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How to force file-level (Windows) backup failure for skipped files (Bypassing skipped files threshold) - Connect IT Community | Kaseya
<main> <article class="userContent"> <h2 data-id="summary"><strong>SUMMARY</strong></h2> <p>Failed backup status is desired instead of a warning when even one file is skipped.</p> <h2 data-id="issue"><strong>ISSUE</strong></h2> <p>By default, the Unitrends Backup agent version 9.2.0-3 and above allows for 1 in every 1000 files to be skipped resulting in the backup completing with a warning status.</p> <h2 data-id="resolution"><strong>RESOLUTION</strong></h2> <p>A new key/value pair can be added to C:\PCBP\master.ini <em>on the client </em>which will control if skipped files are allowed or not.</p> <ol><li>Open C:\PCBP\MASTER.INI with a suitable text file editor. <ul><li>In certain cases, you may need to open notepad as an admin to be allowed to save the file.</li> </ul></li> <li>Add <strong>FailOnFilesSkipped=1</strong> under the <strong>[BProfessional] </strong>section <ul><li>Values are 1 or 0 <ul><li>1 = true = fail if any file is skipped</li> <li>0 = false = allow skipped files and warn</li> </ul></li> </ul></li> <li>Save the file</li> </ol> </article> </main>