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Hi,<br />
I keep getting this message on my WIN 2K3 server, i &nbsp;have checked all services up and running ok, the shadow copy looks to be working but this error keeps getting displayed.<br />
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VssAdmin: Unable to create a shadow copy: Either the specified volume was not found or it is not a local volume. <br />
Command-line: 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\vssad<wbr />min.exe Create Shadow /AutoRetry=5 /For=\\?\Volume{ddb0d5f4-6<wbr />c23-11dc-a<wbr />a39-000e0c<wbr />a7ed9a}\'.<wbr /><br />

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Hi,
I keep getting this message on my WIN 2K3 server, i  have checked all services up and running ok, the shadow copy looks to be working but this error keeps getting displayed.

VssAdmin: Unable to create a shadow copy: Either the specified volume was not found or it is not a local volume. 
Command-line: 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\vssadmin.exe Create Shadow /AutoRetry=5 /For=\\?\Volume{ddb0d5f4-6c23-11dc-aa39-000e0ca7ed9a}\'.


Volume Shadow Copy Error VSS

System Utilities are a type of system software used to support the computer infrastructure, distinguishing it from application software which is aimed at directly performing tasks that benefit ordinary users. Commonly used utilities include password managers, disk managers, system monitors, data synchronization tools, security and antivirus software and editors.

System Utilities

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).