-25T20:39:16.1366667+00:00
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Modern Appliance
0
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answered 2024-03-27T08:19:49.4266667+00:00
Ian Xue (Shanghai Wicresoft Co., Ltd.)
31,091
Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer
ho to fix Error Code UserErrorMigrationFromSecuredVmsToStandardVmNotAllowed
we've created VM name (A) and added it to backup, and backup was working fine. after days, we destroyed the machine (A), and build another machine with the same name (A) but different size and different OS ( both OS are Ms. windows ). after deploying…
asked 2024-03-20T07:19:24.7066667+00:00
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Ayman
0
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answered 2024-03-25T09:10:11.97+00:00
Ian Xue (Shanghai Wicresoft Co., Ltd.)
31,091
Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
2 answers
Running Windows Server Backup, Disk X has the same disk identifiers as one or more disks connected to the system.
We have been having an occasional problem on Windows Server 2019 VM running under Hyper-V 2019, during backups. From what I have been able to determine, the backup, running from Hyper-V, triggers the VM to create Shadow Copies of the disks to be backed…
asked 2024-02-10T00:24:47.4666667+00:00
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Rick Hogan
0
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commented 2024-03-22T19:03:00.9+00:00
Rick Hogan
0
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How to protect a clustered resource with a secondary DPM server after Primary DPM server is decomissioned
Hi We currently backup an 8 node Hyper-V cluster on a DPM 2019 server which is protected by a secondary DPM server. The primary server is being removed and the secondary server has been relocated. A VM on the cluster has been moved onto a new stand…
asked 2024-03-21T18:55:05.2066667+00:00
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Chris48
1
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edited an answer 2024-03-22T07:59:23.22+00:00
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XinGuo-MSFT
14,851
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1 answer
wbackup does not show my seagate one-touch usb-disk when creating a new schedule
wbackup does not show my seagate one-touch usb-disk when creating a new schedule
asked 2024-03-15T09:24:12.6533333+00:00
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Thomas Wultsch
0
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commented 2024-03-15T10:58:09.26+00:00
Thomas Wultsch
0
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Can Microsoft Azure Backup Server run on a Windows Failover Cluster Node?
I have a Windows cluster with two nodes. I attempted to install Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS) on one of the nodes, but encountered the following - error: 'Invalid vault credentials provided. The file is either corrupted or does not have the…
asked 2024-03-14T06:10:07.91+00:00
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Akash Sharma
20
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commented 2024-03-15T10:45:51.8733333+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
38,891
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer
windows 2016 server hard drive is filling up every night
My windows 2016 server (essentials) is beginning to fill up the hard drive every night. I feel like there is something running that is causing this. My client backups are backing up to a separate external hard drive. Both hard drive are 1 Tb. What…
asked 2024-03-14T13:58:17.2066667+00:00
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TIM BRIDGES
0
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answered 2024-03-14T14:15:03.08+00:00
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Michael Taylor
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