Ugh: Error [0x800700a1] The specified path is invalid.

I'm having the following problem. 
Our backups are failing with the following error:
In the backup logs, I find:
Error in backup of D:\ during write: Error [0x800700a1] The specified path is invalid.
Error in backup of D:\Perforce\ during write: Error [0x800700a1] The specified path is invalid.
Error in backup of D:\Perforce\Database\ during write: Error [0x800700a1] The specified path is invalid.
Error in backup of D:\Perforce\Database\p4s.exe during write: Error [0x800700a1] The specified path is invalid.
In the event viewer, I find:
The backup operation that started at '?2010?-?05?-?24T21:51:56.331072200Z' has failed with following error code '2155347997' (The operation ended before completion.). Please review the event details for a solution, and then rerun
the backup operation once the issue is resolved.
And on the command line, wbadmin returns:
Found (41) files.
The backup operation stopped before completing.
Summary of the backup operation:
The backup operation stopped before completing.
Detailed error: Element not found.
The backup of the system state failed [5/24/2010 5:23 PM].
Log of files successfully backed up:
C:\Windows\Logs\WindowsServerBackup\Backup-24-05-2010_14-51-56.log
Log of files for which backup failed:
C:\Windows\Logs\WindowsServerBackup\Backup_Error-24-05-2010_14-51-56.log
The operation ended before completion.
Element not found.
ERROR(-3): Backup failed!
This is very frustrating. 
The more I use Windows built-in backup the more fragile it seems to be. 
The D drive is a local drive and the path is valid. 
Running check disk finds no problems.  The drive is mostly empty. 
I tried with and without the anti-virus software, same problem. 
 There are no other server errors to indicate a problem with the drive or the path. 
I ran vssadmin list writers, and none of them returned any errors. 
 Why would the backup return an invalid path error, for a path that is valid? 
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks much,
James.

Hi Sriram,
Thanks for getting back to me!
I'll try to mail them to you before the end of the week.
A quick question:
 if the backup failed to find and copy a single file or directory (for whatever reason), why does it abort the whole process? 
The file in question was not critical, so having it missing from the backup would only have been a minor inconvenience. 
Obviously, you want to log such an event very clearly, but it does not make sense to me for it to kill the whole process... 
Will this be improved in future versions?  I have to admit, I've not seen much backup software stop because of such a trivial error, except maybe "copy" from the command prompt.
I think the built-in Window Server 2008 R2 backup software is very promising, and overall, I like it better than the old NT Backup crud. 
However, from my limited use, it still seems rough around the edges; too many glitches and problems, something you don't want to see from your backup software.
Thanks much,
James. 

Similar Messages

  • Security.Cryptography - The specified path is invalid. while accessing the private key stored in LocalMachine store

    Hello,
    I have C# dll which is invoked through a C++ cgi executable which is deployed on apache 2.2. I am getting the following error when I am trying to access the private key of a certificate which is stored in the Localmachine store. It works fine while
    debugging in visual studio.
    It also works fine when I try to access the same certificate from the current user store through apache.
    I have tried running apache as "SYSTEM", even then I get the same error.
    I have followed the right process to import the certificate into the localmachine store through mmc. 
    Error Message:
    The specified path is invalid.
     caused by mscorlib
       at System.Security.Cryptography.Utils.CreateProvHandle(CspParameters parameters, Boolean randomKeyContainer)
       at System.Security.Cryptography.Utils.GetKeyPairHelper(CspAlgorithmType keyType, CspParameters parameters, Boolean randomKeyContainer, Int32 dwKeySize, SafeProvHandle& safeProvHandle, SafeKeyHandle& safeKeyHandle)
       at System.Security.Cryptography.RSACryptoServiceProvider.GetKeyPair()
       at System.Security.Cryptography.RSACryptoServiceProvider..ctor(Int32 dwKeySize, CspParameters parameters, Boolean useDefaultKeySize)
       at System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2.get_PrivateKey()
       at SamlImplLib.SamlImpl.GetSamlResponse(String sInParamXml, String sInAttrXml)
    The above error is not really helpful as it doesnt tell me which path is invalid as I am not passing any path in my code. I am just accessing the certificate through the X509Certificate2 store
    Thanks in advance

