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I have not forgotten about this, I just don't have access to the server at the moment. &nbsp;i will update shortly.
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I have not forgotten about this, I just don't have access to the server at the moment.  i will update shortly.

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Hi Carol, I have tried offline-ing the disks with no success. &nbsp;I have combed through the event logs and I don't see anything related to the windows backup that throws a flag. &nbsp;I have put a 3rd part backup solution in place which seems to be working. &nbsp;I just don't have the time to spend digging any deeper. &nbsp;Thanks for the help. &nbsp;I may come back to this in some mythical future free time...
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Update:

Hi Carol, I have tried offline-ing the disks with no success.  I have combed through the event logs and I don't see anything related to the windows backup that throws a flag.  I have put a 3rd part backup solution in place which seems to be working.  I just don't have the time to spend digging any deeper.  Thanks for the help.  I may come back to this in some mythical future free time...

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Windows server 2012 Essentials, 2 Seagate 1TB drives.<br />
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I am using windows backup running on a schedule to perform backups to a pair of external drives. &nbsp;What happens is the first scheduled backup runs like it should but the next one does not.<br />
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Is there a requirement to swap out the drives between backups or will they back up to the same drive 2 days in a row without issue?<br />
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Any ideas on why?
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Windows server 2012 Essentials, 2 Seagate 1TB drives.

I am using windows backup running on a schedule to perform backups to a pair of external drives.  What happens is the first scheduled backup runs like it should but the next one does not.

Is there a requirement to swap out the drives between backups or will they back up to the same drive 2 days in a row without issue?

Any ideas on why?

Windows Backup Failing after first run

Windows Server 2012 is the server version of Windows 8 and the successor to Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2012 is the first version of Windows Server to have no support for Itanium-based computers since Windows NT 4.0. Windows Server 2012, now in its second release (Windows Server 2012 Release 2) includes Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter, and does not support IA-32 or IA-64 processors.

Windows Server 2012

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.