Hyper-V 2016 Virtual machine backup bytecount is much higher than the used disk space.

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Article ID: 100033675

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Resolution

Enable "Use Resilient Change Tracking(RCT) wherever applicable" from Backup Exec Icon (top left in BE Console) -> Configuration and Settings -> Backup Exec Settings -> Virtual Machine
With RCT enabled and windows version capable of using it, the backups should exclude VMRS file.

Issue/Introduction

Byte count of Hyper-V virtual machine backups shows much higher than the used disk space.

Additional Information

ETrack: 3909177