Exclude the directory HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy from 7zip

[zcizic]

Hi,

I just switched from Cobian Gravity to Cobian Reflector 2.5.0.
Everything is ok except that in Global monolithic archive (7zip) is the first directory "HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy"
and after that the directories with my files.

Example - when unpacking:
Test 2023-11-20 13;24;39 (Full).7z\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy18\xy\

I need to use the Volume Shadow Copies option.

Is it a bug?
Can it be turned off?

In Cobian Gravity 11 it does not appear in the archive file

Every help is welcome

Zeljko

[cobian]

This appears if you are using Absolute paths I think.

[zcizic]

Hi Cobian

No, I'm not using an absolute path.

In the 7Zip file, the first directory is the HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy and below it the source directory

7zip file
>HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy1
>>Source1
>HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2
>>Source2
>HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy3
>>Source3

[zcizic]

Hi Cobian

No, I'm not using an absolute path.

In the 7Zip file, the first directory is the HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy and below it the source directory

for example:
7zip file.7zip
>HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy1
>>Source1
>HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2
>>Source2
>HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy3
>>Source3

Zeljko

[cobian]

Are you backing up the root directories of some disk? Like c:\ and D:\ ? I that case C and D will be substituted by those values.

[zcizic]

Hi,

I discovered in which case this happens.
Only when using Global monolithic archive and two or more sources.

Example

Task name Source Compresion type Result The content of zip
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Test-directory2 E:\xy Global monolithic arhive Test-directory2 2023-11-21 11;10;07 (Full).7z HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy1\Files
D:\baza HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\Files

Zeljko

[cobian]

If you are having two sources it will try to get the shortest common path. If there are no common parts then you will get the full paths yes.

But if you have common parts like :

D:\test\dir1

and

D:\test\dir2

then you will get

dir1

and

dir2

[zcizic]

Hi,

This happens when the source directories are on different partitions.

HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy is created for each partition

If they are on the same partition, everything is ok.

Thanks

Zeljko

[cobian]

[Fajol99]

Hi,

I just switched from Cobian Gravity to Cobian Reflector 2.5.0.
Everything is ok except that in Global monolithic archive (7zip) is the first directory "HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy"
and after that the directories with my files. KinitoPET

Example - when unpacking:
Test 2023-11-20 13;24;39 (Full).7z\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy18\xy\

I need to use the Volume Shadow Copies option.

Is it a bug?
Can it be turned off?

In Cobian Gravity 11 it does not appear in the archive file

Every help is welcome

Zeljko

I just switched to Cobian Reflector too and have the same shadow copy folder in my backups. Wondering if it's a bug or can be disabled. Didn't see this in Cobian Gravity.