Category Archives: VSS

Deleting Shadow Copies

If you need to delete shadow copies, you can either delete them in explorer, or use vssadmin, or use wmic

To delete using vssadmin

vssadmin Delete Shadows /For=C: /Oldest
vssadmin Delete Shadows /For=C: /All

for a full list of options

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc788026(v=ws.10).aspx

To delete using wmic

wmic
shadowcopy delete