Vssadmin

Displays current volume shadow copy backups and all installed shadow copy writers and providers. To view the command syntax for any of the commands in the following table, click the command name.

Command	Description
Vssadmin add shadowstorage	Adds a volume shadow copy storage association.
Vssadmin create shadow	Creates a new volume shadow copy.
Vssadmin delete shadows	Deletes volume shadow copies.
Vssadmin delete shadowstorage	Deletes volume shadow copy storage associations.
Vssadmin list providers	Lists registered volume shadow copy providers.
Vssadmin list shadows	Lists existing volume shadow copies.
Vssadmin list shadowstorage	Lists all shadow copy storage associations on the system.
Vssadmin list volumes	Lists volumes that are eligible for shadow copies.
Vssadmin list writers	Lists all subscribed volume shadow copy writers on the system.
Vssadmin resize shadowstorage	Resizes the maximum size for a shadow copy storage association.