Volume Shadow copy

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Vic
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Volume Shadow copy

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All of a sudden Im getting this message"Couldn't contact the Volume Shadow Copy requester." It has worked fine for years.
I have checked the registry & .net 3.5 is installed
Pls can you help?
Thank you
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Re: Volume Shadow copy

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Try stopping and starting the VSC service to see if it works.
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Re: Volume Shadow copy

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It is set to manual. I did a restart of the service & I still get the message.
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Re: Volume Shadow copy

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Update
If I go to Tools/Options/service & application control/services then start the volume shadow copy requester it works fine
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Re: Volume Shadow copy

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It needs to be set as Automatic, not manual,
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Re: Volume Shadow copy

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Success. Many thanks.
Dunno how that changed
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