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• Control files and spfile backup automatic backup fails

  Hi all
  
  I use Oracle RAC 11 g ASM 2. My database is 2 knots RAC1 and RAC2.
  
  I take the RMAN database backup ASM diskgroup (FRA) and RAC1 and RAC2-mounted network file system. I have this requirement backup also outside the DSO.
  
  I put: set UP the CONTROL FILE AUTOBACKUP ON;
  I'm runing the node RMAN backup task 2 (RAC2)
  
  I am facing the error when taking a backup to the network file system. below
  

  Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 08-SEP-12
  RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
  RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
  RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
  RMAN-03009: failure of Control File and SPFILE Autobackup command on ORA_DISK_1 channel at 09/08/2012 18:20:06
  ORA-00245: control file backup failed; target is likely on a local file system

  How would I fix this?
  
  Kind regards

  Hello

  Please take a look at the document MOS * RMAN backup fails with Ora-00245 and Rman-08132 [1365484.1 ID] *.

  Snapshot must Controlfile location on a location shared between the nodes.

• iTunes backup fails - Solution: conflict with ZoneAlarm

  For the last 2 months my iTunes (12.3.3) on Windows 7 has been doing more slow slow and glacial as when attaching an iPhone or an iPad (iOS 9.3) for synchronization.

  Last week, I started to receive messages from "backup failed...". "and occasional 0xE8000003 and unable to connect at all errors.

  Apple Support Articles are excellent and give you all the variants. I tried:

  (1) different cables USB-brightening

  (2) different USB ports

  (3) turn off all firewall and virus software

  (3) change the iTunes library for the last one which had sync

  (4) by removing the Lockdown folder

  (5) removing all the old backup files

  (6) replaces the backup files with those who worked from a Mac

  (7) uninstall and then reinstall all the software Apple

  (8) repeated several times in different order

  Finally, I called Apple Support... which were promptly, asked all the right questions and eventually degenerated the problem to engineering. I can't say enough good things about the apple (Attaboy Gabe and JD) support. What is particularly remarkable because my problem was clear Windows on a PC!

  In the meantime, I decided to try not only leave my protection software (CheckPoint ZoneAlarm Extreme) but uninstall. After an uninstall using 'Clean' removal of Checkpoint app, I discovered several registry entries and many services are still active. Most annoying, they have been services that I had never activated to start (ZA Privacy Service, anti-theft ZoneAlarm and Zone Alarm AntiKeyLogger). Start in safe mode, I finally could remove these services and remove all debris from the registry.

  Success. iTunes is now responsive again and fast when I plug an external device!

  The lesson learned for me coming out of the firewall and antivirus that has worked in the past to isolate conflicts as it did not remove its tendrils in Windows as advertised. Even uninstalling was incomplete and left debris.

  Zone Alarm, followed...

  "They just released a new version today which lists the indefinable Fixed: incompatibility with ITunes" in the notes.

  The previous version that caused the problem was released on February 16, 2016, but there is no information in their support on any issues site.

  ZoneAlarm is repeated consumption of abnormal resources guilty and former bad behavior with iTunes. They blocked again.

  

• Time Machine don't prune the old El Capitan backups and works out of space and "backup fails.

  With the help of El Capitan 10.11.1, I noticed a change in behavior with the handling of the time Machine of large files, specifically the files of virtual disk VMWare Fusion (about 50 large concerts).  After a few weeks of use of fusion VM virtual machine, Time Machine gives an error where it ran out of space and "backup failed."

  I had the same problem occur on a second iMac that I own.

  I reformatted my external drive for Time Machine and started fresh, but after a few weeks, I got the same error again.  It seems that Time Machine is not the size or remove older backups of VMware virtual disk to provide a space for the new.

  Previous versions of Mac OS X and Time Machine had no problem with the backup of large files such as these.

  Has anyone else noticed "backup failed" message with Time Machine on El Capitan?  I know that I can exclude the disk virtual VMware backup, but that defeats the entire purpose of Time Machine backups.  Any suggestions?

  Time Machine automatically deletes older snapshots to make room for the new. If your backup history is shorter than expected, it may be because you want to save one or more large files frequently.

