Windows

vssadmin

CautionVolume Shadow Copies

vssadmin list shadows

Lists VSS snapshots; 'list writers' diagnoses backup failures at the writer level.

Examples

  • vssadmin list writersCheck VSS writer states

Syntax

vssadmin [list shadows|list writers]

Before you run it

Deleting shadows removes restore points.

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