Oh, thats right! On XP you have to use the System Cleanup tool. -- Espi
On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 10:25 AM, Jimmy Tran <[email protected]> wrote: > We'll vssadmin delete shadows is not a valid command.... The delete option > apparently isn't even available. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Micheal Espinola Jr > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 01, 2014 9:36 AM > *To:* ntsysadm > *Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] delete vss shadow copy in XP? > > > > Are you using the following syntax? > > > > VSSADMIN Delete Shadows /Shadow={%ShadowCopyID%} /Quiet > > > -- > Espi > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 8:22 AM, Jimmy Tran <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have a XP SP3 machine that is virtualized and needs to be backed up. > When veeam runs to backup, it throws an error about the maximum number of > vss snapshots have been reached. > > > > When I do a vssadmin list shadows, it only shows one entry. When I try a > vssadmin delete command, it gives me the error of incorrect usage. After > doing research, I cannot find anything on how to delete that shadow copy in > XP. Does anyone have any experience with this? > > > > TIA > > > > Jimmy > > > > >