  Software virtualization VMware, Parallels or VirtualBox creates a large virtual disk container that is constantly evolving. It will not be saved at all while the virtual machine running, and at other times it must be saved each Time Machine performance. Who fills up quickly any backup destination.

  You must exclude files from virtual drive of your Time Machine backups. To do this, click the Options button in the Time Machine preferences window. You can also do this to virtualization, application settings. Back up the files on the virtual disk within the comments system, using a native backup application.

  A compromise solution is to create a 'snapshot' of the virtual machine in the virtualization software (not a Time Machine snapshot.) This will give you a single large file that never changes and only has to be saved once. All future changes will be stored in a file that is much smaller initially, but will grow over time. You must always exclude this backup TM file. If you need to restore the computer virtual of Time Machine, you will have a working configuration, which will be easy for you to restore the rest of the data in the system of comments.

  See also this page of Parallels support.

• System backup fails with the error no disk space

  I have a Dell laptop with Vista. There E. internal recovery disc I saved 1/2011, but subsequent backups fail, no disk space. The previous backup should be deleted everything first?  I'm afraid to delete all files on the recovery drive for fear of a further backup failure.  If there are files already on the drive if no changes have been made their backup just jump on them and backup new files?  I'm not a computer guru so sorry if these are questions fans.

  Hello

  When you set up your computer, you must create a backup image of the Windows computer, which is like taking a snapshot of the programs, system and files on your computer settings. You can use this backup if your computer ever stops. Although this type of backup includes your personal files, we recommend that you back up your files regularly using the back up files Wizard. You must also update the Windows complete PC backup image every six months.

  If you copied the data from drive E to another location, then it is safe to delete the content in the reader.

  See: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Methods-for-backing-up-your-files

• backup failed: 0x80070005 access denied

  For the last few months when I try to save on DVD my computer is progressing well and uses 9 discs but then finally ends with "backup failed."  The reason given is "0 x 8007005 access denied."  Someone understands this.  What can do to sort it?

  Mamahilz

  Disable your antivirus and any other security program when you perform the backup.  Run the backup administrator.  Delete the compressed backup selection files.  Not back up anything other than your C:\ drive

  Under your administrator account, recover rights fulll and take ownerhip of the totality of the C:\ drive using the following procedures.  If you can not make some folders, ignore them in greater numbers of them aren't as you can.

  To view your permissions, right-click on the file/folder, click Properties, and check the Security tab.  Check the permissions you have by clicking on your user name (or group of users).  Here are the types of permissions, you may have: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/What-are-permissions.  You must be an administrator or owner to change the permissions (and sometimes, being an administrator or even an owner is not sufficient - there are ways to block access (even if a smart administrator knows these ways and can move them - but usually should not because they did not have access, usually for a very good reason).)  Here's how to change the permissions of folder under Vista: http://www.online-tech-tips.com/windows-vista/set-file-folder-permissions-vista/.  To add take and the issuance of right of permissions and ownership in the right click menu (which will make it faster to get once it is configured), see the following article: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/05/21/take-and-grant-full-control-permissions-and-ownership-in-windows-7-or-vista-right-click-menu/.

  To resolve this problem with folders, appropriating the files or the drive (as an administrator) and give you all the rights.  Right-click on the folder/drive, click Properties, click the Security tab and click on advanced and then click the owner tab.  Click on edit, and then click the name of the person you want to give to the property (you may need to add if it is not there--or maybe yourself). If you want that it applies to subfolders and files in this folder/drive, then check the box to replace the owner of subcontainers and objects, and click OK.  Back and now there is a new owner for files and folders/player who can change the required permissions.  Here is more information on the ownership of a file or a folder: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67717-take-ownership-file.html.  To add take ownership in the menu of the right click (which will make it faster to get once it is configured), see the following article: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/add-take-ownership-to-explorer-right-click-menu-in-vista/.

  See if it works - otherwise we will check for a different solution.

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck!

  Lorien - MCSA/MCSE/network + / has + - if this post solves your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' button at the top of this message. Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly.

• Automate the backup of Config

  I'm looking to install a way to backup the configuration of my C370.  Currently, I know how to do it manually via the GUI.  Is it possible to automate this process and it backs up through the CLI?  I was searching through the CLI yesterday, but I couldn't find what would save the config on the command.  I guess if I could find the command that I could set up a job through our Kiwi CatTools to do.  I would like to know if anyone knows how to do this, or if you have found another way to do this effectively.

