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SBS 2008 - Windows Server Backup forcing inclusion of data drive
Hi guys.
I have an SBS 2008 box that I'm attempting to set up Windows Server Backup on.
The client currently has a limited amount of storage space for backups, so I'm wanting to keep them as small as possible (to save space and to retain as many restore points as possible).
When I attempt to set up a backup schedule using Windows Server Backup, it has the OS drive and the Data drive ticked as a default, and won't let me un-select the data drive.
It mentions that 'drives containing an operating system component cannot be excluded.'
I've checked the data drive in question, and it doesn't contain any OS components that I can see - simply a single data folder that the client uses to dump/share files. Nothing else.
(Note that it did at one point contain a redirect of a single user's My Documents folder, but I've turned that redirect off).
So... how do I convince WSB that there isn't actually any OS components on that drive, so I can just schedule the C:\ drive to be backed up, and not the 2TB of pictures the client also stores?
I have an SBS 2008 box that I'm attempting to set up Windows Server Backup on.
The client currently has a limited amount of storage space for backups, so I'm wanting to keep them as small as possible (to save space and to retain as many restore points as possible).
When I attempt to set up a backup schedule using Windows Server Backup, it has the OS drive and the Data drive ticked as a default, and won't let me un-select the data drive.
It mentions that 'drives containing an operating system component cannot be excluded.'
I've checked the data drive in question, and it doesn't contain any OS components that I can see - simply a single data folder that the client uses to dump/share files. Nothing else.
(Note that it did at one point contain a redirect of a single user's My Documents folder, but I've turned that redirect off).
So... how do I convince WSB that there isn't actually any OS components on that drive, so I can just schedule the C:\ drive to be backed up, and not the 2TB of pictures the client also stores?
Tony Giangreco
Do you have c: Drive shadow copies being saved on the D drive? How about the paging file?
ASKER
No, both the C: and D: drives are saving shadow copies on themselves.
Pagefile is also on the C: drive.
Pagefile is also on the C: drive.
Is there a Program Files or Windows folder on the D drive?
ASKER
Nope, just a folder named 'Data' which is mapped on each workstation as a dump folder.
Open the Windows SBS Console
Highlight the Backup job you created.
Click "Change backup schedule" on the right hand side top menu.
Click "Backup Items"
Uncheck the drive you do not want to backup.
If it doesn't let you uncheck it, show hidden files and folders to double check that no system files were somehow placed on the drive in question by the system.
SBS is a particularly annoying OS when it comes to accomplishing some simple tasks but I would further suggest using a 3rd party software to properly backup the system.
Highlight the Backup job you created.
Click "Change backup schedule" on the right hand side top menu.
Click "Backup Items"
Uncheck the drive you do not want to backup.
If it doesn't let you uncheck it, show hidden files and folders to double check that no system files were somehow placed on the drive in question by the system.
SBS is a particularly annoying OS when it comes to accomplishing some simple tasks but I would further suggest using a 3rd party software to properly backup the system.
ASKER
Thanks for the reply.
As to the first few steps - it doesn't let me uncheck the drive when doing that.
I've checked for system/hidden files, there's nothing there. The only other folders on the drive other than the data dumping folder are '$RECYCLE.BIN' and 'System Volume Information'.
I'm starting to think I should use something other than SBS' own backup, but would still like to figure this out.
As to the first few steps - it doesn't let me uncheck the drive when doing that.
I've checked for system/hidden files, there's nothing there. The only other folders on the drive other than the data dumping folder are '$RECYCLE.BIN' and 'System Volume Information'.
I'm starting to think I should use something other than SBS' own backup, but would still like to figure this out.
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Thanks for the replies. Such a simple thing, ArneLovius. A bit annoying, but I can understand why it works like this.
Also gave some points to CrisHanna_MVP, those wizards are what I was looking for as far as finding out where data is kept for different SBS components.
Thanks!
Also gave some points to CrisHanna_MVP, those wizards are what I was looking for as far as finding out where data is kept for different SBS components.
Thanks!