Cannot restore windows 7 backup

You may temporary disable or uninstall the anti-virus and run backup again. Then open the file vsswriters. Then you will find which program the writer belongs to. Thanks - I uninstalled my McAfee Total Protection, deleted whatever was saved from my Western Digital external drive except for files I saved manually , and reran the Windows 7 backup.

I got the same error message as before 0x Again, I found backup files created by Windows 7; if some were not backed up, I would not be able to tell which ones. There was no on-line explanation.

There was no file vsswriters. To run the command, please open cmd. Please let us know the result. I was able to run the command successfully as the administrator. There are 11 "writer name" entries. All have "Last error: No error.

Also, last night was the scheduled Windows backup for my computer PM on Sunday nights. I could see that there was a backup by inspecting the external hard drive; however, the same error messages and event viewer notations appeared in the Windows 7 Action Center. Also, still get message - "No restore points have been created on your computer's system drive What are the names of the problematic writers?

You will not which contents are not backed up from the name. I recall trying to change back-up to Recovery D and got roughly the same messages. I can try to run again to Recovery D if that will help you. Thanks again. I went ahead and attempted to perform a backup using my Recovery D drive. To me that doesn't matter because I have all the valid disks for reinstalling my programs If you follow the procedure below then note that I have inserted a copy of line 6 as 6 2 with the amended procedure for 'newbies' Unzip the sdutil.

Copy the sdutil. Copy the file GlobalCatalog. A new MediaID. Try to restore the backup as usual using the advanced restore option and next the option restore an older backup created in this machine 9. If it fails: Map a network driver at your LAN Copy the MediaId. Look for the file you need, then use the arrows to see all its versions. Find your backups created on previous versions of Windows If you used Backup and Restore to back up files or create system image backups in previous versions of Windows, your old backup is still available in Windows Need more help?

Expand your skills. Get new features first. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? The more you tell us the more we can help. After you enter into Windows 7 Backup and Restore window by following the guide above, you can click Set up backup button. Next it will ask you to select where you want to save your backup. Choose the backup destination and click Next.

Then you can select what to back up on your Windows 7 or 10 PC. It offers two options. You can choose one preferred option. Let Windows choose: Windows will back up data and files saved in libraries, desktop, default Windows folders. It will also create a system image and you can use it to restore your computer if it stops working one day.

However, this option will not back up program files, things formatted in FAT file system , Recycle Bin files, and temporary files larger than 1GB. Let me choose: You can freely choose the files, folders and directories to back up. You can also choose whether to include a system image in the backup. Here we choose Let me choose and click Next. After you choose what to back up, you can review your backup settings.