Doing Windows 7 backup fails.


  1. Krischu
    Posts : 9
    Windows 7 Pro 64 SP1
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    Doing Windows 7 backup fails.


    Windows 7/64 SP1

    I have an external drive H: attached (2.2 TB NTFS partition). The drive is
    practically empty.

    Today I wanted to do a full backup of the system. After a while it says that the last backup did not finish successfully (translated from German).

    Last backup: never

    Details say that a shadow copy is being generated.
    Backup is being prepared. (Sicherung wird vorbereitet, 7%)
    (while doing the files being processed are listed in the window one at a time).
    C:\Users\Administrator
    C:\Users\me

    are being processed at the moment
    at 12%

    The it says that files are being copied and the drive suddenly goes offline.



    My C: drive is a 512 GB SSD being actively logged in of course.
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  3. Ru Ko
    Posts : 4
    Win 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
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    Backup failure


    Hello

    Having the same problem. Did you find a solution?

    Thanks
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  4. Krischu
    Posts : 9
    Windows 7 Pro 64 SP1
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    Ru Ko said:
    Hello

    Having the same problem. Did you find a solution?

    Thanks
    It turned out, that I (probably) had a bad disk (3TB) or something was messed with the GPT (partition table) I had installed on it. Or the USB 3.0 external Sata Docking station (Logilink) had problems with > 2 TB.

    Anyway, I'm waiting for the replacement 3TB disk and will try again when received.

    You may compare your situation with mine, whether some parameters match.

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