VSS_E_MAXIMUM_NUMBER_OF_SNAPSHOTS_REACHED

papyturbo · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 23 Location: Paris

Hi,

I have had an error yesterday evening, and the same again today.
Copy from the backup log :
2011-09-01 13:09:16 : Creating Volume Shadow Copy for C: ... [Volume Shadow Copy creation failed for C:. VSS_E_MAXIMUM_NUMBER_OF_SNAPSHOTS_REACHED]

The disk has 19.2 Gb free.
Windows XP, w/automatic updates.

Is there anything I can do?

Thanks,

Etienne

TGRMN Software · Site Admin Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 8763

Hi,

Windows XP only supports 1 Volume Shadow Copy (Snapshot) at a time (2003, Vista, 2008, 7 do support unlimited snapshots).

If there is another application or another ViceVersa process running that is using or created a snapshot already the error below can happen,

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Guest · Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 2:57 pm Post subject:

Thank you for this quick reply.

Yes, I have 2 backups running, the 2nd starting 15 minutes after the 1st. The 2nd had the error.

I have just lanched the 2nd by itself and no problem.

I have added the /wait option in VVscheduler (I don't remember now why I removed it, a while ago, but removing it had solved other problems?!?).

Will check tomorrow morning (next autorun) if all is well.

Thanks for your help,

Etienne

papyturbo · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 23 Location: Paris

OK so far, this morning's backup had no problem.

Thank you Laughing