![]() |
MS-DEFCON 2:
Patch reliability is unclear. Unless you have an immediate, pressing need to install a specific patch, don't do it.
|
-
Windows Backup and Restore problem
Home › Forums › AskWoody support › Windows › Windows 10 › Questions: Win10 › Windows Backup and Restore problem
Tagged: Windows backup and restore
- This topic has 9 replies, 5 voices, and was last updated 1 month, 1 week ago.
Viewing 8 reply threads-
AuthorPosts
-
-
January 17, 2020 at 2:57 pm #2086362
bmeacham
AskWoody PlusI run Windows Backup and Restore on Win 10 1909 weekly to back up files and a system image to an external drive. Recently it has been telling me that not all my files were backed up. There is kind of a convoluted story behind all this, so bear with me for a bit.
I used PC Mover to set up a brand new machine by migrating applications and data from my old one. My old one is 6DFJR32. The new one is B0VFYY2. (These names are the Dell service tag numbers, which are convenient to identify the machines.)
When I set up my new machine, unbeknownst to me Windows created my user directory as “bmeac.” On my old machine my user directory was “Bill.” After I migrated my data. some things didn’t work, so I changed the folder “bmeac” to “Bill” and then went through the registry and changed all the instances I could find of “bmeac” to “Bill.” That was a rather tedious task, but after having done it, everything seems to work OK. Except Windows Backup and Restore.
Here is the list of files and folders that Windows Backup and Restore does not back up on my new machine:
Backup encountered a problem while backing up file C:\Users\bmeac\OneDrive\Documents. Error:(STATUS_WAIT_3 (0x80070003))
Backup encountered a problem while backing up file C:\Users\bmeac\OneDrive\Music. Error:(STATUS_WAIT_3 (0x80070003))
Backup encountered a problem while backing up file C:\Users\bmeac\OneDrive\Pictures. Error:(STATUS_WAIT_3 (0x80070003))
Backup skipped backing up \\6DFJR32\Users\Patricia\Documents as it is not on local machine.
Backup skipped backing up \\6DFJR32\Users\Patricia\Music as it is not on local machine.
Backup skipped backing up \\6DFJR32\Users\Patricia\Pictures as it is not on local machine.
Backup skipped backing up \\6DFJR32\Users\Patricia\Videos as it is not on local machine.The first three have to do with my user folder name. It’s looking for files in the old folder, which has been renamed so it doesn’t exist any more. The last four have to do with the machine name. It’s looking for folders on the old machine, but I am running on the new machine.
So how can I fix this? It’s not a fatal error, because everything that should be backed up is, but it is a nuisance. Where does Windows Backup and Restore get the names of the folders and file it tries to back up? If I could change that source or those sources, maybe the problem would go away.
Any ideas?
-
January 17, 2020 at 5:48 pm #2086446
-
January 17, 2020 at 6:31 pm #2086454
Vincenzo
AskWoody LoungerIf it is a new computer why is it trying to backup folders with the old machine user pathname?
When I’ve had issues like this I found they can keep popping up in new ways. I would consider just creating a new user account, moving all your files over, and be done with it.
-
This reply was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by
Vincenzo.
-
This reply was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by
-
January 18, 2020 at 2:59 am #2086538
-
January 18, 2020 at 8:49 pm #2086908
bmeacham
AskWoody PlusIf it is a new computer why is it trying to backup folders with the old machine user pathname?
When I’ve had issues like this I found they can keep popping up in new ways. I would consider just creating a new user account, moving all your files over, and be done with it.
-
This reply was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by
Vincenzo.
The whole point is to have my data in a folder named “Bill” because some of them — notably my iTunes library — are hardcoded to that name. So I don’t want to create a different user account..
-
This reply was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by
bmeacham.
-
This reply was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by
-
January 18, 2020 at 8:59 pm #2086911
bmeacham
AskWoody PlusI’m assuming you are using backup and restore (windows 7). In change settings you should be able to edit which folders are included in the backup.
Yes, Backup and Restore from Win 7 running on Win 10. In the settings I select Data Files for three users and, under the Users folder, the folders for those same three users. I will deselect the Data Files and just include the users under the Users folder and see what happens.
-
January 18, 2020 at 9:00 pm #2086912
bmeacham
AskWoody PlusI would suggest to use a real backup app like the free Macrium Reflect or paid Acronis Trueimage…
I use Macrium Reflect as well, for a periodic full image backup. Windows Backup and Restore has saved my bacon when I needed a prior version of a file. It has worked fine for me up until now.
Can I mount a Macrium backup and pull out individual files?
-
January 18, 2020 at 10:16 pm #2086964
bmeacham
AskWoody PlusUpdate: I have deselected everything under Data Files and instead selected the three users I care about under Computer / OS (C:) / Users. Now I get no errors. I guess there was some kind of conflict between the two selections. Anyway, now it appears to work, and I am not getting the error messages. Cool.
-
March 4, 2021 at 9:49 am #2347947
-
-
January 18, 2020 at 10:33 pm #2086969
-
-
AuthorPosts
Viewing 8 reply threads -
Welcome to our unique respite from the madness.
It's easy to post questions about Windows 10, Win8.1, Win7, Surface, Office, or browse through our Forums. Post anonymously or register for greater privileges. Keep it civil, please: Decorous Lounge rules strictly enforced. Questions? Contact Customer Support.

Plus Membership
Donations from Plus members keep this site going. You can identify the people who support AskWoody by the Plus badge on their avatars.
