SQL Server backup Error 15105 shows that Operating System “failed to retrieve the text for this”. Here you will find the reasons behind this and ways to fix it.

1. Failed to retrieve the text for this. Error
reason 15105
Fix SQL Server Backup Error 15105

2. Topic Snippets
1 • What is SQL Server Backup Error 15105?
2 • Reasons of Backup Error 15105
3 • Ways to Fix SQL Backup Error 15105
4 • Manual Method to Fix Error 15105
5 • Alternate Method to Fix Error 15105
6 • More Resources
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• Conclusion

3. What is SQL Server Backup Error 15105?
The error 15105 shows that database backup (.bkp)
file with the network shared disk is unable to support
and reflect a message.
Operating System Error 5: “5(failed to retrieve text.
Reason: 15105)”

4. Reasons of Backup Error 15105
Attaching failed of not correctly detached .MDF
file.
Virus attack in server.
Windows Operating System corruption.
Permission issue i.e. assigned only DBA account .
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5. Incomplete software installation.
Register error and excessive startup entries.
Copied backup file from a different system may be
block by destination computer due to security
reason.
Location of specifying folder is not in same
instance.
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Destination is suffering from lack of space.5

6. Ways to Fix SQL Backup Error 15105
There are two manual method to overcome from SQL
Server Backup Error 15105. These are stated below:
1. Manual Method to Fix Error 15105
2. Alternate Method to Fix Error 15105

7. Manual Method to fix Error 15105
Go to the actually shared folder using network
shared location.
Right Click & choose the option “Sharing and
Security” appeared menu.
Now select the “Sharing” tab & click on
“Permissions Settings”.
Give the full access permission to selected account
for the backup purpose.
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8. Now Click “Apply” and “OK”.
Go to the “Security” tab & add the accounts
& give them full access permission.
Finally, you can take backup now.
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Now Click on “Apply” and “OK”.5

9. Alternate Method to Fix Error 15105
Sometimes, above stated method fails to recover the
backup (.bak) files and may harm the database, if
inexperienced person is performing these steps.
In that case, the only way to efficiently recover the
backup file it is recommended to use the SQL Backup
Recovery tool.

10. Conclusion
In this tutorial we get closer to the reasons of SQL
Server database error 15105 and its corruption issues.
We have also discussed how to fix the backup error
15105 in SQL Server database using manual method
and alternate method.

11. More Resources
To know more about the backup SQL Server database
backup error 15105, please go through.