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Shadow Copies for Shared Folders clients are not available for HTTP, FTP, AppleTalk, or NetWare shares.
Consequently, users of these protocols cannot use Shadow Copies for Shared Folders to independently
retrieve pre v ious versions of their files. However, administrators can take advantage of Shadow Copies
for Shared Folders to restore files for these users.
SMB shadow copies
Windows users can independently access previous versions of files stored on SMB shares by using the
Shadow Copies for Shared Folders client. After the Shadow Copies for Shared Folders client is installed
on the user’s computer, the user can access shadow copies for a share by right-clicking on the share to
openitsPropertieswindow,clickingthePrevious Versions tab, and then selecting the desired shadow
copy. Users can view, copy, and r estore all av ailable shadow copies.
Shadow Copies for Shared Folders preserves the permissions set in the access control list (ACL) of the
original folders and files. Consequently, users can only access shadow copies for shares to which they
have access. In other words, if a user does not have access to a share, he also does not have access to
the share’s shadow copies.
The Shadow Copies for Shared Folders client pack installs a Previous Versions tab in the Properties
window of files and folders on network shares.
Users access s hadow copies with Windows Explorer by selecting View, Copy,orRestore fr om the
Previous Versions tab. (See Figure 28). Both individual files and folders can be restored.
Figure 28 Client GUI
When users view a network folder hosted on the storage server for which shadow copies are enabled,
old versions (prior to the snapshot) of a file or directory are available. Viewing the properties of the file
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