Another backup job is still running. Backup skipped

Error

“Another backup job is still running. Backup skipped” is displayed in the error report and the backup does not run.

Cause

  1. There is actually another backup running
  2. A backup has gone stale and is blocking any further backups

Resolution

  1. Check that a backup is not already running by examining the backup logs
  2. Stop any running backups by following the how to stop a running backup support article.
  3. Clear the backup queue to delete any stale backups.