Configuring Shadow Copies
Enabling shadow copies for a volume can be very simple. Administrators have more options when it comes to recovering lost or deleted data and, in many cases, can entirely avoid restoring data to disk from a backup tape device or tape library. In addition, select users can be given the necessary rights to restore files that they’ve accidentally deleted.
From a performance standpoint, it is best to configure shadow copies on the same volume as recommended by Microsoft and required to be compliant for certain VSS backup support scenarios. The VSS is already installed and is automatically available using NTFS-formatted volumes.
To enable and configure shadow copies, follow these steps:
1. Log on to the Windows Server 2012 ...
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