Re: [BackupPC-users] Shadow Copy in WindowsXP

[Tomasz C. <ma...@wp...>]

db...@un... schrieb:
> hi,
> 
> When searching the Internet, snapshots and shadow copy are associated with
> Server versions of Windows.
> 
> I have to use shadow copy on client machines to be able to backup Outlook
> files but the only way I found to do that is by using XP's Backup program.
> This Backup program unfortunately makes bkf archive which creates unwanted
> additional steps in backing up/restoring.
> 
> Any solution for this?

Windows XP can't "shadow copy" whole drives, what server versions can.

You can "shadow copy" single files only.
Technically, you can use it when doing some local operations, but if you 
would want to somehow trigger it from BackupPC, would be very hard.


Some workarounds:

1) use roaming profiles
Outlook files are corrupted - "lucky me, I have backup of roaming 
profiles"? No, some Outlook files are being exmpted from being included 
in the roaming profile (some files are stored in "Local Settings" 
directory, which is not uploaded to the server).

2) write a script which copies local user files somewhere else - not in 
use, you can copy them on Windows...

3) yeah, Windows backups sucks...


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Tomasz Chmielewski
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