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From the knowledge base, these are the relevant troubleshooting steps and checks for Active Backup for Business backup errors:

1. Check the backup task status and details:
- In Active Backup for Business > Activities > Task History, review the details for the task.
- The agent status can show Partial success or Error when one or more errors occurred during backup.

2. If you see Windows VSS-related errors:
- Press Windows key + R.
- Enter systempropertiesprotection and click OK to open System Properties > System Protection.
- If Synology VSS HW Provider appears in the list of VSS providers, uninstall Synology Storage Console for Windows on the computer before retrying the backup.
- Note: the System Protection tab is unavailable on Windows Servers. In that case, install Windows Server Backup and perform a system backup. If there are issues with Windows Server Backup, contact Microsoft Support.

3. If the error is 0x241:
- Update your Windows operating system.
- If the problem persists, make sure Windows ADK is installed by Synology Active Backup for Business Recovery Media Creator.
- If you previously installed Windows ADK manually, remove it and reinstall it using Recovery Media Creator.

4. If the error is -1, -2, or -3 on Mac:
- Restart your Mac in macOS Recovery mode.
- Open Disk Utility.
- Check both the startup volume and the data volume for repairs.
- Repair storage using Disk Utility.

5. Agent/version-related fixes from the release notes:
- Fixed an issue where extending volumes on Windows might result in incomplete backups.
- Fixed an issue where backing up multiple block devices on the same general disk on Linux might result in incomplete backups.
- Fixed an issue where backing up Macs with OpenCore Legacy Patcher might fail.
- Fixed an issue where file restorations might fail.
- Fixed an issue where rebooting Linux with kernel version 6.4 or higher might result in incomplete backups of /dev/sdx.

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Sources used: [1], [11], [12], [14], [15], [16]

SOURCES
[1] Release Notes for Synology Active Backup for Business Agent | Synology Inc.[2] DS1520+ — Product Manual[3] DS920+ — Product Manual[4] DS720+ — Product Manual[5] DS420+ — Product Manual[6] Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide[7] synoupgrade — command reference[8] gitlab-backup — command reference[9] Active Backup for Business[10] Cannot create Active Backup for Business Recovery Media | Synology Community[11] How do I fix Active Backup for Business error codes -1, -2, and -3? - Synology Knowledge Center[12] How do I fix Active Backup for Business error code 0x241? - Synology Knowledge Center[13] Active Backup for business[14] How do I fix Active Backup for Business error code 0x8004230F or 0x80042306? - Synology Knowledge Center[15] Synology Active Backup for Business Agent - Synology Knowledge Center[16] Synology Active Backup for Business Agent - Synology Knowledge Center
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