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Azure FIle Share Backup

Could you please guide me on how to take a backup of the below file share? According to the Microsoft article, we need to add the storage account to the Recovery Services Vault. However, I am unable to locate the storage account associated with this file…

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Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,711 questions
asked 2026-02-11T10:11:41.83+00:00
Riju Kumar 80 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-03-13T19:59:48.5933333+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar 9,495 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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File Share Succeeded on 1st Backup, failing each time since. Error Code 850000

Hi, I have a FSLogix Profiles File Share that is 500 GB that I set up a vault-standard backup for on Friday night. The first backup succeeded and took 8 hours. The subsequent next 3 have failed at the transferring to Vault stage. The 1st failed after 4…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,711 questions
asked 2026-03-09T09:31:24.31+00:00
MichaelB-2136 130 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-13T17:12:21.34+00:00
Bharath Y P 5,755 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Windows Server Backup (Azure Backup) system state backup fails

I have a Windows 2019 server using Windows Server Backup for System State backups that continues to fail with a message "Engine encountered an unexpected error." I have looked through the CBS logs and I cannot find anything that stands out. …

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,711 questions
asked 2026-03-06T16:14:53.1066667+00:00
CJ Vallade | Second To None 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-13T16:51:02.9333333+00:00
CJ Vallade | Second To None 0 Reputation points
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How to automate Azure backup report without Log Analytics

How to automate Azure backup report without Log Analytics, pls guide.

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,711 questions
asked 2026-03-10T11:27:56.73+00:00
Venkat prasad Ketha 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-13T13:34:21.1733333+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar 9,495 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

How to fix error "Failed to set encryption key for secure backups"

Hi, I've installed the MARS agent and the vault credentials but the server will not register successfully. The following error appears: "Failed to set encryption key for secure backups" What's going on and how do I fix it please? Thanks…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,711 questions
asked 2022-09-29T07:46:40.683+00:00
Nick Felton 1 Reputation point
answered 2026-03-13T12:34:32.5366667+00:00
George Mitii 90 Reputation points
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to restore a file share from backup

I have vault standard backups for a file share of mine and want to restore it to test that the backups are of course working properly. I want to restore it to an alternate location. Can I restore it directly to my PC or do I need to create another…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,711 questions
asked 2026-03-13T11:04:37.5666667+00:00
MichaelB-2136 130 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-13T12:06:41.8533333+00:00
Bharath Y P 5,755 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Unable to delete 'Recovery Services vault" ->'SQLVault' resource

I'm unable to delete 'Recovery Services vault" ->'SQLVault' resource. I did create more than 3 weeks ago. Please advise me. Thank you

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,711 questions
asked 2026-03-11T15:58:18.43+00:00
Aravindhan Satchithanandam 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-12T19:29:57.0466667+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar 9,495 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Unable to backup with MARS agent due to error

I am getting this error and looking to find a solution: Error message The current backup operation failed because the number of data transfer failures was more than 1000 Specified files could not be processed. I moved scratch folder from C:\ drive to…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,711 questions
asked 2026-02-26T01:25:10.91+00:00
Diana Piloya 185 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-12T18:14:10+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar 9,495 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

MARS agent error

I continously keep getting this error when performing backup and havent got any successful one. what is hampering the process?

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,711 questions
asked 2026-03-05T03:33:07.38+00:00
Diana Piloya 185 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-12T02:23:06.5+00:00
Diana Piloya 185 Reputation points
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Cannot delete final resource group due to stuck restore point collections

Hello, I can't delete the last resource group in my tenant. See below for the error I get when trying to delete. Anyone know how i can delete the resource group? I don't have any other resource groups in my tenant. Failed to delete resource group…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,711 questions
asked 2026-03-08T19:18:25.0766667+00:00
Richard 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-11T21:09:56.1866667+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar 9,495 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Restoring Azure File Shares from GRS CRR enabled RSV

if my RSV vault is GRS and CRR enabled can I restore backed up Azure Files (in RSV) to the DR Region even though the Storage Account for the Azure Files is not GRS (in fact it is set to ZRS)? IT seems it wont work. Because: When I am in Azure RSV (GRS…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,711 questions
asked 2026-03-02T16:51:26.27+00:00
Rob McNees 401 Reputation points
accepted 2026-03-11T20:00:03.78+00:00
Rob McNees 401 Reputation points
0 answers

