VSS Error: Can' t read system volume

Hello,

got today this message when doing full system drive backup using custom script. I did system backups already using same configuration and the backup went ok.

I need an advice how to evercome this error

Here's the script for completeness:

Code:

// Full (base) system backup
// Time of creation: Tue Mar 02 16:52:40 2010

// Settings block
settings
	surfacetest off
	verify off
	copyonetoone off
	hddrawprocess off
	allow64kcluster off
	donothidetarget on
	copyinsteadofmove off
	bigdrives off
	compressionlevel 2
	sidafterdisk off
	sidafterpartition off
	defaultsidchanger on
	nodellabel off
	timeshift 60
	oemcodepage 852
	timezone 24
	langnumber 8
	slavecfg off
	notforslave off
	enablerestart on
	enablevirtualdb on
	autoconverttofat32 on
	sidparams ""
	hotbackup lockimpossible
	tempdrive Y
	vss2hbswitch on
	vssattempts 4
	vsstimeout 120
endsettings

confirm on

// Backup
img = "Y:/backup/img_0.pbf"
select first track 0
options
	cmp = 2
	pwd = "************"
	label = "System Backup - HDD First Track $(DAY).$(MONTH).$(YEAR) $(HOUR):$(MINUTE):$(SECOND)"
	autonames
	hotbackup lockimpossible
	tempdrive Y
	usevss
store

call check_error

// Backup
img = "Y:/backup/img_1.pbf"
select disk 0
select partition primary 0
options
	cmp = 2
	pwd = "**************"
	notempfiles
	label = "System Backup - Windows System Volume $(DAY).$(MONTH).$(YEAR) $(HOUR):$(MINUTE):$(SECOND)"
	autonames
	hotbackup lockimpossible
	tempdrive Y
	usevss
	exclude = "C:/Users/Anakunda/AppData/Local/Temp/"
	exclude = "C:/Windows/Temp/"
	exclude = "C:/Users/Anakunda/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary Internet Files/"
	exclude = "C:/Users/Anakunda/AppData/Local/Mozilla/Firefox/Profiles/nupqji1i.default/Cache/"
	exclude = "C:/Users/Anakunda/AppData/Local/Opera/Opera/cache/"
	exclude = "C:/Users/Anakunda/AppData/Local/Google/Chrome/User Data/Default/Cache/"
	exclude = "C:/Users/Anakunda/AppData/Local/Apple Computer/Safari/Cache.db"
	exclude = "C:/Program Files (x86)/Direct Connect/FileLists/"
	exclude = "C:/Users/Anakunda/Application Data/Adobe/Common/Media Cache Files/"
	exclude = "C:/$RECYCLE.BIN/"
	exclude = "C:/MSOCache/"
	exclude = "C:/ProgramData/Microsoft/Search/Data/Temp/"
	exclude = "C:/Users/Default/AppData/Local/Temp/"
	exclude = "C:/Users/Anakunda/Local Settings/Microsoft/Windows/Explorer/thumbcache*.db"
store

call check_error

// Merge archives into one archive
img = "Y:/backup/backup_$(YEAR)_$(MONTH)_$(DAY)_$(HOUR)_$(MINUTE).pbf"
img = "Y:/backup/img_0.pbf"
img = "Y:/backup/img_1.pbf"
options
	label = "Backed up on $(DAY).$(MONTH).$(YEAR) $(HOUR):$(MINUTE):$(SECOND)"
store complex

call check_error
apply all
call check_error

// Function for checking error
check_error:
	if (errorcode(1) != 0)
	then
		print "Some error occured: "
		strerror(errorcode(1))
		print ""
		print "Exiting"
		print ""
		exit(errorcode(1))
	endif
endcall

 

Anakunda,

Could you please specify what exact error did you get?
As far as I understand, you have already tried this script several times. And accidentally it stops working. Is it correct?

 

Mech_An,
that's correct, but problem solved in meantime, I don't know what was the error caused by
If I encounter the error again, I'll try report the message exactly