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Retain Shadow Copy Data - Server Upgrade
Hi I'm getting rid of an old SBS 2011 server but would like to keep the shadow copy data, is this possible?
All of the data is on a separate drive, but would either like to move this to another location (or keep on the same drive) and still be able to access it when the server is rebuilt.
Is this possible at all?
Thanks
All of the data is on a separate drive, but would either like to move this to another location (or keep on the same drive) and still be able to access it when the server is rebuilt.
Is this possible at all?
Thanks
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So when I format the OS drives and reload them with server 2012r2 will I still be able to access the data on the shadow copy drive?
As the data is not stored in a usual format (so you cant just browse to the hard drive and find the folder) will I still be able to assess the shadow copy data?
Hope that makes a bit more sense.
Thanks
As the data is not stored in a usual format (so you cant just browse to the hard drive and find the folder) will I still be able to assess the shadow copy data?
Hope that makes a bit more sense.
Thanks
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Ok so I have taken a copy of all the data from the server.
I then formatted the OS drive leaving the data drive and shadow copy drive intact.
Once Windows 2012r2 was installed I was obviously able to access the data drive and when I right click on the folders and select previous versions all the data is there!
So it appears it will still retain the shadow copy information and you can still access it once the OS has been changed.
Thanks for all the help on this!
I then formatted the OS drive leaving the data drive and shadow copy drive intact.
Once Windows 2012r2 was installed I was obviously able to access the data drive and when I right click on the folders and select previous versions all the data is there!
So it appears it will still retain the shadow copy information and you can still access it once the OS has been changed.
Thanks for all the help on this!
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You're best option is to keep your backup drives rather than make copies of your shadow copies.