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Volume Shadow Copy Service

Shadow Copy (Volume Snapshot Service aka Volume Shadow Copy Service or VSS)

It allows taking manual or automatic backup copies or snapshots of data, even if it has a lock, on a specific volume at a specific point in time over regular intervals

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How many services can make use of Windows VSS concurrently?

We run two different backup services on certain critical servers at the same time. One is for offsite backup to a third party secure storage facility (just in case the data centre disappears into a hole in the ground), the other is for a local…
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How can I reset the admin password for VSS?

I have inherited a VSS server, but do not have the admin password. How can I reset it? I have admin login to the box (Win2003 Server).
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VSS Copies from Network SMB/CIFS File Share on Mac OS X Client

We have a file share we want to roll out at work, and someone asked if there is a way OS X clients can see VSS copies on the network share they mount (to restate: a SMB/CIFS share on a server on the network, not a local HFS+ drive) to restore older…
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Is there a hard volume size limitation for shadow copies w/ 2k3 x86?

I'm trying to create shadow copies of 10TB volumes but am having no luck. I've gone down dozens of paths based on the errors (most of them very vague and/or misleading) and the only true correlation to success or failure I can find is with volume…
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Storage server 2003 shadow copy backups deleted

We have a 1TB storage server I've just gone to transfer a 100Gb file across to it. And it has deleted the shadow copy. From Googling I understand that this probably occurred: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826936 Is there any way of recovering…
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Can a Shadow Copy of SQL 2000 databases files be used as a restore?

I have a SQL 2000 SP2 instance (version 8.00.760) that is on a drive that gets regular shadow copies. Can a shadow copy be used to restore the database? It seems possible to stop the SQL service, restore the Data folder from the shadow copy…
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using windows shadow copy for folders, files

it seems only R2 versions of W2k3 and W2k8 support folder, file level VSS backup. In regular Windows server editions only volumes could be backed up. is there any links or doc to confirm this behavior? 2008R2 edition: launch "windows server…
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System Volume Information filling up; ways to alleviate?

On all versions of Windows Server from 2012R2 onward, we are seeing System Volume Information folders, especially on server C: drives but also others, often filling up with hundreds of gigabytes of orphan shadows. We have been able to alleviate this…
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Two Way Volume Shadow Copy Service

Can one use Windows Server VSS in a two-way configuration? VSS from Volume A to Volume B is a "normal" mode of operation. But, can one do, at the same time, VSS from Volume B to Volume A? That would be Peer to Peer (P2P) sync, I can do that with P2P…
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Why is VSS creating failed logon events (Event ID 4625) when Azure AD Connect is installed?

We have a customer with a Windows Server 2016 domain controller. It's a small business so their server infrastructure consists of a Hyper-V host and this DC. The DC hosts file shares and Azure AD Connect for syncing identity with Office 365. We…
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Is it safe to restart a database as soon as VSS backup begins?

I know that VSS is designed to create a snapshot of the state of the entire system as soon as you call begin backup, and hold on to it until the backup is ended (or the disk runs out of space). Does that mean that as soon as begin backup returns…
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Windows Server 2012 BSOD after VSS Shadow Copies

After the recent installation of the following KB's: KB4103730, KB4096416, KB4095872, the server would BSOD once a shadow copy starts. A sfc /scannow finds issues but also states there were some components that cannot be repaired and to check the…
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VSS event log error every three hours (System.Writer Access denied)

In my event log (Windows Server 2012) I see this error every three hours, going back a very long time: Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Unexpected error querying for the IVssWriterCallback interface. hr = 0x80070005, Access is denied. . This…
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Windows 2003 Shadow copy

Is it possible to enable shadow copy for a single folder, not an entire volume? I know this is possible in server 2008, but I cannot locate similar options in 2003. If this is possible how do I go about enabling it and restoring previous versions of…
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Google Compute Engine VSS snapshot VM requirements

I am unable to find the proper documentation on what I need to activate on the windows VM to make sure my gce snapshots are indeed using VSS. Creating a snapshot with VSS enabled in pretty straightfoward on GCE - just select that option and you're…
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