Figure 8 System administrator view of Shadow Copies for Shared Folders
The shadow copy cache file
The default shadow copy settings allocate 10 percent of the source volume being copied (with a minimum
of 350 MB), and store the shadow copies on the same volume as the original volume. (See
Figure
9).
The cache file is located in a hidden protected directory titled "System Volume Information" off of the root
of each volume for which shadow copy is enabled.
F:
G:
H:
cache file
cache file
cache file
Figure 9 Shadow copies stored on a source volume
The cache file location can be altered to reside on a dedicated volume separate from the volumes
containing files shares. (See
Figure
10).
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