What does HRESULT 0x8004232B (VSS_E_SNAPSHOT_NOT_IN_SET) mean?

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The shadow copy ID was not found in the backup components document for the shadow copy set.

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VSS_E_SNAPSHOT_NOT_IN_SET

VSS_E_SNAPSHOT_NOT_IN_SET The specified shadow-copy ID is not present in the backup-components document for the expected snapshot set. The requester is using mismatched or stale set metadata.

What to check

Match the snapshot ID, backup components document, and source job instance rather than combining metadata from separate runs.
Check whether cleanup or retention removed a snapshot after the backup application recorded its identifier.
List existing shadows before retrying and recreate the snapshot set when the recorded member no longer exists.

vssadmin list shadows

Microsoft: VSS requesters

Microsoft: vssadmin list shadows

Microsoft: VSS documentation portal

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