Windows 10 Build 1803 - Backup fiails due to problem with OneDrive folder - KB61362 Workaround

From doing some Google searching, this issue looks to be the way that reparse points are handled in backup software, i.e. whether they are treated as symbolic links or not?  This issue looks to have been introduced back in the Fall Creators Update #1709 and perhaps tightened up with the latest Spring Creators Update #1803.

Some suggestions that appear to have worked for some users include:

• Omitting / excluding the OneDrive folders from Cloud backups (not likely to be popular given why users want to protect these folders / contents in the first place!).
• Moving the OneDrive folder to a different location then back again, followed by making a new backup task?
• Moving the OneDrive folder to a FAT32 filesystem that does not support the new reparse points (then back to the original location again).
• Stop using the OneDrive Files on Demand feature and allow all files to return to the local drive location.  Again unlikely to be popular given why users want to use Files on Demand to reduce or maximise space on their local drives.

I suspect that the longer term answer is to wait for Acronis to produce an Update that fixes this issue by handling the new reparse points correctly.  Note: reparse points are not new in themselves as have been around since Windows 2000 was introduced.  The issue looks to be in the processing of these reparse points where they may be 'protected' by the owning application.

Some links reference reparse points:

Support OneDrive folders on recent Windows 10 #4542

Unable to backup OneDrive after the Windows 10 Creators Update

Is Backup & Sync for Google Drive not working with OneDrive?

Problem with Retrospect and Windows 10 Fall Creator's Update

Windows backup or restore errors 0x80070001, 0x81000037, or 0x80070003

"Directory was not backed up because it is a reparse point" - is the error message I just received

Problems with File History

Installed Windows 10 Fall Creators Update - Now Local OneDrive Folder won’t backup

Steve, many thanks for providing this information. My preliminary testing indicates that the suggested work-around does not work for me.

Update I can confirm that it is not working for me. Not impressed!

Ian

Ian, just hit this one on my Insiders build of Win 10 where MS decided that I should use the OneDrive Files on Demand feature without my agreement!

I was testing another issue and using my OneDrive folder as source and got this exact problem - turned off Files on Demand, waited for all files to synchronise back to the local folder, then re-ran the OneDrive backup task and all worked fine!

Log examples: (starting with the failed backup with Files on Demand enabled).

16/05/2018 21:53:53 :848  Backup reserve copy attributes: format tib; need_reserve_backup_copy false;
16/05/2018 21:53:53 :862  Operation OneDrive started manually.
16/05/2018 21:53:57 :030  Backup reserve copy attributes: format tib; need_reserve_backup_copy false;
16/05/2018 21:53:57 :039  Operation: Backup
16/05/2018 21:53:57 :041  Priority changed to Low.
16/05/2018 21:54:16 :357  Create Backup Archive From: E:\OneDrive\
To file: OneDrive_inc_b1_s2_v1.tib Compression: Normal Exclude: System files;
16/05/2018 21:54:18 :872  Failed to back up file or folder 'E:\OneDrive\'. It may be blocked by another application.
The file is read-only. (0x4000C)
function = "FindFirstFileW";
path = "\\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\OneDrive\*";
$module = "ti_demon_vs_11530"
winnt_dir::iterator::iterator:
c:\bs_hudson\workspace\332\core\file\windows\winnt_dir.cpp(1;356)
The media is write protected (0xFFF0)
code = 80070013);
$module = "ti_demon_vs_11530"
Common::Error::AddWindowsError:
c:\bs_hudson\workspace\332\core\common\error.cpp(307) : None
16/05/2018 21:54:28 :094  Error 0x40019: Error occurred while backing up.
16/05/2018 21:54:33 :393  Error 0x13c0005: Operation has completed with errors.

Then the working log after Files on Demand was disabled and files synchronised.

16/05/2018 21:56:44 :646  Backup reserve copy attributes: format tib; need_reserve_backup_copy false;
16/05/2018 21:56:44 :648  Operation OneDrive started manually.
16/05/2018 21:56:46 :513  Backup reserve copy attributes: format tib; need_reserve_backup_copy false;
16/05/2018 21:56:46 :520  Operation: Backup
16/05/2018 21:56:46 :522  Priority changed to Low.
16/05/2018 21:56:59 :725  Create Backup Archive From: E:\OneDrive\
To file: OneDrive_inc_b1_s2_v1.tib Compression: Normal Exclude: System files;
16/05/2018 21:57:02 :242   Writing incremental version to file: OneDrive_inc_b1_s2_v1.tib
16/05/2018 21:58:18 :826  The following backups have been successfully created: H:\Test\OneDrive_inc_b1_s2_v1.tib
16/05/2018 21:58:25 :039  Operation has succeeded.
 

Hi Steve, as far as I can work out I have the correct settings for OneDrive (see above). There is no corresponding setting for OneDrive for Business (which I discovered yesterday had not been properly installed on either of the systems on which I was having problems.

