VSS
vssadmin list writers
vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool(C) Copyright 2001-2013 Microsoft Corp.
Writer name: 'Task Scheduler Writer' Writer Id: {d61d61c8-d73a-4eee-8cdd-f6f9786b7124} Writer Instance Id: {1bddd48e-5052-49db-9b07-b96f96727e6b} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error
Writer name: 'VSS Metadata Store Writer' Writer Id: {75dfb225-e2e4-4d39-9ac9-ffaff65ddf06} Writer Instance Id: {088e7a7d-09a8-4cc6-a609-ad90e75ddc93} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Performance Counters Writer' Writer Id: {0bada1de-01a9-4625-8278-69e735f39dd2} Writer Instance Id: {f0086dda-9efc-47c5-8eb6-a944c3d09381} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error
Writer name: 'System Writer' Writer Id: {e8132975-6f93-4464-a53e-1050253ae220} Writer Instance Id: {11f4a2fe-fc29-402d-8f4f-e4cd9b63696b} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error
Writer name: 'SqlServerWriter' Writer Id: {a65faa63-5ea8-4ebc-9dbd-a0c4db26912a} Writer Instance Id: {f915c22b-e03b-4226-895d-30ea5e290953} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error
Writer name: 'ASR Writer' Writer Id: {be000cbe-11fe-4426-9c58-531aa6355fc4} Writer Instance Id: {cb2ff3bb-f45b-4c12-a134-d68236cb58c1} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Shadow Copy Optimization Writer' Writer Id: {4dc3bdd4-ab48-4d07-adb0-3bee2926fd7f} Writer Instance Id: {e2301067-7ea8-43b9-b227-056dc35fe6a6} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Registry Writer' Writer Id: {afbab4a2-367d-4d15-a586-71dbb18f8485} Writer Instance Id: {6e7d10f7-4ce5-4973-a19f-10201b3010f1} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Sentinel Agent Research Data VSS Writer' Writer Id: {9112a876-c17f-4051-b2c3-43f646cde241} Writer Instance Id: {9ddd611d-fa2e-4b6e-99e8-930ccde38c16} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error
Writer name: 'COM+ REGDB Writer' Writer Id: {542da469-d3e1-473c-9f4f-7847f01fc64f} Writer Instance Id: {1554d01c-e81a-47c7-9e8e-4ba112ed4229} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Sentinel Agent Database VSS Writer' Writer Id: {abd005ca-6bfc-44c9-a439-8eb665a676b3} Writer Instance Id: {911f70bb-ace8-4987-a069-1c1a2c56d658} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Sentinel Agent DFI Research Data VSS Writer' Writer Id: {dcf8278a-dc0f-4b35-afd0-37a07e92fe90} Writer Instance Id: {9c063936-15e2-4baf-998e-31833ac88f84} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Sentinel Agent Log VSS Writer' Writer Id: {90e12c7e-b9c2-4649-81a2-947d06dd5eba} Writer Instance Id: {048dbd47-3da5-4fef-87b9-ff281c7cc817} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error
Writer name: 'WMI Writer' Writer Id: {a6ad56c2-b509-4e6c-bb19-49d8f43532f0} Writer Instance Id: {e3141a38-3b9d-461f-ac46-ba28093291e3} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Task Scheduler Writer' Writer Id: {d61d61c8-d73a-4eee-8cdd-f6f9786b7124} Writer Instance Id: {1bddd48e-5052-49db-9b07-b96f96727e6b} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error
Writer name: 'VSS Metadata Store Writer' Writer Id: {75dfb225-e2e4-4d39-9ac9-ffaff65ddf06} Writer Instance Id: {088e7a7d-09a8-4cc6-a609-ad90e75ddc93} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Performance Counters Writer' Writer Id: {0bada1de-01a9-4625-8278-69e735f39dd2} Writer Instance Id: {f0086dda-9efc-47c5-8eb6-a944c3d09381} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error
