Questions tagged [previous-versions]
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Enable shadow copy on a single folder only in Windows 10
I have a specific folder (with files and subfolders) on my computer, that I would like to enable previous versions on. Is this possible in Windows 10 or can I only enable it for an entire drive?
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Recover Pendrive
I accidentally made my pendrive (Sandisk) bootable with windows 11 on which I had kept important backup files. Is there any solution to recover data on that pendrive. I think (but not sure) previously ...
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Getting number of previous versions of a remote volume from powershell
I am running Windows server 2019 Standard, powershell version 5.1.17763.316.
I have a remote volume, and by right-click -> properties -> previous versions, I get this:
I would like to check how ...
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Previous versions tab from Volume Shadow Services
In Windows 7 I had the following habit:
Create a system restore point (which creates a shadow copy)
Make some heavy changes to files
Open [Properties > previous versions > Timestamp] of a ...
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How to find all previously-installed Ruby artifacts (files, etc) so I can remove _all_ of them from my OS?
Other than the pre-bundled-with-my-default-OS install (eg: /usr/bin/ruby on macOS 10.14), I want to completely wipe my OS clean of Ruby before I reinstall Ruby to a "known state." Specifically, I want ...
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Windows 10 Pro - Previous Version does not work on mapped network drive
I successfully configured a shared folder on a Windows 10 Pro machine (let's call it host) and I am able to access the folder on another Win 10 Pro machine (let's call it client) using net use command,...
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Does the restoration of system affect previous versions of files/folders
I have a small dilemma: let's assume that I have a folder which last previous version is dated 27th January and my last system restoration point had been created before the day, let's say 25th January....
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How to remove previous versions data from Windows Backup?
So I checked my backup settings (shadow copy / previous versions). By going to “backup settings / more options.” I see some folders there to be included in this.
I decided I don't want a folder d:\...
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Samba shadow_copy2 snapshots not showing up in Windows Previous Versions?
I'm using Samba 4.5 with ZFS as a file share to a Windows 8.1 client. Samba itself is working and I've tested my smb.conf using testparm - it looks correct. The smbd log doesn't show any errors. But I'...
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Restore previous version of Chrome User Data in Windows 10
one of my Chrome extensions recently lost all its settings overnight, including a whitelist that I very heavily rely on. I'm trying to restore the User Data directory to before these settings ...
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Keeping old versions of .bak files
I just learned how to write simple shell scripts.
One of them is that simply duplicate certain files on my system that happen to be crucial to me.
cp /dir/dir/file1 /samedir/samedir/file1.bak
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Version control in Word 2016
I currently work on a project which requires data to be written in .on-linear style. As the method is simply trial and error, I've ended up with a folder of Sapara files - one per each version, but it ...
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Restore previous version of a folder when the owner is deleted
How to restore a previous folder version in Windows 7 (using the built-in shadow copy functionality) when the user that owned the folder is deleted? I can not change ownership as it denies me ...
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How to find and open previous versions of a folder programmatically (using PowerShell, WMI, etc)?
I am running Windows 8 Enterprise x64. When I open \\localhost\c$ as a network folder, and then using a context menu open the Properties window of a subfolder (e.g. \\localhost\c$\Deploy as in the ...
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Shadow backup not available
We are using windows server 2003 R2. In the server we have enabled the shadow backup for 4 drives& that can be accessible from any of client pcs. But in one windows 7 home pc we cannot access ...
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