OFFLINE [IFW] Windows 11 Backups - Problem?

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Twincam
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OFFLINE [IFW] Windows 11 Backups - Problem?

Post by Twincam »

Hi,

I have used IFW, booted from the ["winre"] TBWinRE partition, to perform OFFLINE Backups via a small batch file. These have, apparently, completed fine [see below] but I am a wee bit concerned because of a "Error: VSS Snapshot Creation Failed (80042308h)" message that appears near the top of the [same] Backup Log. Should I be concerned or is this because I have my TBWinRE IFW misconfigured? [Surely, VSS is only required for ONLINE Backups?]

I'd rather not find out the hard way [via a "restore" failure - if it ever proves necessary]! :? Thanks.

Completion message:

[04/16/2024 06:57:35 PM] Elapsed 0:00:24:41
[04/16/2024 06:57:35 PM] Operation Completed with Error Code 0 (Succeeded)
[04/16/2024 06:57:35 PM] Stop

Edit: If I have misconfigured TBWinRE please advise and, also, I have now "attached" the full log [below] as it is not huge.
[04/16/2024 06:32:54 PM] Image for Windows (x64) 3.64
[04/16/2024 06:32:54 PM] Starting Via [OB] TBWinRE. AUTOMATIC. "Defaults" set. After Firefox update....
[04/16/2024 06:32:54 PM] imagew.exe /b /d:w0 /f:"Z:\Backup-w0-$~YYYY$-$~MM$-$~DD$-$~HHMM$-X280" /opw:3B3C6B4A4AFB7EBB2B757D /v /rwv /enc:1 /desc:"Via [OB] TBWinRE. AUTOMATIC. "Defaults" set. After Firefox update."
[04/16/2024 06:32:54 PM] Windows (TM) 10 Preinstallation Environment 22H2 64-bit (10.0.22621.1.100)
[04/16/2024 06:32:54 PM] Attempting to Create VSS Snapshot...
[04/16/2024 06:32:55 PM] VSS Snapshot Creation Failed (80042301h)
[04/16/2024 06:32:55 PM] Backup: Drive 0 (SATA) EFI system partition Partition (01) 100 MiB EFI System (FAT-32)
[04/16/2024 06:32:55 PM] Target File: Z:\Backup-w0-2024-04-16-1831-X280.TBI
[04/16/2024 06:32:55 PM] Total Sectors:204,800 (100 MiB) Sectors to Process:68,312 (33.36 MiB)
[04/16/2024 06:32:55 PM] 68,312 Sector(s) (33.36 MiB) backed up
[04/16/2024 06:32:55 PM] Backup: Drive 0 (SATA) (C:) Basic data partition Partition (02) 475.02 GiB NTFS
[04/16/2024 06:32:55 PM] Target File: Z:\Backup-w0-2024-04-16-1831-X280.TBI
[04/16/2024 06:32:55 PM] Total Sectors:996,179,968 (475.02 GiB) Sectors to Process:146,155,368 (69.69 GiB)
[04/16/2024 06:44:32 PM] 138,255,816 Sector(s) (65.93 GiB) backed up
[04/16/2024 06:44:32 PM] Backup: Drive 0 (SATA) (D:) Recovery Partition (03) 1.82 GiB Windows RE (NTFS)
[04/16/2024 06:44:32 PM] Target File: Z:\Backup-w0-2024-04-16-1831-X280.TBI
[04/16/2024 06:44:32 PM] Total Sectors:3,823,616 (1.82 GiB) Sectors to Process:1,764,728 (861.68 MiB)
[04/16/2024 06:44:49 PM] 1,764,728 Sector(s) (861.68 MiB) backed up
[04/16/2024 06:45:03 PM] Validating: EFI system partition Partition (01) 100 MiB EFI System (FAT-32)
[04/16/2024 06:45:03 PM] Source File: Z:\Backup-w0-2024-04-16-1831-X280.TBI
[04/16/2024 06:45:03 PM] Validating: Basic data partition Partition (02) 475.02 GiB NTFS
[04/16/2024 06:45:03 PM] Source File: Z:\Backup-w0-2024-04-16-1831-X280.TBI
[04/16/2024 06:57:20 PM] Validating: Recovery Partition (03) 1.82 GiB Windows RE (NTFS)
[04/16/2024 06:57:20 PM] Source File: Z:\Backup-w0-2024-04-16-1831-X280.TBI
[04/16/2024 06:57:35 PM] Elapsed 0:00:24:41
[04/16/2024 06:57:35 PM] Operation Completed with Error Code 0 (Succeeded)
[04/16/2024 06:57:35 PM] Stop
TeraByte Support(PP)
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Re: OFFLINE [IFW] Windows 11 Backups - Problem?

Post by TeraByte Support(PP) »

That error message can be ignored. VSS isn't supported in WinPE-based builds (TBWinPE/RE). If the option is enabled, IFW will try to use it, which results in the error message. In TBWinPE/RE a normal lock is used for the backup.
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