In principle, the Windows Volume Shadow Copy service (VSS) was a great idea: a fully automatic system which would transparently back up your files at regular intervals, maintain multiple file versions ...

It's imperative to give users a fast and easy way to recover previous versions of documents or restore deleted files. Shadow copies are one way to speed along this process. One of your primary ...

While the feature does eat up quite a bit of disk space, it's definitely worth it for those with demanding end users. There have always been things about the world of IT that have been frustrating to ...

This week we’re looking at the new and improved features of the rather mundane topic of file services that will be released with Windows Server 2003 later this spring. Last issue, I ended with a look ...

VSS creates a buffer area called DIff Area which is used to temporarily write files when the data is moved. This buffer is dynamic and VSS can increase when required. However, when the shadow copy of ...