    Hi,
    This is probably because the worker process identity does not have read permission to the machine key store.
    And I agree with you. "The specified path is invalid" is a typical misleading message.
    You may need to clarify the difference between "SYSTEM- User" and "Current-user "through apache. Good Luck!
    Best regards,
    Kristin
    We are trying to better understand customer views on social support experience, so your participation in this interview project would be greatly appreciated if you have time. Thanks for helping make community forums a great place.
    Click
    HERE to participate the survey.

  • How to solve? RangeError: Error #1506: The specified range is invalid.

    I complie a c library with alchemy, there are some errors in a function, and the flash traces:
    "RangeError: Error #1506: The specified range is invalid."
    I have set the CLibInit as global, only call the init() function ONCE as other said, but it didn't work.
    I think that maybe the reason is out of heap/stack memory in some c functions???
    or..??
    Help me !!!
    How to solve it...!!!
    Thank you

    This error is result of accessing an invalid memory pointer.  You have likely corrupted alchemy, or are accessing an uninitialized or null pointer.
    I'm not sure if this also happens in the case of a link problem.  The linker does not complain if methods are missing.  But, I thought that was a different error.

  • Error 1320 the specified path is too long C:\Program File (x86)\Program File (x86)\ Program File (x86)\Program File (x86)\ and so on

    I Got this error 1320 bla bla bla bla
    i cant install adobe reader ._. help me out pls

    Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
    Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
    C:\Users\user>set
    ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\ProgramData
    APPDATA=C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming
    CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files\Common Files
    CommonProgramFiles(x86)=C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files
    CommonProgramW6432=C:\Program Files\Common Files
    COMPUTERNAME=ACC
    ComSpec=C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    FP_NO_HOST_CHECK=NO
    HOMEDRIVE=C:
    HOMEPATH=\Users\user
    LOCALAPPDATA=C:\Users\user\AppData\Local
    LOGONSERVER=\\ACC
    NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=4
    OS=Windows_NT
    Path=C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Program File
    s (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA
    Corporation\PhysX\Common;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\iCLS Client\;C:\Program F
    iles\Intel\iCLS Client\;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;
    C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\OpenCL
    SDK\2.0\bin\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\OpenCL SDK\2.0\bin\x64;C:\Program F
    iles\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files\Intel\Inte
    l(R) Management Engine Components\IPT;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Mana
    gement Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management En
    gine Components\IPT;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Shared;C:\Program Files
    (x86)\IDM Computer Solutions\UltraEdit\
    PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC
    PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=AMD64
    PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=Intel64 Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7, GenuineIntel
    PROCESSOR_LEVEL=6
    PROCESSOR_REVISION=2a07
    ProgramData=C:\ProgramData
    ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files
    ProgramFiles(x86)=C:\Program Files (x86)
    ProgramW6432=C:\Program Files
    PROMPT=$P$G
    PSModulePath=C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\
    PUBLIC=C:\Users\Public
    SESSIONNAME=Console
    SystemDrive=C:
    SystemRoot=C:\Windows
    TEMP=C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp
    TMP=C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp
    USERDOMAIN=ACC
    USERNAME=user
    USERPROFILE=C:\Users\user
    windir=C:\Windows
    windows_tracing_flags=3
    windows_tracing_logfile=C:\BVTBin\Tests\installpackage\csilogfile.log

  • Ovi 2.2.1.23 error " the specified path %APPDATA%\...

