Q. How can I see details about the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) snapshots on my system?

A. You can get details about the VSS snapshots that exist on a system by using the vssadmin utility. Pass the "list shadows" command, as shown here, to get information about the device that was snapped, the time of the snapshot, and snapshot details.

C:>vssadmin list shadowsvssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-linetool(C) Copyright 2001-2005 Microsoft Corp.Contents of shadow copy set ID: {f285916b-6f7a-4c05-b06c-4d58021fddc5}Contained 1 shadow copies at creation time: 10/13/2009 6:54:47 PMShadow Copy ID: {6dca0930-2f55-4afa-87ed-32a12e822382}Original Volume: (C:)\?Volume{a488ed41-38e8-11de-abc2-806e6f6e6963}Shadow Copy Volume: \?GLOBALROOTDeviceHarddiskVolumeShadowCopy1Originating Machine: savdaldc10.savilltech.netService Machine: savdaldc10.savilltech.netProvider: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'Type: ApplicationRollbackAttributes: Persistent, No auto release, Differential, Auto recovered

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