When the shadow copy creation fails, it throws the VSS Error 0x80042326, The volume being reverted was lost during revert. This is a VSS writer time-out error that ...

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 ...

In today’s post, we will explore the cause and then provide possible remediations for the issue of usability limit for Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) errors 0x0000007E, 0x80042306, 0x80070057 in ...

Keeping backups of your files is extremely important if you're working with data you can't afford to lose, and thankfully, ...

In last week's column, I discussed some gotchas to watch out for when deploying the Shadow Copy for Shared Folders feature in Windows Server 2003. I invited readers to send me additional items and I ...

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 ...

Some of the most significant new features in .NET focus on simplifying user support. One especially resource-intensive support issue involves individual file restores. How often have you gotten a ...

features of its brand new Diskeeper(R) 2008 software is the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) compatibility mode, which leverages the data protection of VSS with the performance and reliability ...

I have a SQL server that is freezing IO on all DBs 6 times per day at about 2am, 6am, 10am, 2pm, 6pm, and 10pm. These only freeze IO for approximately 2 seconds each time, but it is long enough that ...