The error messages you provide are different to the ones I am getting (for cloud backup).

16/05/2018 11:08:11 :958 Operation VideoEditingDaily 2 started by schedule.
16/05/2018 11:08:18 :439 Operation: Backup
16/05/2018 11:08:18 :439 Backup type: hybrid (disk level)
16/05/2018 11:08:18 :443 Operation: Consolidation
16/05/2018 11:08:18 :444 Priority changed to Low.
16/05/2018 11:10:16 :516 Error 0x170810: Failed to enumerate directory 'C:/Users[myuseraccount]OneDrive/Documents/'. It may be corrupted or does not exist. Please check the disk for errors.
16/05/2018 11:10:16 :517 Error 0x170810: Failed to enumerate directory 'C:/Users/[myuseraccount]/OneDrive/Email attachments/'. It may be corrupted or does not exist. Please check the disk for errors.
16/05/2018 11:10:16 :518 Error 0x170810: Failed to enumerate directory 'C:/Users/i[myuseraccount]/OneDrive/Pictures/'. It may be corrupted or does not exist. Please check the disk for errors.
16/05/2018 11:14:40 :241 Error 0x170810: Failed to enumerate directory 'C:/Users/[myuseraccount]/OneDrive/Documents/'. It may be corrupted or does not exist. Please check the disk for errors.
16/05/2018 11:14:42 :483 Error 0x170803: Operation has been aborted.
16/05/2018 11:14:42 :492 Error 0x170810: Failed to enumerate directory 'C:/Users/[myuseraccount]/OneDrive/Documents/'. It may be corrupted or does not exist. Please check the disk for errors.
16/05/2018 11:14:43 :161 Error 0x13c0005: Operation has completed with errors.

You will notice that it restarts the process three times before apparently aborting. I will check to see if there is a completed backup or nothing happened
 

Ian

Ran backup to local HDD. At first I thought it had not worked, but it seems to have done so:

17/05/2018 12:30:43 :882 Backup reserve copy attributes: format tib; need_reserve_backup_copy false;
17/05/2018 12:30:43 :883 Operation Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB started manually.
17/05/2018 12:30:50 :883 Backup reserve copy attributes: format tib; need_reserve_backup_copy false;
17/05/2018 12:30:50 :887 Operation: Backup
17/05/2018 12:30:50 :889 Priority changed to Low.
17/05/2018 12:30:51 :169 Create Backup Archive Password Protected From: Disk 1 To file: O:\Acronis\Post Win April 2018 Update\Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB.tib Compression: Maximum Exclude: {{Long listing of excluded location none of which is the OneDrive directory}}
17/05/2018 12:30:51 :834 Pending operation 173 started: 'Creating partition image'.
17/05/2018 12:30:56 :411 Volume Tracker has failed to find changes on volume '\\?\Volume{bdfde2a6-0000-0000-0000-100000000000}\'.
17/05/2018 12:30:58 :101 Pending operation 173 started: 'Creating partition image'.
17/05/2018 12:31:46 :567 Volume Tracker has failed to find changes on volume 'C:'.
17/05/2018 12:31:47 :046 Writing incremental version to file: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB_inc_b2_s3_v1.tib
17/05/2018 12:33:12 :219 Pending operation 173 started: 'Creating partition image'.
17/05/2018 12:33:15 :515 Volume Tracker has failed to find changes on volume '\\?\Volume{bdfde2a6-0000-0000-0000-101b3a000000}\'.
17/05/2018 12:33:17 :217 Pending operation 173 started: 'Creating partition image'.
17/05/2018 12:33:17 :287 The following backups have been successfully created: O:\Acronis\Post Win April 2018 Update\Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB_inc_b2_s3_v1.tib
17/05/2018 12:33:17 :639 Operation has succeeded.

Not sure what to conclude from this - works locally but not to the cloud.

Ian

Ian, this issue looks to mainly affect Cloud or network based backup tasks more than local drive ones from what I have read.

One observation, I have never allowed OneDrive (or Dropbox, Box etc) to store its files as sub-folders of C:/Users[myuseraccount]/ - I have always put these folders into the root of another partition, so my backup tasks show the Source as being From: E:\OneDrive\

Steve, as I do not use OneDrive I have not bothered to shift the location. In the past I have relocated DropBox but for some reason I did not do so when I did my last system rebuild. I have not checked to see if there is an issue when backing up to NAS. The system I am using at the moment is not backed up to the NAS as local + cloud has been sufficient. There is very little data on the system that is not also on my main system.

Ian

Hello

I had the same problem with Win10 ver 1803 and ATI. I solved the problem on a PC and a Laptop. I uninstalled Microsoft OneDrive for Business and then reinstalled it. The backup with ATI is perfect again ?

Erich