Every backup fails
I have been using Acronis True Image products for at least 12 years with no problem.
However, Acronis 2017 finishes every backup attempt with "Last backup failed"
I have run chkdsk /r before backing up but get this same message every time
I am using the disks and partitions backup to an external hard drive
Can anyone suggest a solution?
Thanks
Chris


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Thanks, Steve
I have spent a lot of time in online chat with the Acronis support desk.
The net result was to restart all the Acronis services.
I have now run and validated a new backup which seems to have suceeded, as confirmed by the log file.
However, the program remains buggy and keeps crashing when I close the backup page.
I will report back to Acronis tomorrow.
I am tempted to uninstall and reinstall.
The same program runs fine on my other PC!
Thanks for your support
Chris
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Chris, if you do decide to uninstall and reinstall, then do this as a clean install by using the Acronis Cleanup Tool as an intermediate step. Download and run this as Administrator, then restart to complete the action before reinstalling.
You will lose all your backup tasks and task history, but you can save a copy of the task configuration files (.TIS) from the C:\ProgramData\Acronis\TrueImageHome\Scripts folder to copy back after the clean install which will save some time.
See links in my signature. See also the MVP Tools folder on Google Drive linked below for batch scripts which can help with starting and stopping all Acronis Services.
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Steve
Thanks for the advice.
I have uninstalled and reinstalled, using the cleanup utility, as you recommended.
The new installation seems to be stable, so, hopefully, Acronis is back to normal.
Thanks again for your help.
Much appreciated
Chris
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Chris, thanks for the update / feedback, hope all stays working well for you.
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