    HI everyone, My name is sagar.
    I purchased a new nokia 5235 phone yesterday. i went online downloaded both pc suit and ovi suit. First i tried to install ovi suite. My operating system is windows 7 ultimate. When i tried to install ovi 2.2.1.23 on to my system i got the error message  " the specified path %APPDATA%\Nokia\1k7ujy7f\ is unavailable" . I am attaching the scrrenshot below, please have a look its in jpeg format.
    Then i uninstalled  whatever components were installed and tried to install pc suit. But the same error repeated. Then i comppletely uninstalled all the installed components and cleaned up the registry with the pc suit cleaner wizard.
    Now is there any way in which i can install the ovi on my computer and enjoy the benefits of unlimited music.
    Any help towards the solution is welcome. Please help....Nokia are you listening..... HELP
    Advanced thanks for everyone
    Attachments:
    Error.jpg ‏316 KB

    The original post is from 2010 so not sure if he found the solution or not.
    What happens if you open a cmd windows and type the following?
    echo %APPDATA%
    It should find something like:
    C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming
    In this case username should be your login name.
    Do you have any problems installing other software?
    Some possibilities - perhaps you have a corrupt user profile.
    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-performance/vista-installer-problem-p...
    Or perhaps you don't have all your updates and your installer needs updating.
    Search for: update microsoft windows installer vista
    Make sure you have the latest one.
    Hope this helps.

  • SharePoint 2010, Visual Studio 2010, Packaging a solution - The specified path, file name, or both are too long. The fully qualified file name must be less than 260 characters, and the directory name must be less than 248 characters.

    Hi,
    I have a solution that used to contain one SharePoint 2010 project. The project is named along the following lines:
    <Company>.<Product>.SharePoint - let's call it Project1 for future reference. It contains a number of features which have been named according
    to their purpose, some are reasonably long and the paths fairly deep. As far as I am concerned we are using sensible namespaces and these reflect our company policy of "doing things properly".
    I first encountered the following error message when packaging the aforementioned SharePoint project into a wsp:
    "The specified path, file name, or both are too long. The fully qualified file name must be less than 260 characters, and the directory name must be less than 248 characters."
    I went through a great deal of pain in trying to rename the project, shorten feature names and namespaces etc... until I got it working. I then went about gradually
    renaming everything until eventually I had what I started with, and it all worked. So I was none the wiser...not ideal, but I needed to get on and had tight delivery timelines.
    Recently we wanted to add another SharePoint project so that we could move some of our core functinality out into a separate SharePoint solution - e.g. custom workflow
    error logging. So we created another project in Visual Studio called:
    <Company>.<Product>.SharePoint.<Subsystem> - let's call it Project2 for future reference
    And this is when the error has come back and bitten me! The scenario is now as follows:
    1. project1 packages and deploys successfully with long feature names and deep paths.
    2. project2 does not package and has no features in it at all. The project2 name is 13 characters longer than project1
    I am convinced this is a bug with Visual Studio and/or the Package MSBuild target. Why? Let me explain my findings so far:
    1. By doing the following I can get project2 to package
    In Visual Studio 2010 show all files of project2, delete the obj, bin, pkg, pkgobj folders.
    Clean the solution
    Shut down Visual Studio 2010
    Open Visual Studio 2010
    Rebuild the solution
    Package the project2
    et voila the package is generated!
    This demonstrates that the package error message is in fact inaccurate and that it can create the package, it just needs a little help, since Visual Studio seems to
    no longer be hanging onto something.
    Clearly this is fine for a small time project, but try doing this in an environment where we use Continuous Integration, Unit Testing and automatic deployment of SharePoint
    solutions on a Build Server using automated builds.
    2. I have created another project3 which has a ludicrously long name, this packages fine and also has no features contained within it.
    3. I have looked at the length of the path under the pkg folder for project1 and it is large in comparison to the one that is generated for project2, that is when it
    does successfully package using the method outlined in 1. above. This is strange since project1 packages and project2 does not.
    4. If I attempt to add project2 to my command line build using MSBuild then it fails to package and when I then open up Visual Studio and attempt to package project2
    from the Visual Studio UI then it fails with the path too long error message, until I go through the steps outlined in 1. above to get it to package.
    5. DebugView shows nothing useful during the build and packaging of the project.
    6. The error seems to occur in
    CreateSharePointProjectService target called at line 365 of
    Microsoft.VisualStudio.SharePoint.targetsCurrently I am at a loss to work out why this is happening? My next task is to delete
    project2 completely and recreate it and introduce it into my Visual Studio solution.
    Microsoft, can you confirm whether this is a known issue and whether others have encountered this issue? Is it resolved in a hotfix?
    Anybody else, can you confirm whether you have come up with a solution to this issue? When I mean a solution I mean one that does not mean that I have to rename my namespaces,
    project etc... and is actually workable in a meaningful Visual Studio solution.

