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Does anyone else have any further information or comments?
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Does anyone else have any further information or comments?

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What is there to say? your disk is bigger than 2TB and @abhijitwaikar shows you that the Microsoft product has a 2TB limit
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What is there to say? your disk is bigger than 2TB and @abhijitwaikar shows you that the Microsoft product has a 2TB limit

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I'm unable to set up Server 2008 R2 Enterprise backup. I keep getting the error message &quot;Volumes larger than 2088958 megabytes cannot be protected&quot; error message.<br />
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The volume I want to backup is the C: drive. It currently has 1.41 TB free out of a total size of 2.26 TB (see the screenshot).<br />
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What do I need to do to fix this issue so that I will be able to use the built in Server 2008 R2 Enterprise backup utility to backup this server to a 3 TB external USB hard drive?<br />
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I'm unable to set up Server 2008 R2 Enterprise backup. I keep getting the error message "Volumes larger than 2088958 megabytes cannot be protected" error message.

The volume I want to backup is the C: drive. It currently has 1.41 TB free out of a total size of 2.26 TB (see the screenshot).

What do I need to do to fix this issue so that I will be able to use the built in Server 2008 R2 Enterprise backup utility to backup this server to a 3 TB external USB hard drive?

Unable to set up Server 2008 R2 Enterprise backup. I keep getting the error message &quot;Volumes larger than 2088958 megabytes cannot be protected&quot; error message.

This topic area includes legacy versions of Windows prior to Windows 2000: Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions including Windows Mobile.

Windows OS

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.

Unable to set up Server 2008 R2 Enterprise backup. I keep getting the error message &quot;Volumes larger than 2088958 megabytes cannot be protected&quot; error message.

Unable to set up Server 2008 R2 Enterprise backup. I keep getting the error message "Volumes larger than 2088958 megabytes cannot be protected" error message.