HRESULT 0x800423F3 (VSS_E_WRITERERROR

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The writer experienced a transient error.  If the backup process is retried, the error may not reoccur.

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VSS_E_WRITERERROR_TIMEOUT	VSS_E_WRITERERROR_NONRETRYABLE

VSS_E_WRITERERROR_RETRYABLE

VSS_E_WRITERERROR_RETRYABLE The writer reported a transient failure. A retry can succeed without configuration changes, but repeated failures identify a writer service, application, or environmental issue that needs investigation.

What to check

Retry the backup once after confirming that no previous VSS job is still active.
If the same writer remains failed, restart the service or application that hosts that specific writer during an approved maintenance window, then recheck its status.
Collect the writer name, instance ID, state, and preceding application errors; do not restart unrelated services blindly.

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