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Azure Backup Passphrase lost

One of our servers experienced OS corruption and could not be recovered. As a result, the on-premises server had to be reinstalled. Unfortunately, the Azure Backup encryption passphrase was stored only on that server, and it has now been lost. Is there…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,762 questions
asked 2026-06-04T00:07:17.5466667+00:00
Viknaraj Manogararajah 0 Reputation points MVP
edited a comment 2026-06-04T20:44:13.8633333+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar 14,420 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Azure for Students VM deallocated after subscription expiry - Need data recovery without support ticket access

Hi, I am a student. My Azure for Students subscription expired. My VM (yt-vm, UAE North) is now Stopped (deallocated). All my MySQL data is on its disk. I cannot create a support ticket because the option is not available on an expired student…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,762 questions
asked 2026-06-04T15:08:05.9+00:00
Uttam kumar 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-04T15:12:50.4766667+00:00
Uttam kumar 0 Reputation points
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Azure Backup Report

Can we make daily report for Azure Backup? I want to get daily report for every Azure backup whether the backup is failed or sucess.

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,762 questions
asked 2026-06-02T00:44:00.2+00:00
Handian Sudianto 7,201 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-04T03:21:12.0666667+00:00
Bharath Y P 9,215 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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We are planning to replace our existing Veeam Backup solution with Microsoft Azure Backup.

Current Environment: VMware standalone ESXi host (on-premises) Approximately 2 VMware VMs for initial pilot testing Total backup size approximately 50 GB Azure Subscription: <PII Removed> Resource Group: <PII Removed> Recovery Services…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,762 questions
asked 2026-05-31T19:11:10.0333333+00:00
Monamgiri Mahender 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-04T02:57:42.5066667+00:00
Bharath Y P 9,215 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Azure Backup Times Dramatically Improved

Hi, I have a recovery services vault that backs up two storage account file shares. Since inception these jobs have taken between 4-9 hours a night, even though not much data changes every day. Since 1st June my backup job for both have dropped to around…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,762 questions
asked 2026-06-03T09:00:52.8266667+00:00
MichaelB-2136 290 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-03T22:49:27.99+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar 14,420 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Azure VM Backup

Is it possible to backup an Azure VM to a different subscription which is kind of isolated? Not looking to restore into a different subscription, want to backup to a different subscription. Any workarounds to accomplish this?

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,762 questions
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines

An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.

10,151 questions
asked 2023-09-29T10:49:25.37+00:00
AzureUser-9588 151 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-02T15:54:52.02+00:00
Akarsh Prabhu 1 Reputation point Microsoft Employee
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MARS OBEngine not found following corrupt installation

Need the legacy MSI-based Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) Agent installer. The current unified 72 MB installer fails to deploy OBEngine and OBService components. Need the April 2025 MSI bundle for manual installation after a corrupt…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,762 questions
asked 2026-05-25T06:28:51.97+00:00
commented 2026-05-29T00:10:16.29+00:00
Bharath Y P 9,215 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

How to delete My Backup Service

Hi, iIn some days ago i have create one resource group az104-RG1 and under this i have created one backup service on practice purpose. And that time i have resource group but as of now those backup service active in my account and this is increase my…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,762 questions
asked 2026-05-24T03:16:25.6366667+00:00
Sharad Varade 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-29T00:09:23.45+00:00
Bharath Y P 9,215 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Join: Microsoft Azure Q&A Champions Program

The Microsoft Azure Q&A Champions Program recognizes and empowers a global community of internal and external Azure experts who help customers succeed by providing high-quality, trusted answers on Microsoft Q&A. The program scales expert led…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,762 questions
asked 2026-05-25T22:52:44.2633333+00:00
Ashley Swearingen 0 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
answered 2026-05-25T22:52:55.1+00:00

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Monitoring on MABS alerts in Window server

Hi Team, I created anew MABS Environment for MABS and i want to implement the monitoring form OpsRamp. So i need help in getting the different parameters like Event ID , Windows services to monitor which will send alarms when anything going to be faulty…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,762 questions
asked 2026-05-24T08:28:01.4+00:00
Rajneesh Saraswat 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-25T12:05:36.7233333+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar 14,420 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Error while enabling SQL DB backup on Azure VM

I'm trying to enable SQL DB backup on Azure VM running Windows Server 2019 Datacenter and getting error. Error code: Resource Operation Failure Message: The resource operation completed with terminal provisioning state 'failed' Troubleshooting steps:…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,762 questions
asked 2026-05-19T08:40:33.4233333+00:00
TwickyBrain 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-22T23:03:24.5+00:00
Bharath Y P 9,215 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Azure Backup Threat Detection.

