0 i have the following errors occuring in the event logs: Log Name: Application Source: VSS Date: 10/1/2012 6:16:40 AM Event ID: 12293 Task Category: None Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: N/A Computer: Server2.pauldmitri.local Description: Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Error calling a routine on a Shadow Copy Provider {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}. Routine details EndPrepareSnapshots({36319fd9-ac4f-435b-a390-ac4b59725495}) [hr = 0x80042302, A Volume Shadow Copy Service component encountered an unexpected error. Check the Application event log for more information. ]. Operation: Executing Asynchronous Operation Context: Current State: DoSnapshotSet Event Xml: < Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event"> <System> <Provider Name="VSS" /> <EventID Qualifiers="0">12293</EventID> <Level>2</Level> <Task>0</Task> <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2012-10-01T10:16:40.000000000Z" /> <EventRecordID>24422</EventRecordID> <Channel>Application</Channel> <Computer>Server2.pauldmitri.local</Computer> <Security /> </System> <EventData> <Data>{b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}</Data> <Data>EndPrepareSnapshots({36319fd9-ac4f-435b-a390-ac4b59725495})</Data> <Data>0x80042302, A Volume Shadow Copy Service component encountered an unexpected error. Check the Application event log for more information. < /Data> <Data> Operation: Executing Asynchronous Operation Context: Current State: DoSnapshotSet</Data> <Binary>2D20436F64653A20434F52534E50534330303030313632342D2043616C6C3A20434F52534E50534330303030313630352D205049443A202030303030363132382D205449443A202030303030353837322D20434D443A2020433A5C57696E646F77735C73797374656D33325C76737376632E6578652020202D20557365723A204E616D653A204E5420415554484F524954595C53595354454D2C205349443A532D312D352D313820</Binary> </EventData> < /Event> Log Name: Application Source: VSS Date: 10/1/2012 6:16:40 AM Event ID: 8193 Task Category: None Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: N/A Computer: Server2.pauldmitri.local Description: Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Unexpected error calling routine Cannot find anymore diff area candidates for volume\\?\Volume{201b454e-47aa-11e1-ae8f-806e6f6e6963}\ [0]. hr = 0x8000ffff, Catastrophic failure . Operation: Automatically choosing a diff-area volume Processing EndPrepareSnapshots Context: Volume Name: \\?\Volume{201b454e-47aa-11e1-ae8f-806e6f6e6963}\ Execution Context: System Provider Event Xml: < Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event"> <System> <Provider Name="VSS" /> <EventID Qualifiers="0">8193</EventID> <Level>2</Level> <Task>0</Task> <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2012-10-01T10:16:40.000000000Z" /> <EventRecordID>24421</EventRecordID> <Channel>Application</Channel> <Computer>Server2.pauldmitri.local</Computer> <Security /> </System> <EventData> <Data>Cannot find anymore diff area candidates for volume\\?\Volume{201b454e-47aa-11e1-ae8f-806e6f6e6963}\ [0]</Data> <Data>0x8000ffff, Catastrophic failure < /Data> <Data> Operation: Automatically choosing a diff-area volume Processing EndPrepareSnapshots Context: Volume Name: \\?\Volume{201b454e-47aa-11e1-ae8f-806e6f6e6963}\ Execution Context: System Provider</Data> <Binary>2D20436F64653A20535052414C4C4F4330303030313137342D2043616C6C3A20535052414C4C4F4330303030303739302D205049443A202030303030353739322D205449443A202030303030333335362D20434D443A2020433A5C57696E646F77735C53797374656D33325C737663686F73742E657865202D6B2073777072762D20557365723A204E616D653A204E5420415554484F524954595C53595354454D2C205349443A532D312D352D313820</Binary> </EventData> < /Event> These occur when the DPM 2007 server agent tries to back up files. please advise on how to fix as the dpm is showing errors. Paul. Paul.