How to fix Windows Backup Event Id 517?

Published by admin on December 10, 2015

Are you facing problems with Windows backup? Are you getting errors in Windows backup? Can this Windows backup even ID 517 be fixed? How this Windows event ID 517 be fixed?  The solution to fix this problem has been mentioned in this blog.

When you are trying to make a backup on your Windows server, you may sometimes get an error messages such as

Backup started at ‘%1’ failed with following error code ‘%2’ (%3). Please rerun backup once the issue is resolved.

Or you would see the symbolic name as ADMIN_GENERIC_BACKUP_FAILED_EVENT, this generally occurs due to the Windows backup Event Id 517. In such cases, you can also make a backup with the help of command line.

Source: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2009272

The other way to make Windows Server Backup snap is by the user interface. For this, you have to very specific in allowing or disallowing certain types of backups or its locations. For Windows Server Backup, the policy settings are generally located at: Local Computer PolicyComputer ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesWindows ComponentsBackupServer. Here you would get the reason behind the failure of the backup operation after that re-run the backup. This can be done by following the steps mentioned below:

Method 1: Review event details of failed backup

1. You have to search for the applicable event in order to review the reasons behind the failure of the backup operation.
2. In the Windows Server Backup snap-in start page, you can review the details of the failure.
3. In order to execute the backup, you have to confirm that location online.
4. On resolving the errors that occurred while performing the steps then again re-run another backup.

In order to perform these procedures, you should have the Administrators rights.

Method 2: Using the command line, perform a backup

1. Open the Command Prompt window. Click on Start, then All Programs, select on Accessories, then right-click on Command Prompt, and Run as administrator.
2. In the prompt, you have to type: wbadmin start backup. You have to use the parameters, as required.
3. In order to create the backup you have to type the following command D:mountpoint, and ?Volume{cc566d14-4410-11d9-9d93-806e6f6e6963}, type: wbadmin start backup -backupTarget:f: -include:e:,d:mountpoint,?Volume{cc566d14-44a0-11d9-9d93-806e6f6e6963}.

And then you can create the backup on the desired drive.

Method 3: Enable the verify the scheduled backup

1. Open the Command Prompt window. Click on Start, then All Programs, select on Accessories, then right-click on Command Prompt, and Run as administrator.
2. Type: wbadmin enable backup, at the prompt,
3. If a schedule is shown in the command output, then in this way you can enable your scheduled backup.
4. After that confirm the schedule that contains correct parameters.

Method 4: Verify the backup is free from error

1. Open the Event Viewer. Tab on Start, select Administrative Tools and then click on Event Viewer.
2. On left pane, double-click on Microsoft, double-click on Applications and Service Logs, double-click Backup, double-click Windows, and then click Operational.
3. Look for event 4, in the Event ID column.  
4. In the Source column, you have to confirm that the value is backed up.

In this way, you can fix the Windows Server Backup Event ID 517. If you find the above-mentioned step complicated then, in that case, it can be recovered with the help of BKF Repair Tool. This is professional software that can fix Windows backup error. Using this software, you can also repair the corrupt BKF file. It is supported by all the version of Windows Server. It can also repair the damaged BKF file. Moreover using this software you can easily fix this Event ID 517.

Steps to fix Event Id 517:

Step 1: Select the single file by hitting “Select file” option or a folder containing all word files hit on “Select folder”.

Step 2: List of files is displayed; select the BKF file by using checkbox which you want to repair and after that hit on “Scan” button.

Step 3: You can see the preview of the scanned file by hitting on the file in both “Full document”.

Step 4: After selecting the files to recover, select the destination folder where you want to save those files.

Step 5: After then, select “Start Repair” button. Select the option for saving your file from “Save Document” and hit on “OK”.

Conclusion:

Whenever you are unable to make the backup of the Windows due to Event ID 517, then in such cases you can fix them by following the steps mentioned above. If you are finding it difficult to perform these steps, then with the help of BKF Repair Tool, you can fix the issue.

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