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BA9000: The service is not contactable

Error code Product Applies to
BA9000 BackupAssist For BackupAssist Classic v12 and later.

Description

BackupAssist could not communicate with BackupAssist Service. The service may not be running.

Resolution

Follow these steps to resolve this issue:

  1. Select the Close option shown with this error to close BackupAssist Classic.

  2. Restart the service using the services.msc user interface. This can be accessed by opening Task Manager and selecting the Services or Open Services link the Task Manager's Services tab.

  3. Once you have located the service, right click it and select Start if it is not running. Select Restart if it is running.

  4. Now start BackupAssist Classic.

  5. If this does not resolve the issue, restart the machine.

Last updated Created Further assistance
22nd October 2022 22nd October 2022 BackupAssist Support page