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How can I restore a specific file from an Azure VM backup without restoring the entire VM?

How can I restore a specific file from an Azure VM backup without restoring the entire VM?

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,774 questions
asked 2026-07-01T17:58:12.8966667+00:00
Kushi Yadav 40 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-07-02T01:37:01.71+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar 15,130 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How do I configure long-term retention for Azure VM backups?

How do I configure long-term retention for Azure VM backups?

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,774 questions
asked 2026-07-01T17:38:13.18+00:00
Priyadarshini 60 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-02T00:56:33.2066667+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar 15,130 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Cant delete Restore Point Collection

I created Recovery service vault , configured backup on Azure VM , it created app-consistent restore point. After completing my Home lab practical, I deleted the vm, the stopped backed and deleted the backup , deleted the resource group in which…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,774 questions
asked 2026-07-01T17:06:50.8133333+00:00
Una 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-02T00:48:12.0133333+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar 15,130 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Can Azure Policy be applied across multiple subscriptions from a single management group?

Can Azure Policy be applied across multiple subscriptions from a single management group?

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,774 questions
asked 2026-07-01T17:56:10.06+00:00
Kushi Yadav 40 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-02T00:39:23.9633333+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar 15,130 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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VMSnapshotLinux extension crashes with ModuleNotFoundError on Ubuntu 26.04 (Python 3.14) — backup fails with GuestAgentSnapshotTaskStatusError

Azure Backup fails on an Ubuntu 26.04 VM with error code GuestAgentSnapshotTaskStatusError ("Could not communicate with the VM agent for snapshot status"). Root cause confirmed via waagent journal logs: the…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,774 questions
asked 2026-06-23T16:00:59.7033333+00:00
Saif 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-23T23:26:46.8433333+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar 15,130 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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I need to end an Azure Pay as You Go Backup Subscription but cannot remove backup items from Recovery Vaults

We decommissioned our old MABS server. We have serveral Recovery Services Vaults with old backup data no longer needed. When trying to delete the server from Azure in any of them, I am getting "Container already in deferred unregister state" I…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,774 questions
asked 2026-06-23T18:44:20.94+00:00
Matt Spencer 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-06-23T22:23:48.1966667+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar 15,130 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,774 questions
asked 2026-05-25T22:52:44.2633333+00:00
Ashley Swearingen 0 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
edited the question 2026-06-23T19:41:52.9+00:00
Ashley Swearingen 0 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Backup policy modification

How to modify back up policy of a VM, Please let me know the steps.

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,774 questions
asked 2026-06-23T00:16:19.3233333+00:00
Davidmiller Miller 65 Reputation points
accepted 2026-06-23T00:54:50.6566667+00:00
Davidmiller Miller 65 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Unable to run a consistency checkand inconsistent replica

I am trying to run a consistency check and create online recovery point for a server though it is failing with the errors below; This is an image from the azure MABS server. I am backing up vmware virtual machines, how can i navigate past this…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,774 questions
asked 2026-06-16T10:44:12.0766667+00:00
Diana Piloya 225 Reputation points
accepted 2026-06-22T05:02:14.7333333+00:00
Diana Piloya 225 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Backup error

I am getting UserErrorEmptyTargetResourceArmId error when performing CRR for Backup vault. how to fix this?

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,774 questions
asked 2026-06-19T22:27:45.0433333+00:00
Davidmiller Miller 65 Reputation points
accepted 2026-06-20T05:11:50.96+00:00
Davidmiller Miller 65 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Default backup policy

If an organisation has its own backup standards, should it use default policies or custom policy

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,774 questions
asked 2026-06-19T22:22:19.73+00:00
Davidmiller Miller 65 Reputation points
accepted 2026-06-19T22:56:57.4766667+00:00
Davidmiller Miller 65 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

In azure have any options to backup and restore the subscriptions

Dear Team, In Azure i am create and using subscriptions. for example i am using for some testing purposes. once done my testing i delete my subscription because of charges. is there any options to backup the whole subscription and restore when ever i…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,774 questions
asked 2026-06-11T09:57:43.97+00:00
Senthil kumar 1,285 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-11T10:30:17.2866667+00:00
Heeya Vora 0 Reputation points
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Protecting OnPrem VMWare VMs using Azure Backup - MABS Server

Hi, As part of our Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) strategy, we have decided to replicate our on-premises VMware virtual machines to Azure using Azure Site Recovery (ASR). Since ASR retention is limited to a maximum of 15 days and does…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,774 questions
asked 2026-06-08T10:15:13.1+00:00
Anandha Chandrasekaran 40 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-10T20:12:37.7366667+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar 15,130 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Azure Backup Passphrase lost

One of our servers experienced OS corruption and could not be recovered. As a result, the on-premises server had to be reinstalled. Unfortunately, the Azure Backup encryption passphrase was stored only on that server, and it has now been lost. Is there…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,774 questions
asked 2026-06-04T00:07:17.5466667+00:00
Viknaraj Manogararajah 0 Reputation points MVP
commented 2026-06-09T05:02:03.6333333+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar 15,130 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Azure Backup Times Dramatically Improved

Hi, I have a recovery services vault that backs up two storage account file shares. Since inception these jobs have taken between 4-9 hours a night, even though not much data changes every day. Since 1st June my backup job for both have dropped to around…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,774 questions
asked 2026-06-03T09:00:52.8266667+00:00
MichaelB-2136 290 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-05T19:52:59.78+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar 15,130 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Azure for Students VM deallocated after subscription expiry - Need data recovery without support ticket access

Hi, I am a student. My Azure for Students subscription expired. My VM (yt-vm, UAE North) is now Stopped (deallocated). All my MySQL data is on its disk. I cannot create a support ticket because the option is not available on an expired student…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,774 questions
asked 2026-06-04T15:08:05.9+00:00
Uttam kumar 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-05T07:00:53.51+00:00
Bharath Y P 10,180 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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We are planning to replace our existing Veeam Backup solution with Microsoft Azure Backup.

Current Environment: VMware standalone ESXi host (on-premises) Approximately 2 VMware VMs for initial pilot testing Total backup size approximately 50 GB Azure Subscription: <PII Removed> Resource Group: <PII Removed> Recovery Services…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,774 questions
asked 2026-05-31T19:11:10.0333333+00:00
Monamgiri Mahender 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-03T03:38:58.1333333+00:00
Bharath Y P 10,180 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Azure VM Backup

Is it possible to backup an Azure VM to a different subscription which is kind of isolated? Not looking to restore into a different subscription, want to backup to a different subscription. Any workarounds to accomplish this?

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,774 questions
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines

An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.

10,215 questions
asked 2023-09-29T10:49:25.37+00:00
AzureUser-9588 151 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-02T15:54:52.02+00:00
Akarsh Prabhu 1 Reputation point Microsoft Employee
2 answers

Azure Backup Report

Can we make daily report for Azure Backup? I want to get daily report for every Azure backup whether the backup is failed or sucess.

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,774 questions
asked 2026-06-02T00:44:00.2+00:00
Handian Sudianto 7,301 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-02T05:30:46.3033333+00:00
Bharath Y P 10,180 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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MARS OBEngine not found following corrupt installation

Need the legacy MSI-based Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) Agent installer. The current unified 72 MB installer fails to deploy OBEngine and OBService components. Need the April 2025 MSI bundle for manual installation after a corrupt…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,774 questions
asked 2026-05-25T06:28:51.97+00:00
Steve Jarvis - S50 Managed IT 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-29T00:10:16.29+00:00
Bharath Y P 10,180 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator