I am using VSS SDK 7.2 and it seems the featrure to exclude particular folders/files does not work.
The writer looks ok as it is involved into communication and reports correctly.
The vshadow.exe also shows some entries (ExcludedFiles) of my writer and of system installed ones, like:
* WRITER "PsVscWriter"
- WriterId = {36129e77-5256-492b-b351-aa4616811ea7}
- InstanceId = {f9af778f-74cd-428b-b261-89ac435c1cdf}
- Supports restore events = FALSE
- Writer restore conditions = VSS_WRE_NEVER
- Restore method = VSS_RME_RESTORE_IF_NOT_THERE
- Requires reboot after restore = FALSE
- Excluded files:
- Exclude: Path = d:\tmp, Filespec = NotPart
- Component "PsVscWriter:\ps-excluded-file-component"
- Name: 'ps-excluded-file-component'
- Logical Path: ''
- Full Path: '\ps-excluded-file-component'
- Caption: ''
- Type: VSS_CT_FILEGROUP [2]
- Is Selectable: 'TRUE'
- Is top level: 'TRUE'
- Notify on backup complete: 'FALSE'
- Affected paths by this component:
- d:\tmp
- Affected volumes by this component:
- \\?\Volume{0766f533-1c55-11dd-a467-806e6f6e6963}\ [D:\]
- Component Dependencies:
* WRITER "Registry Writer"
- WriterId = {afbab4a2-367d-4d15-a586-71dbb18f8485}
- InstanceId = {970ec2b2-cffc-401b-b3d8-754d64cb515e}
- Supports restore events = FALSE
- Writer restore conditions = VSS_WRE_NEVER
- Restore method = VSS_RME_CUSTOM
- Requires reboot after restore = TRUE
- Excluded files:
- Exclude: Path = %SystemRoot%\system32\config, Filespec = default
- Exclude: Path = %SystemRoot%\system32\config, Filespec = default.LOG
- Exclude: Path = %SystemRoot%\system32\config, Filespec = default.sav
- Exclude: Path = %SystemRoot%\system32\config, Filespec = SAM
- Exclude: Path = %SystemRoot%\system32\config, Filespec = SAM.LOG
- Exclude: Path = %SystemRoot%\system32\config, Filespec = SECURITY
- Exclude: Path = %SystemRoot%\system32\config, Filespec = SECURITY.LOG
- Exclude: Path = %SystemRoot%\system32\config, Filespec = software
- Exclude: Path = %SystemRoot%\system32\config, Filespec = software.LOG
- Exclude: Path = %SystemRoot%\system32\config, Filespec = software.sav
- Exclude: Path = %SystemRoot%\system32\config, Filespec = system
- Exclude: Path = %SystemRoot%\system32\config, Filespec = system.LOG
- Exclude: Path = %SystemRoot%\system32\config, Filespec = system.sav
- Component "Registry Writer:\Registry"
- Name: 'Registry'
- Logical Path: ''
- Full Path: '\Registry'
- Caption: 'Registry'
- Type: VSS_CT_FILEGROUP [2]
- Is Selectable: 'TRUE'
- Is top level: 'TRUE'
- Notify on backup complete: 'FALSE'
- Affected paths by this component:
- C:\WINDOWS\Repair\Backup\BootableSystemState\Registry
- Affected volumes by this component:
- \\?\Volume{e9c70116-f40e-11dc-b515-806e6f6e6963}\ [C:\]
- Component Dependencies:
Does anyone notice this issue with VSS SDK 7.2? Any info is highly appreciated.
