What is shadow copy storage and how does it affect BackUps
I've been using Acronis for 20 years and it has got me out of some bad situations. But Now I cannot make it work to a cloud drive. The help topic says that I should check Shadow Storage but I've never heard of this before! This is what is returned when I run the command:-
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18363.1198]
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C:\WINDOWS\system32>vssadmin list shadowstorage
vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
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Shadow Copy Storage association
For volume: (C:)\\?\Volume{3a5f9c3d-7b13-4da0-a54e-8653490f6280}\
Shadow Copy Storage volume: (C:)\\?\Volume{3a5f9c3d-7b13-4da0-a54e-8653490f6280}\
Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 10.0 GB (4%)
Shadow Copy Storage association
For volume: (\\?\Volume{619b0fb1-11ad-4c54-a9f4-9521f1778a8a}\)\\?\Volume{619b0fb1-11ad-4c54-a9f4-9521f1778a8a}\
Shadow Copy Storage volume: (\\?\Volume{619b0fb1-11ad-4c54-a9f4-9521f1778a8a}\)\\?\Volume{619b0fb1-11ad-4c54-a9f4-9521f1778a8a}\
Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 153 MB (1%)
Shadow Copy Storage association
For volume: (D:)\\?\Volume{635b49c8-8600-4cb3-92b5-219c7855d8c2}\
Shadow Copy Storage volume: (D:)\\?\Volume{635b49c8-8600-4cb3-92b5-219c7855d8c2}\
Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 140 GB (30%)
Shadow Copy Storage association
For volume: (G:)\\?\Volume{c21ffd21-3a30-42d7-8b35-313645d89c34}\
Shadow Copy Storage volume: (G:)\\?\Volume{c21ffd21-3a30-42d7-8b35-313645d89c34}\
Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 12.4 GB (1%)
Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 12.8 GB (1%)
Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 279 GB (30%)
Shadow Copy Storage association
For volume: (F:)\\?\Volume{e0ad5178-0000-0000-0000-100000000000}\
Shadow Copy Storage volume: (F:)\\?\Volume{e0ad5178-0000-0000-0000-100000000000}\
Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 4.66 GB (1%)
I am trying to back up these disks to a cloud drive but getting nowhere very fast!
Jean
Hi Steve Thanks for post.
I meant backing up my local disks (two internal and one USB) in the way I have always done. Only now instead of a NAS drive on my local network I am trying to use storage space provided by pCloud. I’ve been using them for several years to transfer large files that won’t go via email.
The backup repeatedly failed and I received the Msg that I cited which I didn’t understand. That’s why I ran that utility as recommended in the help section for the backup failed chapter. Unfortunately the output means nothing to me!!!
i chose to go the cloud route because the cost of an NAS has gone up tremendously but it ain’t much use if I can’t perform a backup.
i think you are suggesting that I can’t backup to the cloud unless I use the Acronis service - pCloud offer a 10-day money back guarantee so I could cancel but I just can’t see why it shouldn’t work!
it is after all just a mapped drive!
Thanks for any further insights
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