Shadow Copies

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Microsoft Windows feature
gptkbp:accessibleBy gptkb:System_Restore
gptkb:Previous_Versions_tab_in_Windows_Explorer
administrators
users with appropriate permissions
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Volume_Shadow_Copy_Service
VSS
gptkbp:API gptkb:Volume_Shadow_Copy_Service_API
gptkbp:broadcastOn Yes
gptkbp:canBe Yes
third-party backup software
gptkbp:canBeDisabled Yes
gptkbp:canBeManagedBy gptkb:Disk_Management_snap-in
gptkb:vssadmin_command-line_tool
gptkbp:canCreate gptkb:Windows_Task_Scheduler
system processes
backup applications
gptkbp:canRestore gptkb:software
gptkb:Windows_Previous_Versions_feature
command-line tools
gptkbp:component gptkb:Windows_operating_system
gptkbp:corruptedBy malware
disk errors
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Microsoft
gptkbp:encryption Yes, if underlying volume is encrypted
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shadow Copies
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:Windows_XP
gptkb:Windows_Server_2003
gptkbp:prohibits storage quotas
gptkbp:purpose create backup copies or snapshots of computer files or volumes
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:System_Restore
gptkb:File_History
gptkb:Windows_Backup
gptkb:NTFS_Change_Journal
gptkbp:removes malware
disk cleanup utilities
gptkbp:requires sufficient disk space for snapshots
gptkbp:restored files
folders
volumes
gptkbp:snapshotType point-in-time copy
gptkbp:status disabled on client editions
enabled on server editions
gptkbp:supports gptkb:NTFS_file_system
incremental backups
differential backups
gptkbp:usedFor data protection
disaster recovery
restoring previous versions of files
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:File_and_Storage_Services
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6