Volume Shadow Copy Service

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
VSS
Pronunciation
/ˈvɑljum ˈʃæˌdoʊ ˈkɑpi ˈsərvɪs/
Category
Computing
Related Field
Drivers

Examples in Context

  1. Install the volume shadow copy service update package.
  2. With volume shadow copy service, however, the backup is performed from the shadow copy, so there is no affect on the database that the applications are using.
  3. Without volume shadow copy service, the way to work around this problem is to conduct backups while the database is offline, which means that backups must be performed during downtime.
  4. Volume shadow copy service, however, creates a consistent point-in-time shadow copy of data while the system is online.
  5. A Research of Backup Method Based on Virtual Disk Service and Volume Shadow Copy Service(VSS)

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