  Thank you

  Mike

  Hi Mike,.

  There are actually two ways to do this.

  You can save the configuration of the CLI by using the saveconfig command. You can load a configuration file using the loadconfig command. I would like to run these commands first, just so that you can see the process. Basically, you can script something around these commands that could do the job.

  We also have a section of Nice knowledge base that covers this topic as well. The approach is a little differnet but the results are the same.

  How can I schedule or automate the backup of the file of configuration XML from my device?  Where he lives?  How to do a scheduled backup of the configuration of a Windows system file?

  Environment:

  -ESA with AsyncOS 6.x or later.
  -A designated host for the introduction and the storage of backups.

  NOTES:

  Familiarity with the BONES of script and forecasts of the tasks is necessary to understand and implement these tasks safely.  Please understand that many of these concepts are beyond the scope of the IronPort customer support and these sample scripts are certainly not taken in charge.  Although these steps have been successfully tested, this article is mainly for purposes of demonstration and illustration.

  The configuration file dynamically generated during the use of the recording or email of the CLI or GUI configuration tools.  To have an effective backup, it is best to "unmask" passwords, which allows you to place a ground form of passwords for local administrative accounts in the device configuration file.  For this reason, we can not simply copy a flat file "running Setup" of the device.  This method allows us to access the device first, issue a command to dynamically build the current configuration, and either save or mail a copy of this file somewhere remotely, without any intervention from the user.  Once this is done, we can then repeat or schedule this task to occur on a regular basis.

  Quickly and automatically save the configuration with the passwords exposed files:

  (1) generate a SSH key pair to use.  Verify that you can access your device via SSH without having to enter a password.  Details on this operation is provided in article #283.

  (2) create script to connect to the device, save the config and copy (or by mail).  Two simple examples written in BASH:

  Example #1: Saving the configuration to a specific host
  #! / bin/bash
  # This saves the config and then he copies locally via SCP in a directory called backup/config-ironport
  HOSTNAME = test.com
  USER name = admin
  FILENAME = "ssh $USERNAME@$HOSTNAME "saveconfig Yes"|" grep xml | cut f 3 - d "" ' "
  SCP $USERNAME@$HOSTNAME:./configuration/$FILENAME./ironport/config-backups /.

  Example #2: Emailing an email address configuration
  #! / bin/bash
  # This sends the config to MAILDEST
  HOSTNAME = MX.test.com
  USER name = admin
  [email protected] / * /.
  SSH $USERNAME@$HOSTNAME 'mailconfig $MAILDEST Yes.

  NOTE: this similar logic can be applied in any scripting language OS such as VB scripts or batch for Windows.  These scripts are intended as examples only rudimentary.

  (3) use cron or or scheduling tool to start work on a regular basis.  Services like cron or Task Scheduler in Windows are easy tools that can be used to automate simple jobs like that.  For example, the * NIX CRON configuration file follows this format:

  minute (0-59), hour (0-23, 0 = midnight), day (1-31), month (1-12), day of the week (0-6, 0 = Sunday), command

  So a good example to run this script every day at 02:00 would look like:
  00 02 * /location/your_script.sh

  Otherwise, here is another method to automate a backup of the configuration.

  How to do a scheduled backup of the configuration of a Windows system file?

  With the following procedure, you can save the configuration on a regular basis of a Windows system file.

  1 install the emulator of terminal 'PuTTY' under C:\

  2. create a text file with the following line and name it "send_config.txt" and place it under C:\ (Change of [email protected] / * / to the email address you want the configuration file must be sent to)

  mailconfig [email protected] / * /.
  3. create a text file with the following lines and name it "send_config_batch.bat" and place it under C:\
  (Change the "hostname" for the host name can be resolved or IP address of your device and the "password" to your real password for the admin account).

  C:\putty.exe-SSH hostname-l - pw admin and password C:\send_config.txt m
  output
  
  4. Add "send_config_batch.bat" to the scheduled task window.

  The Configuration file will be sent to the address specified in the "send_config.txt".

  I hope this helps!

