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Thank you for the response!
I tried not to provide too much information so that it would be overwhelming. As soon as you complete it, let me know, and we will go from that point.
In addition, here is a random document from Macrium Software regarding VSS errors, if you want a little more reading and explanation: How to troubleshoot Microsoft Volume Shadow copy Service errors
Thanks and have a great day!
Mario
I worked on behalf of HP.

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