Applies To: Windows Server 2008,Windows Server 2008 R2,Windows Server 2003,Windows Server 2003 R2
Creates a new shadow copy of a specified volume.
For examples of how to use this command, see Examples.
Syntax
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vssadmin create shadow /for=<ForVolumeSpec> [/autoretry=<MaxRetryMinutes>] | |
Parameters
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/for=<ForVolumeSpec> |
Specifies the volume to be shadow copied. Note that the ForVolumeSpec value must be a local volume drive letter or mount point. |
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/autoretry=<MaxRetryMinutes> |
Specifies the maximum amount of time (in minutes) during which the vssadmin command will attempt to create the shadow copy, if another process is simultaneously attempting to create a shadow copy. |
Examples
To create a shadow copy of volume C, type:
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vssadmin create shadow /for=c: | |