  Christopher C Smith

  CSE
  Cisco IronPort customer

• Windows 7 64-bit. The backup failed, error 0 x 80070020

  When you perform a backup of the complete picture of my 64-bit Windows 7 machine I received an error: the backup failed.  The process cannot access the file becaue it is used by another process.  0 x 80070020

  OK, let's go:

  The computer is a little over a month, I just built it in December.  It's only a 64 bit MB Gigabyte with AMD processor and 4 GB of memory.  I have an internal drive C and D. I had no problem with the procedure of backup for the first three weeks, and then it started.

  Hardware drivers are all new.
  No recent changes to the computer during the last 10 days
  I have NOT installed any software CD burning in the last 10 days.
  I installed iTunes a month ago.
  iTunes ran very well until a couple of days ago when a message began to appear:

  "The registry settings used by the iTunes for importing and burning CDs and DVDs are missing.  This can occur as a result of installing other CD burning software.  Please reinstall iTunes.

  I ran a repair on iTunes (an option that came when I tried to uninstall) and since it did not work, I completely uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes.  Still have the problem.

  Then I ran /Scannnow STC.  No problem found

  Then I ran chkdsk C: /f /r.  No problem found

  Then I ran the backup program.  Same error, the backup was not completely successful, error Code: 0 x 80070020.

  I went to backup settings and change them as the suggested message.  I DISABLED "Backup data for newly created users" and the backup completed successfully.

  My question is double what the _ is this option there for and why are these kinds of things put in the first place in DEFAULT AS of the elements operating systems?

  Looks like all is well and I spent most of a solving Sunday.

• If I subscribe to the monthly backup on iCloud, one plan will support all three of my devices?

  If I subscribe to the monthly backup on iCloud, plan a backup all three of my devices?

  Yes provided that:

  -All devices use the same ID to iCloud

  -You bought a storage sufficient for three devices.

• Backup failed with error 18: the backup drive is not found

  Hello

  My guard time capsule saying "Backup failed" for a few days and I cannot access the old backup files either (when I enter my time machine it shows 'today', which is kind of scary, although I know that my old files is still there). I tried many ways to trouble shoot this problem, but none of this has worked. In my opinion, it's more a network problem and I made sure I connect Wi - Fi even my time capsule created.

  So far I have tried:

  -Delete the files from my internet (com.apple.airport.preferences.plist; preferences.plist and NetworkInterfaces.plist, etc.) and restart my mac

  -Remove TimeMachine.plist and restart my mac

  -Hard reset of my time capsule. Went through all configurations with success but then still backup missed (I hear the running time capsule when it is by train).

  I share this time capsule with my wife and she has no problem with that.

  I can only think of a possible alternation I did which could cause this problem.

  Because of unstable WiFi problem, I had deleted

  com Apple.Airport.Preferences.plist

  com.Apple.Network.identification.plist

  NetworkInterfaces.plist

  Preferences.plist

  or other files and reboot my mac * before * I had this problem with time capsule.

  However, this is not the first time I do it, and it wasn't a problem before...

  This could be the reason? If so, how to restore the network settings?

  Please help me with this problem. Really appreciate!

  Ted

  Here is a copy of the Console:

  24/02/16 2:44:19.308 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: from manual backup

  24/02/16 2:44:19.309 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: Destination Time machine could not be found (url: destinationID (null): AB78050D-4852-489D-9CBF-88727FBC8047)

  24/02/16 2:44:19.313 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: backup failed with error 18: the backup drive is not found.

  24/02/16 2:44:35.326 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: NAConnectToServerSync failed with the error: 64 (host is out of service) for url: afp://Ted%20Ling; AUTH=SRP@Flymi's%20AirPort%20Time%20Capsule._afpovertcp._tcp.l ALCO. / data

  24/02/16 2:45:29.976 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: attempt to mount the destination network URL: afp://Ted%20Ling; AUTH=SRP@Flymi's%20AirPort%20Time%20Capsule._afpovertcp._tcp.l ALCO. / data

  24/02/16 2:45:29.976 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: error - 35 during the resolution of the backup destination alias

  24/02/16 2:45:29.976 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: attempt to mount the destination network URL: afp://Ted%20Ling@TJ's%20AirPort%20Time%20Capsule._afpovertcp._tcp.local./Data

  24/02/16 2:45:30.668 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: destination network mounted at the mounting point: / Volumes/data using URL: afp://Ted%20Ling@TJ's%20AirPort%20Time%20Capsule._afpovertcp._tcp.local./Data

  24/02/16 2:45:50.428 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: impossible to eject the volume/Volumes/Data (FSVolumeRefNum:-111; status:-47; dissident pid: 0)

  24/02/16 2:45:50.428 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: wait 60 seconds and try again.

