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Windows Backup failed to get an exclusive lock on the EFI system partition (ESP) - Symantec Endpoint Protection

Jesse Flintoff 221 Reputation points
2022-06-17T02:27:41.73+00:00

Hello everyone.

I have 30 odd Windows 10 & Windows 2019/2022 Servers that get this error randomly when performing a Bare Metal backup using Windows Backup to internal and external hard drives.

Error: Windows Backup failed to get an exclusive lock on the EFI system partition (ESP)
If I re-run the backup immediately. It works fine 9 times out of 10. Anyone else having the same issue?
Kind regards
Jesse

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  1. Jesse Flintoff 221 Reputation points
    2024-07-21T22:07:42.8266667+00:00
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