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Hi!
for past 2 days I ma getting the following error in event log.
BackupDiskFile::CreateMedia: Backup device ‘C:program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQLBACKUPFamous_120520051300.TRN’ failed to create. Operating system error = 3(The system cannot find the path specified.).
Is this error a serious issue.what is the issue and how can I fix this
I suppose you check path is there, did you?
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Operating system error =3 also defines to be privileges of the SQLAgent account on the specified path in addition to what Luis mentioned above. Try to perform manual backup of database or log to check there are no issues with the path or location. Satya SKJ
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I understand that this error has to do with a bad path. But, if I’m backing up to a different location, why would the server be looking at this path and for that file, which does not exist?
Event Type:Error
Event Source:MSSQLSERVER
Event Category:(2)
Event ID:17055
Date:12/20/2005
Time:2:46:02 PM
Description:
18272 :
I/O error on backup or restore restart-checkpoint file ‘C:program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQLackupTVDB.ckp’. Operating system error 3(The system cannot find the path specified.). The statement is proceeding but is non-restartable.
…Thanks…
Because last time the file was there.
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Operating system error =3 also defines to be privileges of the SQLAgent account on the specified path. Try to perform manual backup of database or log to check there are no issues with the path or location.

So check privileges of SQL Server service accounts. Satya SKJ
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