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 ...

The April 2026 KB5083769 security update breaks third-party backup applications from multiple vendors on systems running ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Microsoft’s Windows 11 update KB5083769 is causing failures in multiple third-party backup programs due to a Volume Shadow ...