File backup failure

Introduction

Make sure that your problem appears during file-level backup only. This is the case if you also tried to run a Disk level backup

  • of the same source (e.g. backup of the whole C: drive)
  • to the same destination (e.g. to the same folder).
  • with the same backup settings (VSS, etc)

and in the result the disk level backup worked. In this case check for known issues.

Backup may fail due to a variety of reasons. This article contains instructions on how to localize the root cause of the issue and how to troubleshoot it as well as links to other troubleshooting articles.

About backup process

Backup process can be divided into several stages: