<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Related components </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Backup and Restore, File History </Td> </Tr> <P> Shadow Copy (also known as Volume Snapshot Service, Volume Shadow Copy Service or VSS) is a technology included in Microsoft Windows that allows taking manual or automatic backup copies or snapshots of computer files or volumes, even when they are in use . It is implemented as a Windows service called the Volume Shadow Copy service . A software VSS provider service is also included as part of Windows to be used by Windows applications . Shadow Copy technology requires the file system to be NTFS in order to create and store shadow copies . Shadow Copies can be created on local and external (removable or network) volumes by any Windows component that uses this technology, such as when creating a scheduled Windows Backup or automatic System Restore point . </P> <P> VSS operates at the block level of volumes . </P>

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