Configure Shadow Copy and Recover Data

What is Shadow Copies

Shadow copy is a backup of shared folder or Files in a NTFS drive.

• It allows us to prevent data loss by creating previous version of files and folder shared over the network. Using volume shadow copy service windows server automatically stores the copy of the files as they are modified.
• Shadow copy supports only NTFS drive.
• We can create maximum 64 shadow copies of a drive.
• By default, a shadow copy takes 10% of the disk space.
• By default, Shadow copy make backup twice in a day, First at 7:00 AM and second at 12:00 AM.
• We can use minimum 100 MB space for shadow copy.

How to Configure Shadow Copies:

1. Create a folder in NTFS drive with full permission.
2. Create a new folder or file into this folder.
3. Right Click on drive the go to properties.
4. Click on Shadow Copies then select Volume and click on Enable button.
5. Now Shadow copy has been enabled on your Drive.

Retrieve Deleted Files or Folder

Follow the mentioned steps to recover deleted files or folder:

• Go to the Directory that have files or folder stored folder.
• Right Click on the blank space then go to Properties.

•      Click on “Previous version” Button.

• A list of Shadow copy created backup will be display.
• Select a backup from the list that have right copy of your backup.
• Now click on “open” button to view the files and folder of last created backup by shadow copy.
• Choose your File or folder and copy this to another location and check you recovered data.