Microsoft KB Archive/312551

= Backup Does Not Work with Error 800700B7 =

Article ID: 312551

Article Last Modified on 1/3/2003



This article was previously published under Q312551



SYMPTOMS
When you use the Msdmback.vbs script to back up a SharePoint Portal Server computer, you may receive the following error message:

Error: An error occurred during backup. See the event log for more details.

ErrNo: 800700B7

Desc: Cannot create a file when that file already exists.

Source: MSSearch.Admin.1

NOTE: Even though you receive this error message, no corresponding event ID message is logged in the Application event log or the System event log.



CAUSE
This issue can occur if you did not enter the file name for the backup file that you want the Msdmback.vbs script to create, for example, if you use the following syntax to initiate a backup (where  is the folder in which the backup will be created):

msdmback /b 

This syntax does not specify the name of the file that you want the script to create.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use the following correct syntax, which includes the file name that you want the Msdmback.vbs script to create to initiate a backup (where  is the name of the file that you want the script to create):

msdmback /b \ 

Additional query words: 0x800700B7 sps fails

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB312551

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