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Acronis SCS VSS Doctor

Acronis SCS VSS Doctor, is for diagnosing and repairing volume which helps everyday users, IT professionals, and support specialists quickly identify and efficiently fixes the most common Volume Shadow Copy Service issues.
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What is Acronis SCS VSS Doctor?

Volume Shadow Copy Service (aka VSS, Shadow Copy, or Volume Snapshot Service) is a built-in Windows technology that allows snapshots of PC files or volumes to be taken, even when they are in use. Most backup software programs rely on VSS to perform backup and recovery operations.

There are many reasons VSS might not work properly, causing your backup software to fail. But diagnosing the problem can be tricky given the number of system components involved.

Acronis SCS VSS Doctor helps everyday users, IT professionals, and support specialists quickly identify the problem and efficiently fixes the most common Volume Shadow Copy Service issues. Acronis SCS’ tool allows you to:
  • Diagnose and repair
  • Diagnose only
  • Generate reports

Features

  • Diagnose all VSS components with one click

    Diagnose all VSS components with one click

    Run a comprehensive check to diagnose issues with just one click. This free tool check all the VSS-related services, verifies the VSS provider, and looks at the VSS access control entries.
  • Generate reports with results of the tests performed

    Generate reports with results of the tests performed

    Automatically collect data from scattered sources and generate a single report with the results of the tests performed.
  • Automatically collect data from scattered sources into a single report

    Automatically collect data from scattered sources into a single report

    All the information is bundled into a single easy to read report that can be saved as a text file for sharing of future analysis.
  • Fix issues with one click when a pre-defined solution is available

    Fix issues with one click when a pre-defined solution is available

    Acronis VSS Doctor is not just a diagnosis and reporting tool. It can also repair the erroneous configurations it finds and fix VSS-related issues.

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Diagnose and Repair

  • Configuration and status of VSS-related services: Volume Shadow Copy Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider COM+ Event System
  • VSS COM-interface registration (not supported for Windows XP)
  • Configuration of VSS providers
  • Access rights for VSS (not supported for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003)
  • Configuration of VSS shadow storage (not supported for Windows XP)
  • Access rights for NTFS volumes


Diagnose only

  • Free space available on disks. Provides drive letter assignment for “hidden” volumes
  • Current I/O loads of disks
  • List of VSS-related errors/warning from Windows Event Log
  • List of faulted VSS writers
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Why you need a VSS repair tool
If you encounter Volume Shadow Copy Service error or snapshot-like error messages like the ones below, it means the VSS of your backup software failed and you’ll want Acronis SCS VSS Doctor for your shadow copy troubleshooting.
  • VSS writer… has failed to process the snapshot
  • Error returned while creating the volume shadow copy…
  • Failed to create a snapshot / Unable to create volume snapshot
  • Volume Shadow Copy Error…
  • Snapshot preparation failed
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SCS VSS Doctor

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For .NET Framework 3.5
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Compatible with Windows 7/XP/Vista, Windows Server 2003/2008
For .NET Framework 4.5
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Compatible with Windows 8 and later, Windows Server 2012 and later

Proven customers success

  • “There is a great opportunity for services providers to build a business by meeting the demands of the growing cyber protection market … [Acronis SCS] provides a set of products that providers can use to market their own comprehensive backup, disaster recovery, and ransomware protection solutions.”

    RESEARCH DIRECTOR
    Acronis SCS customer