Failed to Initialise Volume Shadow Copy Service
Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 12:24 pm
I'm getting the following errors backing up my Windows 7 64bit system:
19:55:17 SSTART Backup Session 3 Auto Run: Started on Donnerstag, 26. Mai 2011 at 19:55:17 Version: 2.9 (398)
19:55:17 INF Platform: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition, 64-bit Service Pack 1 (Build 7601)
19:55:17 INF Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\AISBACKUP.exe
19:55:17 INF Run Time Parameters: [MZYYYYYYY]
19:55:17 INF User Account: CJ
19:55:17 INF Running as Administrator
19:55:35 INF Creating Session: 3
19:55:35 INF Calculating backup
19:59:19 STAT Files Selected For Backup: 235 (948,94 MB)
19:59:19 STAT Already Backed up: 254.531
19:59:19 STAT Excluded From Backup: 122 Files and 22 Folders.
19:59:19 DEST Backup destination: X:\Backup\Billy\Billy.zis, Volume ID: [EXTERNAL], Signature: [BE0A554D007E000000000000]
19:59:19 INF Backing up NTFS Security Settings and Alternate Data Streams.
19:59:19 INF Test Method: File Integrity Method.
19:59:19 INF Backing up: 235 Files of 948,00 Megabytes
19:59:19 INF Excluding: 122 Files (See Modify Files and Folders/Exclusions)
19:59:19 INF Already on Backup: 254.531 Files
19:59:19 INF Compression Level: High
19:59:19 STAT Estimated Size of Backup: 595,66 MB
19:59:19 INF Backing up NTFS folder security settings
19:59:34 INF Using Media: [EXTERNAL]
20:00:18 INF Backing up 75 Exclusively Opened Files
20:00:19 ERR Failed to Initialise Volume Shadow Copy Service for Drive: C:\
20:00:21 ERR Failed to Initialise Volume Shadow Copy Service for Drive: C:\
20:00:21 ERR Failed to initialise Volume Copy Shadow Service on drive
... (long list of files that couldn't be backed up)
20:00:34 INF Testing Backup
20:00:52 RESERR 73 Files could not be backed up
20:00:52 RESINF 89 Files were backed up and tested successfully
20:00:52 RESULT Scheduled Backup:
73 Files could not be backed up
A full restore using this session may not be safe
20:01:13 INF Backing up Backup Contents File Database Files
20:01:16 STAT Time Calculating Backup: 3 Minutes 44 Seconds
20:01:16 STAT Time Backing up: 1 Minute 5 Seconds
20:01:16 STAT Time Testing Backup: 21 Seconds
20:01:16 STAT Total Time: 5 Minutes 11 Seconds
20:01:16 STAT Time Deleting Old Versions: 6 Seconds
20:01:16 STAT Backed up at 871,72 MB per minute
20:01:16 STAT Compression Ratio: 41%
20:01:16 STAT Not Compressible 273,82 MB 29% (Not included in compression ratio)
20:01:16 STAT Tested backup at 2.597,21 MB per minute
20:01:16 SESSEND Backup Session Ended: Donnerstag, 26. Mai 2011 20:01:16
I'm not using truecrypt or any other form of encrypted drive.
Is there anything you can suggest to fix this problem?
Thanks
Martin
19:55:17 SSTART Backup Session 3 Auto Run: Started on Donnerstag, 26. Mai 2011 at 19:55:17 Version: 2.9 (398)
19:55:17 INF Platform: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition, 64-bit Service Pack 1 (Build 7601)
19:55:17 INF Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\AISBACKUP.exe
19:55:17 INF Run Time Parameters: [MZYYYYYYY]
19:55:17 INF User Account: CJ
19:55:17 INF Running as Administrator
19:55:35 INF Creating Session: 3
19:55:35 INF Calculating backup
19:59:19 STAT Files Selected For Backup: 235 (948,94 MB)
19:59:19 STAT Already Backed up: 254.531
19:59:19 STAT Excluded From Backup: 122 Files and 22 Folders.
19:59:19 DEST Backup destination: X:\Backup\Billy\Billy.zis, Volume ID: [EXTERNAL], Signature: [BE0A554D007E000000000000]
19:59:19 INF Backing up NTFS Security Settings and Alternate Data Streams.
19:59:19 INF Test Method: File Integrity Method.
19:59:19 INF Backing up: 235 Files of 948,00 Megabytes
19:59:19 INF Excluding: 122 Files (See Modify Files and Folders/Exclusions)
19:59:19 INF Already on Backup: 254.531 Files
19:59:19 INF Compression Level: High
19:59:19 STAT Estimated Size of Backup: 595,66 MB
19:59:19 INF Backing up NTFS folder security settings
19:59:34 INF Using Media: [EXTERNAL]
20:00:18 INF Backing up 75 Exclusively Opened Files
20:00:19 ERR Failed to Initialise Volume Shadow Copy Service for Drive: C:\
20:00:21 ERR Failed to Initialise Volume Shadow Copy Service for Drive: C:\
20:00:21 ERR Failed to initialise Volume Copy Shadow Service on drive
... (long list of files that couldn't be backed up)
20:00:34 INF Testing Backup
20:00:52 RESERR 73 Files could not be backed up
20:00:52 RESINF 89 Files were backed up and tested successfully
20:00:52 RESULT Scheduled Backup:
73 Files could not be backed up
A full restore using this session may not be safe
20:01:13 INF Backing up Backup Contents File Database Files
20:01:16 STAT Time Calculating Backup: 3 Minutes 44 Seconds
20:01:16 STAT Time Backing up: 1 Minute 5 Seconds
20:01:16 STAT Time Testing Backup: 21 Seconds
20:01:16 STAT Total Time: 5 Minutes 11 Seconds
20:01:16 STAT Time Deleting Old Versions: 6 Seconds
20:01:16 STAT Backed up at 871,72 MB per minute
20:01:16 STAT Compression Ratio: 41%
20:01:16 STAT Not Compressible 273,82 MB 29% (Not included in compression ratio)
20:01:16 STAT Tested backup at 2.597,21 MB per minute
20:01:16 SESSEND Backup Session Ended: Donnerstag, 26. Mai 2011 20:01:16
I'm not using truecrypt or any other form of encrypted drive.
Is there anything you can suggest to fix this problem?
Thanks
Martin