Restore to Virtual Disk Failed (code 2055)

Situation

A restore plan finishes with the following error: Restore to virtual disk failed. The restore to a virtual disk has failed because the virtual disk cannot be selected as a restore destination due to size limitations

Cause

This occurs due to 2 TB size limitations for virtual disks. In order for an operating system to fully support storage devices that have capacities that exceed 2 terabytes (2 TB, or 2 trillion bytes), the device must be initialized by using the GUID Partition Table (GPT)partitioning scheme. If the computer use MBR (master boot record) the size will be limited by 2 TB. This scheme sets a limit of 32 for the number of bits that are available to represent the number of logical sectors. The 2-TB barrier is the result of this 32-bit limitation. Because the maximum number that can be represented by using 32 bits is 4,294,967,295, it translates to 2.199 TB of capacity by using 512-byte sectors (approximately 2.2 TB). Therefore, a capacity beyond 2.2 TB isn't addressable by using the MBR partitioning scheme.

Solutions

Resize the partition
Exclude partitions

Solution 1. Resize the Partition

Adjust the partition size to ensure it fits within the 2 TB size limitations.

If this is not the case, use Solution 2 below.

Solution 2. Exclude Partitions

Consider excluding certain partitions from the restore scope to reduce the overall size. Edit the restore plan to exclude some partitions you can back up separately.