Difference between revisions of "Task scheduler to create Shadow Copy"
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If it's requried to increase the size of Shadow Storage: | If it's requried to increase the size of Shadow Storage: | ||
vssadmin Resize ShadowStorage /For=C: /On=C: /MaxSize=20% | vssadmin Resize ShadowStorage /For=C: /On=C: /MaxSize=20% | ||
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| + | To create this via Powershell use: | ||
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| + | $volumeinfo = GWMI -namespace root\cimv2 -class win32_volume | ||
| + | $volumeid = $volumeinfo[1].deviceid | ||
| + | $taskname = "ShadowCopyVolume" + $volumeid.replace("\","").replace("?Volume","") | ||
| + | $taskrun = "C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exe Create Shadow /AutoRetry=15 /For=$volumeid" | ||
| + | schtasks /create /F /RU SYSTEM /SC DAILY /ST 08:00 /RI 240 /DU 48:00 /K /V1 /TN $TaskName /TR "$taskrun" | ||
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| + | Command above is for server only, on desktop use one of these: | ||
| + | (gwmi -list win32_shadowcopy).Create('C:\','ClientAccessible') | ||
| + | wmic shadowcopy call create Volume='C:\' | ||
Latest revision as of 20:09, 22 August 2023
Create a daily task with high privileges and following action:
Program: wmic Parameter: shadowcopy call create Volume=C:\
If it's requried to increase the size of Shadow Storage:
vssadmin Resize ShadowStorage /For=C: /On=C: /MaxSize=20%
To create this via Powershell use:
$volumeinfo = GWMI -namespace root\cimv2 -class win32_volume
$volumeid = $volumeinfo[1].deviceid
$taskname = "ShadowCopyVolume" + $volumeid.replace("\","").replace("?Volume","")
$taskrun = "C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exe Create Shadow /AutoRetry=15 /For=$volumeid"
schtasks /create /F /RU SYSTEM /SC DAILY /ST 08:00 /RI 240 /DU 48:00 /K /V1 /TN $TaskName /TR "$taskrun"
Command above is for server only, on desktop use one of these:
(gwmi -list win32_shadowcopy).Create('C:\','ClientAccessible')
wmic shadowcopy call create Volume='C:\'