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Backup destination folder of System Center Configuration Manager 2007 should not contain special characters

Symptoms

A backup task of System Center Configuration Manager 2007 may not work correctly if the backup destination folder contains a special character or the folder name ends with “\”.  For example, these folder names will cause an issue:

D:\
D:\Back*up
D:\Backup\

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Cause

This is a known issue in System Center Configuration Manager 2007.

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Resolution

To work around this issue, remove the invalid characters from backup destination folder name. It is recommended to create a destination folder for use only by Configuration Manager because files in the destination folder will be deleted before the backup task runs.

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Article Info
Article ID : 2748703
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/8/2017
Published on : 9/5/2012
Exists online : False
Views : 156