Published On:2015/02/14
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How Make a Shadow Copy?
Configuration settings for shadow copy can be found in System Properties. Navigate to the Control Panel and click the System Properties icon, In the System Properties window, click the System Protection link on the left-hand side of the screen. Once you get to the System Properties dialog window, click the System Protection tab to reach the configuration screen for shadow copy . Make sure to check the drives for which you would like shadow copy to be available. If you want, you can create a restore point immediately by clicking the Create button. Under normal conditions, a new restore point is created as part of the shutdown/boot process. You can also restore to a previous point from this screen if you want to and if a restore point exists. Click OK when your configuration is complete. What Is Shadow Copy Shadow Copy (also known as Volume Snapshot Service, Volume Shadow Copy Service or VSS) is a technology included in Microsoft Windows that allows taking manual or automatic backup copies vs snapshots of computer files or volumes, even when they are in use. It is implemented as a Windows service called the Volume Shadow Copy service. A software VSS provider service is also included as part of Windows to be used by Windows applications. Shadow Copy technology requires the file system to be NTFS to be able to create and store shadow copies. Shadow Copies can be created on local and external (removable or network) volumes by any Windows component that uses this technology, such as when creating a scheduled Windows Backup or automatic System Restore point.