Please help explain about HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy
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I have 2 files on my C: drive:
C:HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy22 = 248 GB (266,455,478,272 bytes)
C:HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy26 = 357 GB (384,213,041,152 bytes)
for a total of 605 GB.
Are these real files or do they represent links to files on my other drives? I have 4 other drives that hold 3+ TB.
The problem is that my C: drive is only 240 GB.
Properties for C: are:
Used space: 160.774.803.456 bytes 149 GB
Free space: 48.940.392.448 bytes 45.5 GB
Capacity: 209.715.195.904byles 195GB (28.29 GB Unallocated)
Can anyone explain, in laymen's terms, how Shadow Copy works?
Thanks.
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I have 2 files on my C: drive:
C:HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy22 = 248 GB (266,455,478,272 bytes)
C:HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy26 = 357 GB (384,213,041,152 bytes)
for a total of 605 GB.
Are these real files or do they represent links to files on my other drives? I have 4 other drives that hold 3+ TB.
The problem is that my C: drive is only 240 GB.
Properties for C: are:
Used space: 160.774.803.456 bytes 149 GB
Free space: 48.940.392.448 bytes 45.5 GB
Capacity: 209.715.195.904byles 195GB (28.29 GB Unallocated)
Can anyone explain, in laymen's terms, how Shadow Copy works?
Thanks.
windows-7 volume-shadow-copy
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I have 2 files on my C: drive:
C:HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy22 = 248 GB (266,455,478,272 bytes)
C:HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy26 = 357 GB (384,213,041,152 bytes)
for a total of 605 GB.
Are these real files or do they represent links to files on my other drives? I have 4 other drives that hold 3+ TB.
The problem is that my C: drive is only 240 GB.
Properties for C: are:
Used space: 160.774.803.456 bytes 149 GB
Free space: 48.940.392.448 bytes 45.5 GB
Capacity: 209.715.195.904byles 195GB (28.29 GB Unallocated)
Can anyone explain, in laymen's terms, how Shadow Copy works?
Thanks.
windows-7 volume-shadow-copy
asked Apr 15 '16 at 7:36
HenryPB
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I have 2 files on my C: drive:
C:HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy22 = 248 GB (266,455,478,272 bytes)
C:HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy26 = 357 GB (384,213,041,152 bytes)
for a total of 605 GB.
Are these real files or do they represent links to files on my other drives? I have 4 other drives that hold 3+ TB.
The problem is that my C: drive is only 240 GB.
Properties for C: are:
Used space: 160.774.803.456 bytes 149 GB
Free space: 48.940.392.448 bytes 45.5 GB
Capacity: 209.715.195.904byles 195GB (28.29 GB Unallocated)
Can anyone explain, in laymen's terms, how Shadow Copy works?
Thanks.
windows-7 volume-shadow-copy
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Shadow copy takes pictures of you hard disk and allows restoring if something goes wrong. It's not a excuse not to back up. If you are backing up you can disable shadow copy, or even if you aren't you can disable shadow copy
It's also called system restore.
If you fell comfortable turning off system restore:
Open control panel
Search for system
Click system
On left side click system protection
Click configure
Click turn of system protection or change the space you are allowing it to take up
Press ok to commit change
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Shadow copy takes pictures of you hard disk and allows restoring if something goes wrong. It's not a excuse not to back up. If you are backing up you can disable shadow copy, or even if you aren't you can disable shadow copy
It's also called system restore.
If you fell comfortable turning off system restore:
Open control panel
Search for system
Click system
On left side click system protection
Click configure
Click turn of system protection or change the space you are allowing it to take up
Press ok to commit change
answered Apr 15 '16 at 14:37
Sapphire
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Shadow copy takes pictures of you hard disk and allows restoring if something goes wrong. It's not a excuse not to back up. If you are backing up you can disable shadow copy, or even if you aren't you can disable shadow copy
It's also called system restore.
If you fell comfortable turning off system restore:
Open control panel
Search for system
Click system
On left side click system protection
Click configure
Click turn of system protection or change the space you are allowing it to take up
Press ok to commit change
answered Apr 15 '16 at 14:37
Sapphire
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up vote
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Shadow copy takes pictures of you hard disk and allows restoring if something goes wrong. It's not a excuse not to back up. If you are backing up you can disable shadow copy, or even if you aren't you can disable shadow copy
It's also called system restore.
If you fell comfortable turning off system restore:
Open control panel
Search for system
Click system
On left side click system protection
Click configure
Click turn of system protection or change the space you are allowing it to take up
Press ok to commit change
answered Apr 15 '16 at 14:37
Sapphire
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Shadow copy takes pictures of you hard disk and allows restoring if something goes wrong. It's not a excuse not to back up. If you are backing up you can disable shadow copy, or even if you aren't you can disable shadow copy
It's also called system restore.
If you fell comfortable turning off system restore:
Open control panel
Search for system
Click system
On left side click system protection
Click configure
Click turn of system protection or change the space you are allowing it to take up
Press ok to commit change
answered Apr 15 '16 at 14:37
Sapphire
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answered Apr 15 '16 at 14:37
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answered Apr 15 '16 at 14:37
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