If we enable the threat detection on azure backup, is there additional costs?

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,762 questions
asked 2026-05-17T04:33:17.15+00:00
Handian Sudianto 7,201 Reputation points
accepted 2026-05-22T01:34:36.6066667+00:00
Handian Sudianto 7,201 Reputation points
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Trying to enable backup of vm in Subscription A to RSV in Subscription B. Cross subscription Backup options

Hi I cannot look for option to change the subscription to different one from a RSV in one subscription in Qatar Central Region. I can see that preview option in another regions like West Europe. Thanks, Mohan

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,762 questions
asked 2026-05-18T11:58:31.3333333+00:00
mohan yatam 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-20T15:39:06.5166667+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar 14,420 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Failed to transfer data to vault : SMB FILE SHARE

Hello; The daily backup of our SMB file share has been failing consistently for over 30 days. Each night, the backup runs for approximately 10 to 12 hours before failing with error code 850000 – "Failed to transfer data to vault". I have…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,762 questions
asked 2026-05-15T09:10:15.74+00:00
LARIBI Ahlem 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-05-20T10:49:30.8066667+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar 14,420 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Restore web app folder ( no backup)

during a publish operation, a folder was over written that should not have been, is there a way to restore to a point before the last publish? backup was not enabled

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,762 questions
asked 2026-05-18T17:00:09.2566667+00:00
James Anderson 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-18T18:39:25.19+00:00
Bharath Y P 9,215 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Microsoft Azure Backup

Este registro de servidor me esta dando problemas, lo he eliminado del Servidor y lo he vuelto a instalar, pero sigue dando el mismo error, que puedo hacer?

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,762 questions
asked 2026-05-14T07:32:57.9033333+00:00
Esteban Lopez Orihuela 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-18T05:46:28.3+00:00
Siva shunmugam Nadessin 10,820 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Cannot delete Azure Backup restore point due to DiskRestorePointUsedByCustomer

Hi, all! Compute RP reports active SAS handle, but diskRestorePoint resource does not exist in ARM. This is an Azure platform inconsistency and requires backend cleanup. The VM restore point is stuck in Failed state because Compute RP reports an active…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,762 questions
asked 2026-04-23T20:18:26.3633333+00:00
Dmytro Hureshidze 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-05-12T08:48:46.61+00:00
Siva shunmugam Nadessin 10,820 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to find a file saved in a back up so I can restore it to file explorer?

I have the azure server set to make backups up everything...now I need to find a file that was incorrectly saved over so I can restore it. How do I find it?

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,762 questions
asked 2026-05-08T17:38:02.7+00:00
Sandy Schlappe 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-08T19:31:43.9233333+00:00
Bharath Y P 9,215 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

This VM backup cannot be configured using standard policy, please use Enhanced Policy

This VM backup cannot be configured using standard policy, please use Enhanced Policy

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,762 questions
asked 2026-05-07T03:37:37.6633333+00:00
Admin_Kumaran_Narayanan 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-08T03:05:05.4266667+00:00
Siva shunmugam Nadessin 10,820 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Full volume restore using MARS console stuck at Estimating size of Backup items...

Hi, I've been attempting to start a full volume recovery from MARS, however it has been stuck at "Estimating size of Backup items..." for 24 hours and I believe there is nothing currently in progress. Additionally, on the Backup jobs blade in…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,762 questions
asked 2024-05-21T00:41:30.1733333+00:00
FCQ 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-05T00:11:42.39+00:00
FCQ 0 Reputation points