Windows 10: Macrium Relect, constant errors

This has been going on for awhile. I'm using the free version (6.2). When it goes to backup, it's always coming up with the same error message. This is the error in the log.

Backup Aborted! - Error reading Image file

The last successful backup was on the 11th of this month. Before that it was the 2nd. 2/3rds of July, it worked. Some times not.

Only reason I found out about the errors is that I happened to be up and on the computer when the backup started and failed.

Any ideas?

TIA *Confused

:)

 

System Backup to External Hard Drive Fails

I gave up on the inbuilt backup, I now use Macrium Relect free.

 

Restoring System Image

If you have a
Seagate or a
WD drive in your computer then you can get a free sawn-off version of Acronis TI for system imaging. These versions are good ones; they merely lack scheduling capabilities.

Many people use
Macrium Relect [free] for their system imaging.

You have at least a year to move away from Windows system images to another utility. Hardly, "in the very near future".

Denis

 

Suggest you check your backup disk for integrity. Run chkdsk, check SMART parameters (e.g. Crystal Diskinfo - free).

Do you have verification turned on when creating the image? Is that when you get the error message- or while the image is being created?

 

Verification is not on. I use a 128GB flash drive for my backups. According to Windows (Properties/Tools/Error checking), it shows no problems. I get the notification when the backup starts. Afterwards, it shows the notification that it failed.

 

Ok, is your backup file allocated the correct drive letter for the job? (But I think Macrium gives a clear message for that simple case). Is Macrium failing to find a valid base image?

The free version only supports differential imaging, which requires your base image be valid.

 

Backup file is allocated with the correct drive letter. This is the info from June when the backup was successful. The only settings I've changed is the time of the backups. I set the time to very early morning so that I'm not doing anything on the computer.

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Imaging Summary
Backup Definition File: c:\users\******\documents\reflect\my backup(1).xml
Auto Verify: N
Maximum File Size: Automatic
Compression: Medium
Password: N
Intelligent Copy: Y
Power Saving: N
Email On Success: N
Email On Failure: N
Total Selected: 32.27 GB
=====================

Retention Rules
Rules will be applied to all matching backup sets in the destination folder

Full: Retain full images for 26 Weeks
Linked incremental and differential images will also be deleted

Backup Sets: 1 sets found
Nothing to delete

Differential: Retain differential images for 30 Days
Linked incremental images will also be deleted

Differential Backups: 0 found
Nothing to delete ----------------------------
Imaging Summary
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Backup Definition File: C:\Users\*********\Documents\Reflect\My Backup.xml
Auto Verify: N
Maximum File Size: Automatic
Compression: Medium
Password: N
Intelligent Copy: Y
Power Saving: N
Email On Success: N
Email On Failure: N
Total Selected: 80.08 GB
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Retention Rules
Rules will be applied to all matching backup sets in the destination folder

Full: Retain full images for 26 Weeks
Linked incremental and differential images will also be deleted

Backup Sets: 0 sets found
Nothing to delete

Differential: Retain differential images for 30 Days
Linked incremental images will also be deleted

Differential Backups: 0 found
Nothing to delete
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Destination:
Backup Type: Full
File Name: K:\C96302F269ABA966-00-00.mrimg
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operation 1 of 5
Hard Disk: 1
Drive Letter: N/A
File System: NTFS
Label: Recovery
Size: 300.0 MB
Free: 40.0 MB
Used: 260.0 MB
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operation 2 of 5
Hard Disk: 1
Drive Letter: N/A
File System: FAT32 (LBA)
Label: NO NAME
Size: 96.0 MB
Free: 71.4 MB
Used: 24.6 MB
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operation 3 of 5
Hard Disk: 1
Drive Letter: N/A
File System: Unformatted
Label:
Size: 128.0 MB
Free: 0 B
Used: 128.0 MB
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operation 4 of 5
Hard Disk: 1
Drive Letter: C
File System: NTFS
Label:
Size: 1.36 TB
Free: 1.29 TB
Used: 79.35 GB
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operation 5 of 5
Hard Disk: 1
Drive Letter: N/A
File System: NTFS
Label:
Size: 450.0 MB
Free: 117.4 MB
Used: 332.6 MB
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Starting Image - Thursday, June 09, 2016 09:08:42
Initializing
Destination Drive: Backup (K - Free Space 119.24 GB
Free space threshold: Delete oldest backup sets when free space is less than 5.00 GB

Creating Volume Snapshot - Please Wait
Volume Snapshots Created
Analyzing file system on volume
Analyzing file system on volume
Analyzing file system on volume C:
Analyzing file system on volume
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Saving Partition - Recovery
Reading File System Bitmap
Saving Partition
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Saving Partition - NO NAME
Reading File System Bitmap
Saving Partition
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Saving Partition -
Reading File System Bitmap
Saving Partition
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Saving Partition - (C
Reading File System Bitmap
Saving Partition
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Saving Partition -
Reading File System Bitmap
Saving Partition
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Saving Index
New File: 21 GB C96302F269ABA966-00-00.mrimg
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Image Completed Successfully in 01:04:49
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I/O Performance: Read 1.2 Gb/s - Write 45.2 Mb/s

