Tell me more about repairing the backup database

If Windows Home Server detects errors in your backup database, it sends you a health notification, and your Home Network Health status changes to red, which indicates a critical condition.

On the Console, click the Home Network Health tab to see the backup database error notification. The notification includes a Repair button, which starts the Backup Database Repair Wizard. The wizard may take several hours to finish.

Important

Before you start the wizard, try connecting all the external hard drives that you use to your home server. The backup database error may be fixed automatically by reconnecting a missing hard drive.

Warning

Depending on the type of errors found in the backup database, the wizard may not be able to recover some backups. Some or all backups may be permanently lost.