Volume Shadow Copy (For file backup set only.)
Volume Shadow Copy | Action |
Enabled |
Creates a snapshot of the data to be backed up to support backup of opened files on Windows.
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Disabled |
Do not create a snapshot of the data to be backed up.
Error message will be shown for files that are opened during the backup process.
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Enabling the Volume Shadow Copy option will allow backup of local files that are exclusively opened during the backup process (e.g. Outlook PST file).
Requirements of the Volume Shadow Copy option:
- The Volume Shadow Copy Add-on Module must be enabled on your backup user account. Please contact your backup service provider for details.
- Volume Shadow Copy can only be applied for local drives; exclusively opened file(s) on network drive cannot be backed up even with the Volume Shadow Copy option enabled.
- Volume Shadow Copy is only available on Windows platforms, e.g. Vista/7/8/8.1/10, 2008/2008 R2/2012/2012 R2/2016/2019
- The Windows user account running the backup application must have administrative privileges to access the Volume Shadow Copy service on the computer.
- At least one of the partitions on the machine must be in NTFS format.
For more technical information on Volume Shadow Copy, please refer to following page from Microsoft for details:
How Volume Shadow Copy Service Works
To enable the shadow copy option:
- Slide the switch to right hand side to turn on the "Volume Shadow Copy" option.
- Click [Save] to save the settings.