What does HRESULT 0x80042318 (VSS_E_WRITER_INFRASTRUCTURE) mean?

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VSS cannot contact its writers. Check VSS services and writer registration.

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VSS_E_MAXIMUM_NUMBER_OF_SNAPSHOTS_REACHED	VSS_E_WRITER_NOT_RESPONDING

VSS_E_WRITER_INFRASTRUCTURE

VSS_E_WRITER_INFRASTRUCTURE means that VSS detected a problem while contacting writers. It is an infrastructure-level failure rather than a report that one specific writer rejected the backup.

How to investigate for VSS_E_WRITER_INFRASTRUCTURE

Verify that the VSS service and the Windows Event System service are running.
Use vssadmin list writers and inspect Application and System event logs for writer-registration or COM-event failures.
Address the first infrastructure error in the event timeline before retrying the backup job.

Microsoft: VSS requester and writer coordination

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