Volume Shadow Copy - Can it be turned off

G

GreenWing

I have a strict system backup procedure in place where I backup to a USB
hard drive every week night using Acronis TrueImage 10...I keep 10 or more
backup images on that external drive to ensure I can restore my system to a
recent point...

With VSS and restore points, the backups get larger and larger each night...

Do I need to use vssadmin and set the shadowstorage to zero for each drive
to get rid of the extra space used?

Greenwing
 
R

Richard Urban

Just turn off system restore.

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Regards,

Richard Urban MVP
Microsoft Windows Shell/User
 
G

GreenWing

System restore is only selected for my C: drive...All of my other drives
still have used VSS spaced allocated AND used...

Greenwing
 
R

Richard Urban

Turn System Restore off completely. This stops the service from loading.

Even with System Restore off you will still have "system volume information"
on each drive. But after a reboot, if you look inside this file you will see
next to nothing there. Accept the fact that you can not eliminate this file
from each drive.

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Regards,

Richard Urban MVP
Microsoft Windows Shell/User
 

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