DPM Error 33623 for Azure MABS

How to sort Data protection manager Error ID: 33623 for Azure MABS when doing backup of vmware esxi host

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,711 questions
asked 2026-03-09T15:41:01.32+00:00
SOC 2 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-10T19:54:03.78+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar 9,495 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Can one backup policy be applied to two file shares?

Is it good practice to have separate policies even if you want both to back up at same time with same retention settings?

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,711 questions
asked 2026-03-04T15:14:51.74+00:00
MichaelB-2136 130 Reputation points
accepted 2026-03-10T13:54:08.6033333+00:00
MichaelB-2136 130 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Cost related to Azure backup

Azure incur any charges for creating custom alerts for azure backup using log analytics, azure resource graph, activity logs.

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,711 questions
asked 2026-03-09T19:16:22.1633333+00:00
Sudhir Reddy 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-03-10T01:19:18.4333333+00:00
Sudhir Reddy 20 Reputation points
1 answer

Unable to unregister resource from Recovery services vault

I am trying to migrate a resource group from one subscription to another and to that end I have to delete Backup resources that do not support move between subscriptions. However, when I try to Unregister "Workload in Azure VM" from the console…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,711 questions
asked 2026-03-05T20:39:50.8133333+00:00
syed 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-09T15:22:33.8666667+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar 9,495 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
0 answers

Azure Site Recovery Doesnt work

Couldnt replicate my VM because of this error . Couldnt create a support ticket as well as it was redirected to this page without creating a ticket fr developer plan.

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,711 questions
asked 2026-03-02T15:46:48.08+00:00
DevOps BackendTeam 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-09T03:27:03.7366667+00:00
Naveena Patlolla 8,520 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers

VM agent is unable to communicate with the Azure Backup Service.

Hi, could someone please help? Since 23rd Feb 2026, Azure backups have stopped on all my Windows Server 2008 R2 servers. The Azure agent was upgraded to GuestAgent_2.7.41491.1193 (as seen in Control Panel). I then read an article stating that this…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,711 questions
asked 2026-03-05T14:53:30.1933333+00:00
Rashid Ahmed Qazi 25 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-08T00:32:05.44+00:00
Rashid Ahmed Qazi 25 Reputation points
2 answers

MABSv4 official support for Windows Server 2025 Hyper-V hosts

Are there any updates coming to support back up for Windows Server 2025 Hyper-V Hosts with Microsoft Azure Backup Server. Anyone knows the timeline?

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,711 questions
asked 2026-03-04T07:22:04.6566667+00:00
Anders M Jensen 1 Reputation point
commented 2026-03-05T02:37:00.11+00:00
Siva shunmugam Nadessin 5,970 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Is this a vault-standard protected file share?

Hi, I've inherited a setup and want to know whether the below is a full vault protected file share backup or not. When clicking the file share the top shows: Recovery Services Vault: My Vault is displayed Backup Policy: A policy is displayed that shows…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,711 questions
asked 2026-03-02T16:50:42.8233333+00:00
MichaelB-2136 130 Reputation points
accepted 2026-03-04T11:43:34.6366667+00:00
MichaelB-2136 130 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

If I switch my vault backup policy from Snapshot to Vault will it..

I have a file share that I've been using snapshots on for a while, on a 30 day retention policy. When switching to vault from snapshot it says: Retain snapshots for 5 days Retention of daily backup 30 days If I understand correctly that means there are…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,711 questions
asked 2026-03-02T15:51:52.94+00:00
MichaelB-2136 130 Reputation points
accepted 2026-03-04T11:42:12.0866667+00:00
MichaelB-2136 130 Reputation points