    Hi
    Yes, I thought I had fixed this my moving my solution from the usual documents  to
    c:\v2010\projectsOverflow\DetailedProjectTimeline
    This builds ok, but when I come to package I get the lovely error:
    Error 2 The specified path, file name, or both are too long. The fully qualified file name must be less than 260 characters, and the directory name must be less than 248 characters. C:\VS2010\ProjectsOverflow\DetailedProjectTimeline\VisualDetailedProjectTimelineWebPart\Features\Feature1\Feature1.feature VisualDetailedProjectTimeline
    Now, the error seems to be related to 
    Can anyone suggest what might be causing this. Probably some path in an XML file somewhere. Here is my prime suspect!
    <metaData>
    <type name="VisualDetailedProjectTimelineWebPart.VisualProjectTimelineWebPart.VisualProjectTimeline, $SharePoint.Project.AssemblyFullName$" />
    <importErrorMessage>$Resources:core,ImportErrorMessage;</importErrorMessage>
    </metaData>
    <data>
    <properties>
    <property name="Title" type="string">VisualProjectTimelineWebPart</property>
    <property name="Description" type="string">My Visual WebPart</property>
    </properties>
    </data>
    </webPart>
    </webParts>
    .... Unless I can solve this I will have to remove the project and recreate but with simple paths. Tho I will be none the wiser if I come across this again.
    Daniel

  • Specify Remote Folder - The specified path is not a remote shared folder

    I'm getting this error when I try to check a backup stored on a NAS.  When I attempt to recover from it, I pick "A backup stored on another location" then "Remote shared folder". 
    I put in the path: \\192.168.16.17\public\server\2014-01-24
    And what I get is the above error message: "The specified path is not a remote shared folder"
    The path clearly is a remote shared folder. If I paste it into explorer it opens fine, and I can copy/delete files from it.  What gives?

    That's correct; the folder I specified above contains the WindowsImageBackup folder.  I can access that folder fine in Explorer, but when I try to direct the backup to it it gives the error I mentioned: "The specified path is not a remote shared
    folder".
    Note that the error message you receive if you specify a folder which does not contain a WindowsImageBackup folder is "The specified remote shared folder does not contain a backup. Provide the path to a remote shared folder that contains backups."

  • Trying to uninstall or repair get an error message: The folder path 'My Music' contains an invalid character.

    Trying to uninstall or repair get an error message: The folder path 'My Music' contains an invalid character. How do I fix?

    Try the following user tip:
    "not a valid short file name" and "invalid character" install errors

  • IPOD Updater - Error 1324 - The Folder path contains an invalid character

    I tried to install ITUNES on an external HD (I didn't want to slow down my computer by putting all of my music on my internal HD). ITunes installed and then crashed. I removed all traces of ITUNES and IPOD that I could find and went to install ITUNES again on my regular internal drive. Now it goes through the installation and REMEMBERS my IPOD serial number (so obviously I can't find all of the files to remove) but doesn't give me a choice of where to install (it still must be trying to install to my external HD) the ITUNES. All I get is the following Error message:
    IPOD Updater - Error 1324 - The Folder path "Program Files" contains an invalid character
    Does anyone have a solution out there?
    Thanks in advance!
    MonsterProb

