This post explains how to fix error code 0x80042313, The shadow copy provider timed out while flushing data to the volume being shadow copied. A few Windows users ...

When the Volume Shadow Copy Service is not working on your Windows computer, you may encounter different types of error messages. VSS is a crucial component of the ...

New recovery tool: Point-in-Time Restore will automatically save snapshots of system files, settings, apps, and local user data for up to 72 hours. Update issues mount: April's KB5083769 update is ...

To sum it up in a sentence; I'm worried about performance with a large amount of volume shadow copy space. I'm installing a new central file server for our ~100 person business. I'm curious if anyone ...

The April 2026 KB5083769 security update breaks third-party backup applications from multiple vendors on systems running ...

We moved over to Windows Server 2003 in the summer. We setup Shadow Copy and installed the client on users' XP computers. Everything was working fine. I guess no one has had to use the feature, ...

Ever deleted a file or folder on a file server and didn't mean to? Yea, me neither. But if you did, what would you do about it? Maybe you'd break out the backup tape or perhaps perform the restore ...

If you accidentally overwrite an important PowerPoint business presentation, you may think you've lost your data and hours of hard work. Windows 7, however, includes a Volume Shadow Copy feature that ...

Microsoft has confirmed that the April 2026 Windows 11 security update KB5083769 is causing failures in some third-party backup applications due to blocked vulnerable drivers. The issue affects major ...

The Volume Shadow Copy feature I wrote about last time is interesting enough (and quirky enough) that it seemed like a good idea to throw out a few more details. For starters, shadow copies are ...