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BA916: Volume Shadow Copy Error 0x80042315 - unexpected writer error

Error code Product Applies to
BA916 BackupAssist BackupAssist Version 4

Description

This error is caused due to a problem with the Volume shadow copy service in Windows that is utilized to perform the backups of any open files or files that are in use at the time of the backup job.

To troubleshoot this error, I would suggest trying to re-build the VSS dll files. The process to do this is outlined in the following article http://support.microsoft.com/?id=826936

Last updated Created Further assistance
19th Oct 2014 20th Aug 2007 BackupAssist Support page