Where are VSS shadow copies stored?

By default, VSS shadow copies are saved onto the drive they are copying. However, you may want to save your VSS shadow copy to a different drive, perhaps one with greater capacity. This article describes how to change the designated drive for VSS shadow copies to another local drive.

What is a shadow copy in Windows backup?

A shadow copy is a snapshot of a volume that duplicates all of the data that is held on that volume at one well-defined instant in time. VSS identifies each shadow copy by a persistent GUID. A shadow copy set is a collection of shadow copies of various volumes all taken at the same time.

How do I restore shadow copy?

Right-click the mouse, select Properties from the bottom of the menu, and then, click the Previous Versions tab. Choose either Copy or Restore. Choosing Restore enables the user to recover everything in that folder as well as all subfolders. Selecting Restore will not delete any files.

How are files backed up with Shadow Copy?

When a backup is created using the Volume Shadow Copy Service, the files are backed up using a versioning method so that only the changes in a file are backed up, rather than the whole file. This allows for many versions of the same file to be available without using a large amount of disk space.

How does Mount Shadow protect Mount backup images?

The Mount Utility mounts a backup image file as a drive letter with all the properties of the original volume. For example, if an NTFS volume used EFS (Encrypted File System), this security remains intact on the volume when it is mounted.

How does Volume Shadow Copy for shared folders work?

Shadow Copies for Shared Folders uses the Volume Shadow Copy Service to provide point-in-time copies of files that are located on a shared network resource, such as a file server. With Shadow Copies for Shared Folders, users can quickly recover deleted or changed files that are stored on the network.

Where can I find the latest Shadow Copy?

Locate the latest shadow copy for drive C. Create a symbolic link/pseudo-directory “C:\\LatestShadow” Make the entire contents of the shadow copy available at this directory. Once complete, you are free browse the contents either through the command prompt: or through Windows Explorer, just like any other folder.