Bill: We've just rolled out file servers running Windows Server 2003 and we want to use Volume Shadow Copy to help us with file restores. We want to know if there are any gotchas. Anon: I'm glad to ...

This post explains how to fix error code 0x80042313, The shadow copy provider timed out while flushing data to the volume being shadow copied. A few Windows users ...

When the Volume Shadow Copy Service is not working on your Windows computer, you may encounter different types of error messages. VSS is a crucial component of the ...

To sum it up in a sentence; I'm worried about performance with a large amount of volume shadow copy space. I'm installing a new central file server for our ~100 person business. I'm curious if anyone ...

Simple enough question - but I can't find the answer to it.<BR><BR>Is there any easy way (other than copying all the files off to a separate folder) of comparing two snapshots created by the volume ...

New recovery tool: Point-in-Time Restore will automatically save snapshots of system files, settings, apps, and local user ...

The Play ransomware group has developed two custom tools in .NET, namely Grixba and VSS Copying Tool, which it uses to improve the effectiveness of its cyberattacks. Microsoft says that some ...

Windows 11 update KB5083769 is causing software failures with several backup programs. Microsoft hasn't released a fix yet.

While the feature does eat up quite a bit of disk space, it's definitely worth it for those with demanding end users. There have always been things about the world of IT that have been frustrating to ...

A new ransomware vaccine program has been created that terminates processes that try to delete volume shadow copies using Microsoft's vssadmin.exe program, Every day, Windows will create backups of ...