Writer name: 'System Writer' Writer Id: {e8132975-6f93-4464-a53e-1050253ae220} Writer Instance Id: {11f4a2fe-fc29-402d-8f4f-e4cd9b63696b} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error
Writer name: 'SqlServerWriter' Writer Id: {a65faa63-5ea8-4ebc-9dbd-a0c4db26912a} Writer Instance Id: {f915c22b-e03b-4226-895d-30ea5e290953} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error
Writer name: 'ASR Writer' Writer Id: {be000cbe-11fe-4426-9c58-531aa6355fc4} Writer Instance Id: {cb2ff3bb-f45b-4c12-a134-d68236cb58c1} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Shadow Copy Optimization Writer' Writer Id: {4dc3bdd4-ab48-4d07-adb0-3bee2926fd7f} Writer Instance Id: {e2301067-7ea8-43b9-b227-056dc35fe6a6} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Registry Writer' Writer Id: {afbab4a2-367d-4d15-a586-71dbb18f8485} Writer Instance Id: {6e7d10f7-4ce5-4973-a19f-10201b3010f1} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Sentinel Agent Research Data VSS Writer' Writer Id: {9112a876-c17f-4051-b2c3-43f646cde241} Writer Instance Id: {9ddd611d-fa2e-4b6e-99e8-930ccde38c16} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error
Writer name: 'COM+ REGDB Writer' Writer Id: {542da469-d3e1-473c-9f4f-7847f01fc64f} Writer Instance Id: {1554d01c-e81a-47c7-9e8e-4ba112ed4229} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Sentinel Agent Database VSS Writer' Writer Id: {abd005ca-6bfc-44c9-a439-8eb665a676b3} Writer Instance Id: {911f70bb-ace8-4987-a069-1c1a2c56d658} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Sentinel Agent DFI Research Data VSS Writer' Writer Id: {dcf8278a-dc0f-4b35-afd0-37a07e92fe90} Writer Instance Id: {9c063936-15e2-4baf-998e-31833ac88f84} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Sentinel Agent Log VSS Writer' Writer Id: {90e12c7e-b9c2-4649-81a2-947d06dd5eba} Writer Instance Id: {048dbd47-3da5-4fef-87b9-ff281c7cc817} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error
Writer name: 'WMI Writer' Writer Id: {a6ad56c2-b509-4e6c-bb19-49d8f43532f0} Writer Instance Id: {e3141a38-3b9d-461f-ac46-ba28093291e3} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error
VSS Writer: Task Scheduler Writer Service: Display: Writer ID: D61D61C8-D73A-4EEE-8CDD-F6F9786B7124 Note: "In-Box" VSS Writer
VSS Writer: VSS Metadata Store Writer Service: Display: Writer ID: 75DFB225-E2E4-4D39-9AC9-FFAFF65DDF06 Note: "In-Box" VSS Writer
VSS Writer: Performance Counters Writer Service: Display: Writer ID: 0BADA1DE-01A9-4625-8278-69E735F39DD2 Note: "In-Box" VSS Writer
VSS Writer: System Writer Service: CryptSvc Display: Cryptographic Services Writer ID: E8132975-6F93-4464-A53E-1050253AE220 Note: "In-Box" VSS Writer
VSS Writer: SqlServerWriter Service: SQLWriter Display: SQL Server VSS Writer Writer ID: a65faa63-5ea8-4ebc-9dbd-a0c4db26912a Note: Installed with SQL Server
VSS Writer: ASR Writer Service: VSS Display: Volume Shadow Copy Writer ID: BE000CBE-11FE-4426-9C58-531AA6355FC4 Note: "In-Box" VSS Writer
VSS Writer: Shadow Copy Optimization Writer Service: VSS Display: Volume Shadow Copy Writer ID: 4DC3BDD4-AB48-4D07-ADB0-3BEE2926FD7F Note: "In-Box" VSS Writer
VSS Writer: Registry Writer Service: VSS Display: Volume Shadow Copy Writer ID: AFBAB4A2-367D-4D15-A586-71DBB18F8485 Note: "In-Box" VSS Writer
