Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for Server Fault. Closed 5 years ago. Improve this question We are a small team and working on a project that has huge file sizes which shared from a Windows Server running machine. … Read more
We have a 1TB USB WesternDigital MyPassport External HDD plugged into our Windows 2008 R2 (64-bit) server (HP ProLiant ML110 G7) and when you go to eject the External HDD (to swap drives for backups), right-click and hit Eject MyPassport, it’ll sit there for over a minute or two before it tells you its safe … Read more
My IT dept give me 2 servers (Windows server 2012 R2), the first one have 4TB data, the 2nd one have an empty 5TB partition. I have admin privilege on both servers. I have to move all data from server-1 to server-2. While moving (may take some days – idk) my team member still access … Read more
A laptop connected to the domain with some critical files died the other week, and I’m having trouble restoring the files. The laptop is sent away for repairs, but in the meantime I need the files from the backup. I have automatic backups configured in Windows Server Essentials 2012, and several client backups from the … Read more
It’s difficult to tell what is being asked here. This question is ambiguous, vague, incomplete, overly broad, or rhetorical and cannot be reasonably answered in its current form. For help clarifying this question so that it can be reopened, visit the help center. Closed 9 years ago. What is the best way to backup windows … Read more
When using Windows Server Backup on Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise to schedule a System State backup and I get “The system cannot find the path specified”. The dedicated drive I’m using is freshly formatted by Windows Server Backup, contains no other data, and is a healthy drive. I’ve tried searching forums to see if … Read more
I currently own a Windows Server Foundation (that does not support email sending) but wish to send a report email after running Windows Server Backup. Do you know of any programs/alternatives to fix this problem? Thanks. Answer Would it be possible to run Cygwin on the server and then run one of the free MTAs … Read more
Our backups on our virtual windows server 2012 R2 which is hosted on Hyper-V server 2012 R2 have been taking at least 3 hours longer than they used to. We use windows Server Backup for nightly backups which backs up to a local volume. We also use a powershell script for the weekly backup which … Read more
I have two shared folders on our Windows Storage Server 2008r2 I want to backup every week. But when I attempt to restore, I realize that Windows Backup did not perform a full backup of my two selected folders. Only the first folder is available for restoring. Moreover, the subfolders in the first folder is … Read more
I am trying to figure out how to manually copy the Windows Server 2008 backup partition to a Samba share. The purpose is to consolidate several machines worth of backup data into one location for writing to a tape drive. I have an automated task which creates the daily backup, however I can’t specify the … Read more
