Message-ID: <189359168.896.1710832668440.JavaMail.Confluence$@Confluence> Subject: Exported From Confluence MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary="----=_Part_895_1536896382.1710832668440" ------=_Part_895_1536896382.1710832668440 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Location: file:///C:/exported.html VSS Error: 0x80042317: Failed to Create Volume Snapshot

VSS Error: 0x80042317: Failed to Create Volume Snapshot

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Failed To Cre=
ate Volume Snapshot. Result Code: 0x80042317
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Des= cription

Error 0x80042317 is a Microsoft Volume Shadow Cop= y error and indicates that there are too many snapshots on your system. The= Microsoft VSS service only allows up to 64 snapshots to be created on any = volume at one time.


 

Soluti= on

For Windows XP try deleting all system restore points e= xcept the most recent. Please see here for more information: http://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/555367

 

For all other Windows Operating Systems please follow t= he steps below:

  1. Open a Command Prompt. See  Running an elevated command prompt

  2. In the command prompt, type the following:

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     vssadmin del=
    ete shadows /all 
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        and press enter. This clears a= ll previous snapshots from the system.

  3. Once this process completes, retry the backup and VSS should be working= .
     
 

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