  24/02/16 2:45:59.981 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: NAConnectToServerSync failed with the error: 64 (host is out of service) for url: afp://Ted%20Ling; AUTH=SRP@Flymi's%20AirPort%20Time%20Capsule._afpovertcp._tcp.l ALCO. / data

  24/02/16 2:46:42.807 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: Timed out while solving Hello destination: afp://Ted%20Ling; AUTH=SRP@Flymi's%20AirPort%20Time%20Capsule._afpovertcp._tcp.l ALCO. / data

  24/02/16 2:46:42.812 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: from manual backup

  24/02/16 2:46:42.814 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: the airport of Destination Flymi Time Capsule could not be found (url: afp://Ted%20Ling;) AUTH=SRP@Flymi's%20AirPort%20Time%20Capsule._afpovertcp._tcp.l ALCO. (/ data destinationID: B2187361-58BC-4D33-A7AC-1DDC429ABF3B)

  24/02/16 2:46:42.825 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: backup failed with error 18: the backup drive is not found.

  24/02/16 2:46:42.833 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: from manual backup

  24/02/16 2:46:50.544 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: network destination already mounted to: / Volumes/data

  24/02/16 2:46:50.604 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: network destination already mounted to: / Volumes/data

  24/02/16 2:47:16.683 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: impossible to eject the volume/Volumes/Data (FSVolumeRefNum:-111; status:-47; dissident pid: 0)

  24/02/16 2:47:16.683 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: wait 60 seconds and try again.

  24/02/16 2:48:20.566 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: network destination already mounted to: / Volumes/data

  24/02/16 2:48:44.360 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: impossible to eject the volume/Volumes/Data (FSVolumeRefNum:-111; status:-47; dissident pid: 0)

  24/02/16 2:48:44.360 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: wait 60 seconds and try again.

  24/02/16 2:49:48.014 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: network destination already mounted to: / Volumes/data

  24/02/16 2:50:11.885 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: impossible to eject the volume/Volumes/Data (FSVolumeRefNum:-111; status:-47; dissident pid: 0)

  24/02/16 2:50:11.885 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: give up after 3 attempts.

  24/02/16 2:50:11.903 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: backup failed with error 21:21

  24/02/16 2:50:27.245 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: impossible to eject the volume/Volumes/Data (FSVolumeRefNum:-111; status:-47; dissident pid: 0)

  24/02/16 2:50:27.250 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: from manual backup

  24/02/16 2:50:27.250 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: Destination Time machine could not be found (url: destinationID (null): AB78050D-4852-489D-9CBF-88727FBC8047)

  24/02/16 2:50:27.257 AM com.apple.backupd [857]: backup failed with error 18: the backup drive is not found.

  24/02/16 2:52:28.390 AM SystemUIServer [265]: try using XPC with a MachService which has the value HideUntilCheckIn. This will result in unpredictable behavior: com.apple.backupd.status.xpc

  24/02/16 2:52:28.390 AM com.apple.prefs.backup.remoteservice [866]: try using XPC with a MachService which has the value HideUntilCheckIn. This will result in unpredictable behavior: com.apple.backupd.status.xpc

  What model is the TC?

  Try to force the connection to 2.4 ghz using different names for the various bands... or even better to use ethernet.

  (You may need to buy love at first sight for adapter Ethernet... is an investment worth considering how unreliable wireless).

  Also give me some screenshots of the TC installing airport utility.

  Can you get it in the Finder?

• "Backup failed" notification on Palm Pre

  I just received a notification on my phone that says "backup failed." I typed it, and he opened a message that says that my phone has not been saved since February 2, 2010. He then suggests that I press a 'Back Up Now' button that appears. I press it, and the phone just hangs. How can I get my pre back up successfully once again? I can't afford to lose my contacts in my business, and I hear, it's the "end game" for the same problem... all disappear one day.

