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On a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2-based system, using Windows Server Backup, you can perform backups to removable cartridge disk drives.
Windows Server Backup treats�removable�media, such as removable cartridge disk drives,�as the�equivalent�of�DVD drives.�Therefore, they are subject to the same restrictions as DVD backups.�
For example, you cannot create scheduled automatic backups to these drives.� Also, recovery of individual files, folders or application data is not supported.
On a Windows Server 2008-based system, you receive the following error message when you try to restore individual files or folders from removable media:
����Recovery of individual files, folders or application data from DVD or removable media is not supported.
On a Windows Server 2008 R2-based system, you cannot start a backup to a DVD or removable cartridge disk drive if you have created a custom selection of individual files or folders to be backed up.� You receive the following message when trying to start the backup:
����Partial backup of volumes cannot be performed to a DVD or other removable media.
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This behavior is by design in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
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