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Julian:
can you open up cmd and type in
--- Code: ---vssadmin list shadowstorage
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and post what it tells you
Julian:
--- Quote from: Julian on August 16, 2015, 05:21:51 pm ---can you open up cmd and type in
--- Code: ---vssadmin list shadowstorage
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and post what it tells you
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also use this command as well and post the results
--- Code: ---vssadmin list writers
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Steevo:
Here is the response.
I've never heard of that. This is deep down.
--- Code: ---C:\Windows\system32>vssadmin list shadowstorage
vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2001-2005 Microsoft Corp.
Shadow Copy Storage association
For volume: (F:)\\?\Volume{512b7507-ef71-11e3-b3eb-0019b91ef004}\
Shadow Copy Storage volume: (F:)\\?\Volume{512b7507-ef71-11e3-b3eb-0019b91ef0
04}\
Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 2.141 GB (0%)
Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 4.975 GB (0%)
Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 111.781 GB (12%)
Shadow Copy Storage association
For volume: (G:)\\?\Volume{adbb1ba6-bff5-11e3-834c-0019b91ef004}\
Shadow Copy Storage volume: (G:)\\?\Volume{adbb1ba6-bff5-11e3-834c-0019b91ef0
04}\
Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 502.391 MB (0%)
Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 1.107 GB (0%)
Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 13.973 GB (5%)
Shadow Copy Storage association
For volume: (C:)\\?\Volume{f63cfb61-baea-11e3-b701-806e6f6e6963}\
Shadow Copy Storage volume: (C:)\\?\Volume{f63cfb61-baea-11e3-b701-806e6f6e69
63}\
Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 768.891 MB (0%)
Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 3.06 GB (0%)
Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 93.141 GB (10%)
C:\Windows\system32>
C:\Windows\system32>vssadmin list writers
vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2001-2005 Microsoft Corp.
Waiting for responses.
These may be delayed if a shadow copy is being prepared.
Writer name: 'Task Scheduler Writer'
Writer Id: {d61d61c8-d73a-4eee-8cdd-f6f9786b7124}
Writer Instance Id: {1bddd48e-5052-49db-9b07-b96f96727e6b}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'VSS Metadata Store Writer'
Writer Id: {75dfb225-e2e4-4d39-9ac9-ffaff65ddf06}
Writer Instance Id: {088e7a7d-09a8-4cc6-a609-ad90e75ddc93}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Performance Counters Writer'
Writer Id: {0bada1de-01a9-4625-8278-69e735f39dd2}
Writer Instance Id: {f0086dda-9efc-47c5-8eb6-a944c3d09381}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'ASR Writer'
Writer Id: {be000cbe-11fe-4426-9c58-531aa6355fc4}
Writer Instance Id: {b2c85219-a35e-4ec7-b24e-955f9d6181df}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'System Writer'
Writer Id: {e8132975-6f93-4464-a53e-1050253ae220}
Writer Instance Id: {be633e73-ac1f-44bb-8d3b-be7ad506c141}
State: [5] Waiting for completion
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Registry Writer'
Writer Id: {afbab4a2-367d-4d15-a586-71dbb18f8485}
Writer Instance Id: {02089769-8662-4ca8-93a4-d208aa4f79dd}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Shadow Copy Optimization Writer'
Writer Id: {4dc3bdd4-ab48-4d07-adb0-3bee2926fd7f}
Writer Instance Id: {74299e55-ee57-48dd-923d-b5a71aa2c88e}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'MSSearch Service Writer'
Writer Id: {cd3f2362-8bef-46c7-9181-d62844cdc0b2}
Writer Instance Id: {306478e0-266c-461c-9541-b6fd1e5029fa}
State: [5] Waiting for completion
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'COM+ REGDB Writer'
Writer Id: {542da469-d3e1-473c-9f4f-7847f01fc64f}
Writer Instance Id: {1baa4918-b835-4348-b1a1-e58cc487c07d}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'WMI Writer'
Writer Id: {a6ad56c2-b509-4e6c-bb19-49d8f43532f0}
Writer Instance Id: {92e589ee-5362-47da-a564-f801494593ba}
State: [5] Waiting for completion
Last error: No error
C:\Windows\system32>
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Julian:
hmmm can you show me
--- Code: ---vssadmin list shadows
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Julian:
--- Code: ---[quote author=Steevo link=topic=3457.msg25031#msg25031 date=1439771980]
Shadow Copy Storage association
For volume: (C:)\\?\Volume{f63cfb61-baea-11e3-b701-806e6f6e6963}\
Shadow Copy Storage volume: (C:)\\?\Volume{f63cfb61-baea-11e3-b701-806e6f6e69
63}\
Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 768.891 MB (0%)
Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 3.06 GB (0%)
Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 93.141 GB (10%)
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[/quote]
the allocated shadow copy has me curious hmmm looks like it's disabled...
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