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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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