Windows Backup Failed, Part 2: The system cannot find the file specified

Backups are Good!Dear, sweet Jesus… You’d think that Microsoft’s built-in “Backup and Restore” feature in Windows would just kind of work.

You’d be wrong.

If you haven’t seen my earlier post on Windows Backup problems, see here:

Fix It: Windows Backup Failed Trying to Read from Shadow Copy

If you’re still having problems with failing backups – especially if you get the error “The system cannot find the file specified. Error 0x80070002” – then read on.

The fix will both make you happy and make you cry at the same time…

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