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    Volume Shadow Copy API Interfaces
    Volume Shadow Copy API Interfaces
    Volume Shadow Copy API Classes
    Volume Shadow Copy API Data Types
    Volume Shadow Copy API Enumerations
    Volume Shadow Copy API Functions
    Volume Shadow Copy API Interfaces
    IVssAdmin
    IVssAsync
    IVssBackupComponents
    IVssBackupComponentsEx
    IVssBackupComponentsEx2
    IVssBackupComponentsEx3
    IVssBackupComponentsEx4
    IVssComponent
    IVssComponentEx
    IVssComponentEx2
    IVssCreateExpressWriterMetadata
    IVssCreateWriterMetadata
    IVssCreateWriterMetadataEx
    IVssDifferentialSoftwareSnapshotMgmt
    IVssDifferentialSoftwareSnapshotMgmt2
    IVssDifferentialSoftwareSnapshotMgmt3
    IVssEnumMgmtObject
    IVssEnumObject
    IVssExamineWriterMetadata
    IVssExamineWriterMetadataEx
    IVssExamineWriterMetadataEx2
    IVssExpressWriter
    IVssFileShareSnapshotProvider
    IVssHardwareSnapshotProvider
    IVssHardwareSnapshotProviderEx
    IVssProviderCreateSnapshotSet
    IVssProviderNotifications
    IVssSnapshotMgmt
    IVssSnapshotMgmt2
    IVssSoftwareSnapshotProvider
    IVssWMComponent
    IVssWMDependency
    IVssWMFiledesc
    IVssWriterComponents
    IVssWriterComponentsExt
    Volume Shadow Copy API Structures
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    Volume Shadow Copy API Interfaces

    The Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) API provides both COM and C++ interfaces to support the creation of requesters and writers.

    VSS Requester-Specific Interfaces

    • IVssBackupComponents
    • IVssBackupComponentsEx
    • IVssBackupComponentsEx2
    • IVssBackupComponentsEx3
    • IVssExamineWriterMetadata
    • IVssExamineWriterMetadataEx
    • IVssExamineWriterMetadataEx2
    • IVssWMComponent
    • IVssWriterComponentsExt

    VSS Writer-Specific Interfaces

    • IVssCreateExpressWriterMetadata
    • IVssCreateWriterMetadata
    • IVssCreateWriterMetadataEx
    • IVssExpressWriter
    • IVssWriterComponents

    VSS Hardware Provider-Specific Interfaces

    • IVssAdmin
    • IVssHardwareSnapshotProvider
    • IVssHardwareSnapshotProviderEx
    • IVssProviderCreateSnapshotSet
    • IVssProviderNotifications

    VSS Software Provider-Specific Interfaces

    • IVssSoftwareSnapshotProvider

    VSS Shared Interfaces

    • IVssAsync
    • IVssComponent
    • IVssComponentEx
    • IVssComponentEx2
    • IVssEnumObject
    • IVssWMDependency
    • IVssWMFiledesc

    VSS Management Interfaces

    • IVssDifferentialSoftwareSnapshotMgmt
    • IVssDifferentialSoftwareSnapshotMgmt2
    • IVssDifferentialSoftwareSnapshotMgmt3
    • IVssEnumMgmtObject
    • IVssSnapshotMgmt
    • IVssSnapshotMgmt2

     

     

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