Article ID: kb00112Last Modified: 22-Aug-2024
Login Format Is Invalid
Situation
The backup plan fails with the following error message:
FATAL - Engine failed. System.IO.IOException The file exists.
Cause
This error occurs in case there are more than 65535 temporary files in the %TEMP% directories that were not deleted by the application that created those files.
Solution
On the target machine, delete all temporary files in the following directories:
- %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp
- C:\Windows\TEMP