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Windows 7: How to activate/initialise Offline Files Database

Just recently when connecting Windows 7 clients to a new SBS 2011 installation we have experienced several clients that refused to sync using the Sync Centre. We get the message that ‘Offline Files is enabled but not active, please restart to activate’. Restarting does not active Offline Files.

After trying many different techniques to enable this feature […]

SBS 2011 VSS errors cause backup failure (Updated)

Recently we have been experiencing SBS 2011 Backup Failures on several servers relating to (VSS Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service). All of these servers are new installs and have no third party backup tools installed.

On a few occasions the issue was addressed by running PSCONFIG after the installation of Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Service Pack […]

SBS 2011 “Cannot Configure Backup Schedule”

Recently we have been experiencing a problem with SBS 2011 backups which relates to configuring backup destinations where the external USB drives are not accepted and we get the dreaded error “Cannot Configure Backup Schedule”.

After researching this error and the underlying detailed logs we were directed to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2009365 where we employed option 3. This approach has worked […]

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