AskWoody Plus members not only get access to all of the contents of this site -- including Susan Bradley's frequently updated Patch Watch listing -- they also receive weekly AskWoody Plus Newsletters (formerly Windows Secrets Newsletter) and AskWoody Plus Alerts, emails when there are important breaking developments. Click here for details and to sign up.
Search Newsletters
Search Forums
Recent Replies
Paul T on Question about allowing/stopping laptop from turning off USB device
3 minutes agoPaul T on Question about allowing/stopping laptop from turning off USB device
13 minutes agodoriel on How to determine data type?
23 minutes agoPaul T on Question about allowing/stopping laptop from turning off USB device
32 minutes agoAlex5723 on The ides of March
34 minutes agoBerserker79 on How much RAM does your computer have?
34 minutes agoAlex5723 on Ventoy releases
47 minutes agoRon M on How to determine data type?
49 minutes agoPaul T on How much RAM does your computer have?
1 hour, 8 minutes agoPaul T on MS-DEFCON 2 – Deferring the April Updates
1 hour, 18 minutes agodoriel on How to determine data type?
1 hour, 19 minutes agoPaul T on Firefox SSD capacity usage ?
1 hour, 40 minutes agoBrerBear on Firefox SSD capacity usage ?
2 hours, 36 minutes agoanonymous on MS-DEFCON 2 – Deferring the April Updates
4 hours, 10 minutes agoanonymous on MS-DEFCON 2 – Deferring the April Updates
4 hours, 10 minutes agoFractalZ on MS-DEFCON 2 – Deferring the April Updates
4 hours, 10 minutes agoSusan Bradley on MS-DEFCON 2 – Deferring the April Updates
5 hours, Just nowanonymous on MS-DEFCON 2 – Deferring the April Updates
5 hours, 1 minute agoHamsa Vicerra on How can I locate Bitlocker key in OEM refurb HP laptop?
5 hours, 7 minutes agoAscaris on How much RAM does your computer have?
5 hours, 21 minutes agorebop2020 on MS-DEFCON 2 – Deferring the April Updates
5 hours, 29 minutes agocastiel on The ides of March
5 hours, 43 minutes agoSueska on The ides of March
6 hours, 15 minutes ago280park on The ides of March
7 hours, 24 minutes agoanonymous on 2000013: How to clear the Windows Update queue in Win10
7 hours, 37 minutes agoPKCano on MS-DEFCON 2 – Deferring the April Updates
7 hours, 40 minutes agoMrToad28 on MS-DEFCON 2 – Deferring the April Updates
7 hours, 52 minutes agoAscaris on The ides of March
7 hours, 57 minutes agopnshldn on MS-DEFCON 2 – Deferring the April Updates
8 hours, 13 minutes agocastiel on The ides of March
8 hours, 17 minutes ago
Recent Topics
-
How to customize and manage your Microsoft Account
1 hour, 29 minutes ago
-
New smartphone? Great! Now don’t charge it past 80%
1 hour, 31 minutes ago
-
Check or change Win10’s file-sharing encryption level
1 hour, 32 minutes ago
-
Freeware Spotlight — Killer
1 hour, 35 minutes ago
-
Known Issue Rollback
1 hour, 37 minutes ago
-
Dism RestoreHealth shows two “Versions” and Q re 20H2 “Experience”
11 hours, 25 minutes ago
-
Firefox SSD capacity usage ?
1 hour, 40 minutes ago
-
Android : New Wormable Malware Spreads by Creating WhatsApp Auto-Replies
16 hours, 49 minutes ago
-
KB4092436 – can neither install it or hide it
14 hours, 56 minutes ago
-
MS-DEFCON 2 – Deferring the April Updates
1 hour, 18 minutes ago
-
Tasks for the weekend – April 10, 2021 – change your Office
23 hours, 1 minute ago
-
Grandma, what big updates you have!
1 day, 1 hour ago
-
Mapping a drive
1 day, 1 hour ago
-
vssvc?
21 hours, 10 minutes ago
-
Inside tech support scams
11 hours, 18 minutes ago
-
Hackers hacked Swarmshop stolen credit cards database
1 day, 23 hours ago
-
DuckDuckGo updates its plugin to block Google’s creepy FLoC
21 hours, 28 minutes ago
-
Initial Apple M1 SoC Support Aims For Linux 5.13 Kernel
1 day, 22 hours ago
-
How much RAM does your computer have?
35 minutes ago
-
odd optional update
2 days, 6 hours ago
-
Editing a PDF in Mint
13 hours, 22 minutes ago
-
20H2 and and OOB optional March 18 printer problem update
11 hours, 46 minutes ago
-
20H2 and 2020-02 CU for .NET
2 days, 4 hours ago
-
20H2 and Adobe Flash Player
15 hours, 52 minutes ago
-
How to set MLB homepage in Edge Chromium
2 days, 13 hours ago
-
Scraped data of 500 million LinkedIn users being sold online
2 days, 14 hours ago
-
Question about allowing/stopping laptop from turning off USB device
4 minutes ago
-
Office 2010 Installer “Wanted”
15 hours, 37 minutes ago
-
Subscribed topics
2 days ago
-
New age olympics – hacking contest
2 days, 9 hours ago
Search for Topics
Recent blog posts
- How to customize and manage your Microsoft Account
- New smartphone? Great! Now don’t charge it past 80%
- Check or change Win10’s file-sharing encryption level
- Freeware Spotlight — Killer
- Known Issue Rollback
- MS-DEFCON 2 – Deferring the April Updates
- Tasks for the weekend – April 10, 2021 – change your Office
- Inside tech support scams
Key Links
Copyright © 2004 – 2021 AskWoody Tech LLC. All rights reserved.