Shadow Copy Explorer allows you to easily browse and mount system restore points or shadow copies/previous Versions on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11, Server 2008 +.

With Shadow Copy Explorer, you can retrieve specific files without doing a full restore. Additionally, there's an option to delete specific points.

Shadow Copy Explorer can also create points and see how much disk space is being used by restore points/shadow copies and displays the details from a clean UI.

Clear results
Results are broken down by date/time, sequence number, drive, type, and description. There is also a status line at the bottom for the interface.

What is Shadow Copy?
Microsoft Windows includes a technology called Shadow Copy, also known as Volume Snapshot Service, Volume Shadow Copy Service, or VSS. This technology allows for creating backup copies or snapshots of computer files or volumes, even when they are currently in use. The Volume Shadow Copy service is a Windows service that implements Shadow Copy. Additionally, Windows includes a software VSS provider service that Windows applications can use. Shadow Copy technology requires either the Windows NTFS or ReFS filesystems to create and store shadow copies. Any Windows component that uses this technology can create Shadow Copies on local and external volumes, including removable or network volumes. This includes creating scheduled Windows Backups or automatic System Restore points.

Useful not only for identification
If you have installed a faulty driver causing system issues and cannot revert to your previous state, Shadow Copy Explorer can be useful. It enables you to access and mount older drive snapshots.

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