(Gathering writer metadata...)
(Waiting for the asynchronous operation to finish...)
Initialize writer metadata ...
- Get exclude files
- Enumerate components
- Get file list descriptors
- Get database descriptors
- Get log descriptors
- Get exclude files
- Enumerate components
- Get file list descriptors
- Get database descriptors
- Get log descriptors
- Get exclude files
- Enumerate components
- Get file list descriptors
- Get database descriptors
- Get log descriptors
- Get exclude files
- Enumerate components
- Get exclude files
- Enumerate components
- Get file list descriptors
- Get database descriptors
- Get log descriptors
- Get exclude files
- Enumerate components
- Get file list descriptors
- Get database descriptors
- Get log descriptors
- Get exclude files
- Enumerate components
- Get exclude files
- Enumerate components
- Get file list descriptors
- Get database descriptors
- Get log descriptors
Discover directly excluded components ...
- Excluding writer '' since it has no selected components for restore.
- Excluding writer '' since it has no selected components for restore.
- Excluding writer 'MSSearch Service Writer' since it has no selected components for restore.
- Excluding writer 'Shadow Copy Optimization Writer' since it has no selected components for restore.
Discover components that reside outside the shadow set ...
Discover all excluded components ...
Discover excluded writers ...
Discover explicitly included components ...
Verifying explicitly specified writers/components ...
Select explicitly included components ...
* Writer 'Task Scheduler Writer':
- Add component \TasksStore
* Writer 'VSS Metadata Store Writer':
- Add component \WriterMetadataStore
* Writer 'Performance Counters Writer':
- Add component \PerformanceCounters
* Writer 'Registry Writer':
- Add component \Registry
* Writer 'COM+ REGDB Writer':
- Add component \COM+ REGDB
* Writer 'WMI Writer':
- Add component \WMI
Creating shadow set {5d7393bd-bcf3-4865-9488-ea528c32fc94} ...
- Adding volume \\?\Volume{6ef2a323-1c3b-46cc-b774-81f4a797eb73}\ [C:\] to the shadow set...
Preparing for backup ...
(Waiting for the asynchronous operation to finish...)
(Waiting for the asynchronous operation to finish...)
Creating the shadow (DoSnapshotSet) ...
(Waiting for the asynchronous operation to finish...)
(Waiting for the asynchronous operation to finish...)
Shadow copy set succesfully created.
Saving the backup components document ...

List of created shadow copies:

Querying all shadow copies with the SnapshotSetID {5d7393bd-bcf3-4865-9488-ea528c32fc94} ...

* SNAPSHOT ID = {db8b7d13-111b-4a92-976e-02044483189f} ...
- Shadow copy Set: {5d7393bd-bcf3-4865-9488-ea528c32fc94}
- Original count of shadow copies = 1
- Original Volume name: \\?\Volume{6ef2a323-1c3b-46cc-b774-81f4a797eb73}\ [C:\]
- Creation Time: 6/9/2016 9:08:53 AM
- Shadow copy device name: \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy28
- Originating machine: Home
- Service machine: Home
- Not Exposed
- Provider id: {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}
- Attributes: Auto_Release Differential 32.27 GB

 

I suspect the flash drive, are you able to test the back up to an external HD or even your PC HD (create a smaller back up to fit if need be)
This will rule out any disk integrity issues and may point to the flash drive
Where do you plug in the flash drive, front or back?
I ask as I've seen issues when plugging in the front as these USB ports tend to be via hubs which can cause these type of issues
Use the rear and retest

 

I have it plugged into a port on the top of the case (it's been plugged in there since I bought it). The 4 in the back have my keyboard, mouse and 2 external hard drives plugged in. The 2 ports on the front and the 4 in the rear are USB2. The ports on the top of the case are USB3.

One external drive I use for file backup. The other one is full of movies, music (I ripped all my music CDs to my hard drive because I hate changing CDs, I don't share them) and such. The drive I use for file backup won't work when plugged into the USB3 port (it's an OLD drive). Not sure about the other one. The backup drive is USB1, the other is USB2.

 

Verifying image and backup files - KnowledgeBase - Macrium Reflect Knowledgebase

Try verifying your existing backup files.

 

Sorry to butt in. I use Macrium Reflelct (paid version). But, have you tried backing up (image) to the hard drive? Just to see if that works OK and if it does, I would suspect some issue with the flash drive.

 

That did it. The image was corrupted. I deleted the image and did a new one. Verified it and all's well.

Thanks everyone for your imput.

 

Great- sometimes it's basics. Good that Macrium detected it, but it would be a really good idea if you could suggest to them that they give a more specific message..