However, when I ran by default schedule which is twice per day, the shadow copies size were grown very quick. If you dont have set limit and run out of space You WILL loose ALL your shadow copies. The thing I dont understand is that why the shadow copies size were very small when I ran every hour daily. List the server volumes and the volume where the the Shadow Volume is mapped.Ĭ:\Windows\Wystem32>vssadmin list shadowstorage The shadow copies size are almost 100GB after two days testing. Open a command prompt on Window as Administrator. Instead of using the GUI above, the procedure can also be completed by command line. Also, the default maximum size used for these backups will be set to 10 of the volumes total disk space. Maximum size limit has been established any remaining Cache Files should get deleted automatically after the next backup that utilizes VSS. The Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) service is a great feature that allows for an added layer of data recoverability in your backup plan. (Figure 4)įor information on determining the amount of space recommended for shadow copy usage please refer to the Microsoft Windows documentation. Total storage area that the shadow copies can occupy. Once the shadow copy files have been deleted set a Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 58.9 GB (3) Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 61.7 GB (4) Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 100 GB (6) Here we can see that 58.9GB is currently used for VSS, 61.7GB has been allocated and 100GB is the maximum space that VSS can use. In the Settings window place a bullet in theĪfter applying the size limitation the Volume Shadow copy Service should delete the shadow copy files. On the drive where the cache files are present, right click the drive, select Properties, go to the Shadow Copies tab and press the Settings button.
#LIMIT SHADOW COPY SPACE FREE#
The amount of free disk space is affected by the cache files therefore, orphaned cache files may need to be purged.įollow the steps below to purge the VSS cache files.ġ.
#LIMIT SHADOW COPY SPACE HOW TO#
How to Enable Shadow Copies on Windows Server 2003 R2 Open the Computer Management console. Click the Create button to create a Shadow Copy. When a backup of the Shadow Copy Components is run the Windows VSS service generates cache files that contain the original data that changed during backup. Select the maximum disk space you want to use to store your Shadow Copies, then click Apply.
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