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  1. 23rd March 2009, 02:53 PM #1
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    Shadow Copy Question

    Is it possible to have shadow copy / preivous version local?
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    Quote Originally Posted by chrisredfield93 View Post
    In case you didn't notice, we all work full time and this is the middle of the day. It's pretty unreasonable to bump after fifteen minutes...

    In answer to your question: on Windows Server, you can manage shadow copies locally, including restoring them, but not much more. You need to access them through a share for full functionality.
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    Quote Originally Posted by powdarrmonkey View Post
    In case you didn't notice, we all work full time and this is the middle of the day. It's pretty unreasonable to bump after fifteen minutes...

    In answer to your question: on Windows Server, you can manage shadow copies locally, including restoring them, but not much more. You need to access them through a share for full functionality.
    I apolgise, I guess if I want windows XP / Windows Vista to have this feature but to see it from their own drive that I have to do through share to itself.
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    Quote Originally Posted by powdarrmonkey View Post
    In answer to your question: on Windows Server, you can manage shadow copies locally,
    Quote Originally Posted by chrisredfield93 View Post
    I apolgise, I guess if I want windows XP / Windows Vista to have this feature but to see it from their own drive that I have to do through share to itself.
    Windows client versions (XP, Vista etc) don't have a shadow copy service. It's a server feature.
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    Quote Originally Posted by powdarrmonkey View Post
    Windows client versions (XP, Vista etc) don't have a shadow copy service. It's a server feature.
    Actually Windows Vista does. Its part of the System Restore feature, and works in a similar way to Server 2003. A shadow copy is taken at each restore point, and you can then access the previous versions locally not through a UNC share IIRC.

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    Ok thanks i guess that means it cant be achived thanks powdarrmonkey
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    Quote Originally Posted by dyoung5 View Post
    Actually Windows Vista does. Its part of the System Restore feature, and works in a similar way to Server 2003. A shadow copy is taken at each restore point, and you can then access the previous versions locally not through a UNC share IIRC.
    I wasn't aware of that. Thanks for the heads-up.

    (/me has been avoiding Vista like a hole in the head.)
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