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We currently have shadow copy enabled on one of our w2k3 servers. What file

on my drive should i look for to see where it is. I looked on the drive and

didn't see any files or folders that should be the size of the copy. I do see

the schedule of times when it should occur.

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Guest Robert L \(MS-MVP\)
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Re: Shadow copy

 

I am not sure I understand the question. Let me try this quoted from

Microsoft articles.

You can access the server portion of Shadow Copies for Shared Folders

through the Shadow Copies tab of the Local Disk Properties dialog box.

 

The minimum amount of storage space that you can specify to be used for

storing shadow copies on the storage volume is approximately 100 megabytes

(MB) for computers running Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Server

2003. It is approximately 300 MB for Windows Server 2003 with hotfix 833167

applied. The default storage size is 10% of the source volume (the volume

being copied). When the storage limit is reached, older versions of the

shadow copies will be deleted and cannot be restored. There is also a limit

of 64 shadow copies per volume that can be stored. When this limit is

reached, the oldest shadow copy will be deleted and cannot be retrieved.

 

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"mikee" <mikee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:DF94A584-23FA-497F-B7BA-8262F340A903@microsoft.com...

> We currently have shadow copy enabled on one of our w2k3 servers. What

> file

> on my drive should i look for to see where it is. I looked on the drive

> and

> didn't see any files or folders that should be the size of the copy. I do

> see

> the schedule of times when it should occur.

Posted

Re: Shadow copy

 

Where on the server can i see how much space it is taking up. ie d:\root or

what would the log file name be? I did specify it be saved to d: but i don't

see any large files. I do see in the properties of d: that i am using 90gb,

but the largest file i see is 25mb. I have change my view to show hidden

files and folders and unchecked hide protected operating systems files.

 

Thanks in advance

 

"Robert L (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> I am not sure I understand the question. Let me try this quoted from

> Microsoft articles.

> You can access the server portion of Shadow Copies for Shared Folders

> through the Shadow Copies tab of the Local Disk Properties dialog box.

>

> The minimum amount of storage space that you can specify to be used for

> storing shadow copies on the storage volume is approximately 100 megabytes

> (MB) for computers running Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Server

> 2003. It is approximately 300 MB for Windows Server 2003 with hotfix 833167

> applied. The default storage size is 10% of the source volume (the volume

> being copied). When the storage limit is reached, older versions of the

> shadow copies will be deleted and cannot be restored. There is also a limit

> of 64 shadow copies per volume that can be stored. When this limit is

> reached, the oldest shadow copy will be deleted and cannot be retrieved.

>

> --

> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE

> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on

> http://www.ChicagoTech.net

> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on

> http://www.HowToNetworking.com

>

>

> "mikee" <mikee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:DF94A584-23FA-497F-B7BA-8262F340A903@microsoft.com...

> > We currently have shadow copy enabled on one of our w2k3 servers. What

> > file

> > on my drive should i look for to see where it is. I looked on the drive

> > and

> > didn't see any files or folders that should be the size of the copy. I do

> > see

> > the schedule of times when it should occur.

>

>

>


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