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In this Ask an Admin post, I’ll show you how to enable shadow copies for a shared folder on a Windows Server 2012 R2 file server.
A shadow copy of a disk volume or shared folder is a snapshot of changes made to files at a given point in time. Snapshots are taken at set intervals, allowing users to restore to a previous version of a file without having to ask IT to restore the file from a backup.
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To configure shadow copies in Windows Server 2012 R2, log on to your file server with a local administrator account and follow the instructions:
Optionally, you can click Create Now to have a snapshot created immediately. There are also options to delete and revert to a previous shadow copy.
Windows 7 (and later) clients support restoring from file shares where shadow copies are enabled.
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