VSS Writer: Sentinel Agent Research Data VSS Writer Service: Display: Writer ID: 9112a876-c17f-4051-b2c3-43f646cde241 Note:
VSS Writer: COM+ REGDB Writer Service: VSS Display: Volume Shadow Copy Writer ID: 542DA469-D3E1-473C-9F4F-7847F01FC64F Note: "In-Box" VSS Writer
VSS Writer: BITS Writer Service: BITS Display: Background Intelligent Transfer Service Writer ID: 4969d978-be47-48b0-b100-f328f07ac1e0 Note: Background Intelligent Transfer Service
VSS Writer: Sentinel Agent Database VSS Writer Service: Display: Writer ID: abd005ca-6bfc-44c9-a439-8eb665a676b3 Note:
VSS Writer: Sentinel Agent DFI Research Data VSS Writer Service: Display: Writer ID: dcf8278a-dc0f-4b35-afd0-37a07e92fe90 Note:
VSS Writer: Sentinel Agent Log VSS Writer Service: Display: Writer ID: 90e12c7e-b9c2-4649-81a2-947d06dd5eba Note:
VSS Writer: WMI Writer Service: Winmgmt Display: Windows Management Instrumentation Writer ID: A6AD56C2-B509-4E6C-BB19-49D8F43532F0 Note: "In-Box" VSS Writer
VSS Writer: VSS Metadata Store Writer Service: Display: Writer ID: 75DFB225-E2E4-4D39-9AC9-FFAFF65DDF06 Note: "In-Box" VSS Writer
VSS Writer: Performance Counters Writer Service: Display: Writer ID: 0BADA1DE-01A9-4625-8278-69E735F39DD2 Note: "In-Box" VSS Writer
VSS Writer: System Writer Service: CryptSvc Display: Cryptographic Services Writer ID: E8132975-6F93-4464-A53E-1050253AE220 Note: "In-Box" VSS Writer
VSS Writer: SqlServerWriter Service: SQLWriter Display: SQL Server VSS Writer Writer ID: a65faa63-5ea8-4ebc-9dbd-a0c4db26912a Note: Installed with SQL Server
VSS Writer: ASR Writer Service: VSS Display: Volume Shadow Copy Writer ID: BE000CBE-11FE-4426-9C58-531AA6355FC4 Note: "In-Box" VSS Writer
VSS Writer: Shadow Copy Optimization Writer Service: VSS Display: Volume Shadow Copy Writer ID: 4DC3BDD4-AB48-4D07-ADB0-3BEE2926FD7F Note: "In-Box" VSS Writer
VSS Writer: Registry Writer Service: VSS Display: Volume Shadow Copy Writer ID: AFBAB4A2-367D-4D15-A586-71DBB18F8485 Note: "In-Box" VSS Writer
VSS Writer: Sentinel Agent Research Data VSS Writer Service: Display: Writer ID: 9112a876-c17f-4051-b2c3-43f646cde241 Note:
VSS Writer: COM+ REGDB Writer Service: VSS Display: Volume Shadow Copy Writer ID: 542DA469-D3E1-473C-9F4F-7847F01FC64F Note: "In-Box" VSS Writer
VSS Writer: BITS Writer Service: BITS Display: Background Intelligent Transfer Service Writer ID: 4969d978-be47-48b0-b100-f328f07ac1e0 Note: Background Intelligent Transfer Service
VSS Writer: Sentinel Agent Database VSS Writer Service: Display: Writer ID: abd005ca-6bfc-44c9-a439-8eb665a676b3 Note:
VSS Writer: Sentinel Agent DFI Research Data VSS Writer Service: Display: Writer ID: dcf8278a-dc0f-4b35-afd0-37a07e92fe90 Note:
VSS Writer: Sentinel Agent Log VSS Writer Service: Display: Writer ID: 90e12c7e-b9c2-4649-81a2-947d06dd5eba Note:
VSS Writer: WMI Writer Service: Winmgmt Display: Windows Management Instrumentation Writer ID: A6AD56C2-B509-4E6C-BB19-49D8F43532F0 Note: "In-Box" VSS Writer
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vssadmin list shadows
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vssadmin delete shadows ...
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/vssadmin-delete-shadowsTODO
vssadmin resize shadowstorage ...
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/vssadmin-resize-shadowstorageBibliography
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