    IPOD Updater - Error 1324 - The Folder path "Program Files" contains an invalid character
    Interesting. It's choking on the old iPod updater application. (iPod software updates are no longer handled by a standalone application ... that function was folded into iTunes beginning with iTunes 7.0.0.70.)
    Let's try the following procedure.
    Download and install the Windows Installer CleanUp utility:
    Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility
    Now launch Windows Installer CleanUp ("Start > All Programs > Windows Install Clean Up"), find any entries called "ipod for windows \[date]" or "ipod updater \[date]" or just "ipod for windows" in the list of programs in CleanUp, select those entries, and click “remove”.
    Quit out of CleanUp, and restart the PC.
    Does an itunes install go through properly after that?

  • Error Message:The folder path 'Program Files' contains an invalid character

    I have an 80G iPod. I never had a problem with the itunes program until I switched to Vista. When I try to open iTunes I get the following error message:
    *The folder path 'Program Files' contains an invalid character*
    I have itunes installed on both my HP and on an external hard drive that I use as my backup in case something goes wrong. Neither one opens and I get the same error message on both. I have tried to uninstall iTunes and then reinstall and get the same message so I can't uninstall.
    I'm really frustrated, I need to get to my music for a huge presentation in a few days. Can anyone help?
    Thanks in advance,
    Jejo

    Have you tried working through the steps in the General section of this article?
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1926

  • Error 1324: the folder path 'webi/' contains an invalid character

    Hi pros,
    I am getting this error when trying to install bobj xi 3.1 client version. the service pack is zero.
    however, i previously had bobj xi 3.1 server / client components installed and bobj 4.0 client tools.
    i uninstalled bobj 4 and bobj xi 3.1 server components from control panel. also, deleted them from registry.
    still i am getting the above error.
    kindly advise.

    Hi,
    Can you please check the following thread which is for the exact same question :
    error 1324: the folder path 'webi/' contains an invalid character
    Regards
    Steph

  • TFS Build Error - Exception Message: The specified path, file name, or both are too long. The fully qualified file name must be less than 260 characters

    I am trying to set-up CI of Orchard CMS and deploy it on Azure using TF service. I am stuck at following error for path being
    longer than 260 characters. However, when counted the total characters in path are 235. Please see the below error :
    Other Errors and Warnings
    1 error(s), 1 warning(s)
    Exception Message: TF400889: The following path contains more than the allowed 259 characters: drop/_PublishedWebsites/Orchard.Web_Package/Archive/Content/C_C/a/src/projects/Orchard/dev/DevAltaf/Orchard/src/Orchard.Web/obj/Debug/Package/PackageTmp/Modules/BrentApart.BannerManager/Scripts/controllers/bannerAssignmentController.js. Specify a shorter path. (type VssServiceException)
    Exception Stack Trace: at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Workflow.Activities.FileContainerDropProvider.EndCopyDirectory(IAsyncResult result)
    at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Workflow.Activities.CopyDirectory.EndExecute(AsyncCodeActivityContext context, IAsyncResult result)
    at System.Activities.AsyncCodeActivity.CompleteAsyncCodeActivityData.CompleteAsyncCodeActivityWorkItem.Execute(ActivityExecutor executor, BookmarkManager bookmarkManager)
    Inner Exception Details:
    Exception Message: The specified path, file name, or both are too long. The fully qualified file name must be less than 260 characters, and the directory name must be less than 248 characters. (type PathTooLongException)
    Did anyone came across such issue while deploying Orchard on Azure with TF service? If yes, how did you sort this freaking error?
    Thanks,
    Altaf B.

    Hi AltafB,
    For your situation, you can short the path for the source code. Or use a short path for build agent folder in your build definition. You can refer to the links below to solve your problem:
    http://blogs.msdn.com/b/aaronhallberg/archive/2007/06/20/team-build-and-260-character-paths.aspx
    https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/1638a5f0-9321-4ff9-9ee7-6d347badb972/please-some-solution-to-the-specified-path-file-name-or-both-are-too-long?forum=tfsbuild
    Besides, since you deploy Orchard to Azure, you can also publish it directly using publish profile in Visual Stduio or WebMatrix directly.
    Best regards,
    We are trying to better understand customer views on social support experience, so your participation in this interview project would be greatly appreciated if you have time. Thanks for helping make community forums a great place.
    Click
    HERE to participate the survey.

