Windows backup issues? Try a free alternative for a quick fix.
Windows backup issues? Try a free alternative for a quick fix.
Hi there, I’m new to this topic and haven’t seen anything similar on the forum. I’m looking into backup solutions that people rely on for their boot drives. I’m using a Samsung 840 SSD as my boot drive and a WD Green HDD for storage. I want to copy the entire SSD to the HDD, but the Windows backup feature isn’t working. It keeps showing this error: http://imgur.com/FDY2SV7 (code 0x80780040). My disk management view looks like this: http://imgur.com/FDY2SV7. As a German speaker, feel free to ask for translations if needed. Thanks ahead!
Yes, I can help with that. I understand some German, though not very well.
In the first pic it says something like this: 'Backup storage location is invalid. A volume within the backup can not be used as a storage location.' It looks like something that is necessary for the backup is on my HDD? But I don't know how that is possible. I didn't plug my HDD in until after I finished installing everything on the SSD. 'Fehlercode' means 'error code'. If you need anything else translated, please point out what it is, because if I just translate everything it gets even more confusing.
I rely on AOMEI Backupper. It offers options for full backups, differential backups, and interval-based backups. It’s quite impressive overall. You can select which drives to back up and specify their location conveniently, along with a schedule ranging from a month to an hour. You can also access and examine individual files within the backups. Definitely worth trying.
I regularly rely on Acronis to capture a snapshot of my storage, and I haven’t found any issues so far.
The error suggests the source and destination are on the same disk, possibly due to a file or folder being mistakenly added to the backup process. I located this detail here: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/For...w7itproper. To resolve, execute the command he recommends: "wbadmin start backup -backuptarget:<your_backup_drive> -allcritical". For example, use "wbadmin start backup -backuptarget:G: -allcritical" instead of a letter you don’t have. Another option is Acronis True Image, which offers strong backup capabilities but requires payment.