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BA2546: The drive cannot find the sector requested

Error code Product Applies to
BA2546 BackupAssist BackupAssist v5 and later

Description

This problem is due to an issue with Windows Backup, which will attempt to back up sectors that are not available.

Resolution

There is an issue where Windows Backup will attempt to back up sectors that are not available.

To resolve this, Microsoft has advised that the total size of the source volume should be reduced by 5 - 10 MB.MS forum

This has been confirmed to resolve this error by Fedorro on this MS forum.

Last updated Created Further assistance
8th June 2017 18th Aug 2015 BackupAssist Support page