  Help!

  You are right. Disabling backup removes only the data from the server of Palm, all data on the device will be intact.

  Re-activation backup will create a fresh new copy of the backup on the server.

• Windows Server backup failed

  Hello

  We have a problem with our Windows Server backup on our main server. It fails every night and you see disks (5 discs for each day from Monday to Friday) to be offline, even if we can access the data and restore files/folders. We tested another software to backup with one of our readers, and he was properly executed. The event log shows error event ID 561 and 546 "...". the backup failed as no target could be found... "Any ideas what is the cause? As I have said that we ran successfully backup by using one of the players and another software so I don't think it's a hardware problem.

  Thanks in advance

  K8

  This issue is beyond the scope of this site and must be placed on Technet or MSDN
  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/home

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• WHS client backup fails with an access denied error

  I have a new laptop with Windows 8.1 on which I have installed the Windows Home Server 2011 connector and configuration backups for her. Backups fail at every attempt to return that an error prevented backup to create a snapshot of the volumes on this computer.

  The event log shows event ID 8194 by the following:

  The volume shadow copy Service error: error unexpected mark of the IVssWriterCallback interface. HR = 0 x 80070005 access is denied.

  . This is often caused by incorrect security settings in the process of the writer or the applicant.

  I tried to start the VSS service and tried the backup with the same result.

  The service runs with the same parameters the service runs on a computer that registers with success.

  This issue is beyond the scope of this site and must be placed on Technet or MSDN

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• Backup fails and imprisons the DVD + R in machine

  Please accept my apologies if this is a dumb question with an easy answer.

  I tried to run backup on HP G61-110SE (64-bit Edition Windows 7 Home Premium) that I bought a couple of weeks. I insert the DVD and let it roll. Backup goes to about 50% (over a period of what this is between 3 and 24 hours) then either hangs or advises the backup failed or the drive is faulty somehow and I need to insert another disc. At this point, I try to eject the disc (and we tried to push the button to insert a needle) and he refuses to eject. He even lets me know that he has failed to eject most of the time, but I tend to have already achieved it.

  I need to stop the laptop and eject while it is booting. This means that I have to cancel the backup and still failed to create. Backup restore & does not recognize a flash drive as available on DVD/CD alternative. A few times I even had to pull on the plug, remove the battery, leave it for a few minutes and turn (as they said of working when HP of the work cell phone froze at startup).

  I don't think I'm stupid, but my question is, I'm a fool for trying to use DVD + R or is there something more fundamentally wrong? All I want to do is create a set of backup disks!

  Help, please

  OK everybody! Problem solved.

  Not sure that the following items, which did the trick but I would go with the last of them;

  1. the audio and video dvd which worked well, then tried to backup Sony DVD + R again and it didn't burn. Then,.

  2 disabled Norton, disconnected from all internet and associated devices, ran to the backup for about 24 hours on a DVD + RW Verbatim and it hung at 61% and wouldn't release the drive. Then,.

  3. put the ball across the screen, took the phone upstairs and threw it out the window of the bedroom. Allow the dog to throw it in the garden for 15 minutes. He dropped out of the mouth of dogs, has been replaced power cord, put another ball by keyboard for good measure. Tried to launch backup and it failed. Finally,.

  4 bought some Sony DVD-R. Disabled Norton, etc., ran backup and it worked!

  My conclusion is that, after crossing a cake about 12 25 TDK DVD + R Sony DVD + R, 6 TDK DVD + RW and 1 Verbatim DVD + RW, it is perhaps that DVD-R is the format of the disc to go.

  P.S. If someone from Microsoft or HP is reading this, it might be interesting to convey this to new purchser of your products and the authors of manuals / "help" topics If anyone from Sony is reading this, I will gladly accept a gift of a cake of replacement of DVD + R for free advertising. If anyone from TDK is reading this... Sorry, do not use your brand again. No logical reason.

• every day, the backups fail

  as a computer geek friend helped me every day that I get the message that my "last backup failed" How can I fix?

  Hello Sharon,

  This forum is for MSE.  Please repost in the Microsoft Technet forum specifically dedicated to the problems of backup: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/windowsbackup/ where the experts will be more than happy to help you.

  Good luck!