  • Order Import failing with error "The specified subinventory is invalid to use, the profile option INV: Allow Expense to Asset Transfer is set to No. Change the profile option to Yes or choose a valid subinventory."

    Hi All,
    I am getting this error while importing an internal sales order.
    “The specified subinventory is invalid to use, the profile option INV: Allow Expense to Asset Transfer is set to No. Change the profile option to Yes or choose a valid subinventory.”
    I have tried to set mentioned profile as ‘Yes’. But still getting same error.
    Also, provided subinventory is present and active in given inventory organization.
    Please share if anybody encountered this before and have a solution.

    Hi 2878342
    Please refer the following metalink note, it should resolve your problem.
    Order Import Interface.Error Message Specified Subinventory Is Invalid To Use (Doc ID 406411.1)

  • Error 127: The specified file or directory name is invalid

    Hello,
    I am trying, for the first time, to Groom a users home directory. I had created user Home directory policy and have added vault and groom...

    On 5/14/2013 7:16 AM, nwadmsitn wrote:
    >
    > Hi,
    >
    > I'm trying to evaluate File Reporter. I have installed the agent on a
    > OES11 box. This agent is acting as my proxy agent.
    >
    > Then i setup a policie to scan a volume on 2 differents server. One is
    > OES11, the other is OES2.
    >
    > When i launch my policies i have very differents result :
    > - Volume Free Space : After 5 attempts finally it is working
    > -File System DATA : I have most of the time this error : (127) - The
    > specified file or directory name is invalid. Sometimes Operation is
    > successfull but in the reports i have only data for 1 of the 2 volume
    > and only for 2 directories
    >
    > In the log file of the nfr proxy agent i have this kind of error :
    > 01 2013-05-14 13:00:29 7200 3 0006 5953 7f674b5e0700
    > SRSScanAndCollectFileSystemDataService::FinalizeSc anDataEntry() - Worker
    > thread encountered an error and is exiting, Scan ID = "18", Result = 0.
    >
    > Can someone help me ?
    >
    > Stephane
    >
    >
    Stephane,
    Just to clarify a few things:
    1. Do you get these results for both scan targets? Or only a proxied
    scan of the OES11 or OES2 volume?
    2. What sort of volumes are being scanned? NSS? AFP? NCP? What's the
    underlying Linux filesystem type, if applicable?
    Thanks for helping us understand your problem better.
    - NFMS Support Team

  • Database does not exist in the specified path

    Just bought a USB 6009 DAQ and for some reason I now keep getting this error: "Database does not exist in the specified path" in VI Logger 2.0.1 it was working.  Can anyone help??

    Jared,
    It sounds like VI Logger somehow lost its association with its
    database. Please open MAX and check out the "Historical
    Data"->"Citadel 5 Universe" entry. Under "My Computer" in the
    right-hand pane, you should have a database called "VI Logger Data". It
    must be spelled, spaced, and capitalized the exact same way. If you do
    not have this database (which I suspect you do not), right click on "My
    Computer" and select "Create/Attach Database..." The default database
    path (if you want to have access to your old data) is C:\Documents and
    Settings\All Users\Application Data\National Instruments\VI Logger,
    with the database name as "VI Logger Data". If you want to create a new
    database, then specify a new path.
    If "VI Logger Data" does appear, a possible fix is to detach and
    reattach it. Right click on "VI Logger Data," select
    "Detach/Delete...," and chose the "Detach" option. Finally, reattach
    the database as described above.
    Hope this helps,
    Ryan Verret
    Product Marketing Engineer
    Signal Generators
    National Instruments

Maybe you are looking for