In information technology, Deduplication, or data deduplication, is a process that identifies redundant data (duplicate detection) and eliminates it before it is written to non-volatile disk. The process compresses data like other methods and hence reduces the amount of data that is sent from a transmitter to a receiver. It is almost impossible to predict […]

Hyper-V is a hypervisor for computers with x64 processor-based virtualization technology from Microsoft . Hyper-V is an integral part of the Windows Server operating system (such as Windows Server 2008 and 2012 Datacenter and Standard) as well as in the form of a standalone version (such as Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012). In addition, the 64-bit Pro […]

Here’s a short summary of the Rewards Program: Buy BackupChain or use trial version download with intention to buy Post a video, blog post, online presentation, or page on your company website. Use the word BackupChain in title and post text, about 250 words if choose to write. Articles, blog posts, and the like should […]

If you encounter a VolSnap error like this one: The shadow copies of volume \\?\Volume{XXXXXXXX} were aborted during detection because a critical control file could not be opened. You would want to check if a couple of minutes earlier the system ran into Disk warnings and/or other service errors. Those may be causing this as […]

Is your server running slow due to having dozens of orphaned VSS shadows or snapshots? VSS can impact server performance and slow down Windows considerably. On a Windows Server you can use VSSUIRUN.EXE from the command prompt (run as admin) to inspect VSS settings. You’ll want to delete all scheduled shadows and delete all existing […]

Are you getting folder name too long to delete messages? The issue can easily be fixed using DeleteLongPath, a new freeware tool typical error messages include: “Cannot delete <file name>: The file name you specified is not valid or too long. specify a different file name”   “The specified path, file name, or both are […]

Are you getting these annoying messages when trying to delete a really long folder structure: Destination Path Too Long:  The file name(s) would be too long for the destination folder.  You can shorten the file name and try again, or try a location that has a shorter path   Well there’s hope. DeleteLongPath does exactly […]

Stuck with VSS errors or other Volume Shadow Copy Service troubles?If your backups don’t run properly you may want to have a look at our new freeware: VssDiag Simply download and give it a try. Once you enter the backup date/time it returns a list of relevant error entries it finds in Windows, VSS, Hyper-V, […]

Fixing this error may be a little tricky: 0x800423f4, The writer experienced a non-transient error.  If the backup process is retried, the error is likely to reoccur However, the reason is usually a service vetoing the backup. If it’s the Hyper-V VSS Writer reporting this error, check all Hyper-V logs as shown here //backupchain.com/hyper-v-backup/Troubleshooting-First-Steps.html There’s […]

A common error in VSS may look like this: Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Error calling a routine on a Shadow Copy Provider {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}. Routine details EndPrepareSnapshots [hr = 0x80042302, A Volume Shadow Copy Service component encountered an unexpected error.   Fix it by allowing VSS to use more temp area: vssadmin Resize ShadowStorage /For=C: […]