File backups and Shadow Copies

Hello! Currently I use only Image backups (full and incremental). Most systems is Windows PCs. Can’t use file backups because while doing this type of backups issue too many file exceptions. Typically this is opened by user or system files, sometimes permissions issues occurs. As a result files not present in backup. If doing image backups via Volume Shadow Copy backups is fine but takes a lot of time.

Can I use VSS snapshots for file backup jobs, may be any option in settings?

UrBackup use VSS snapshots for file backup jobs by default. You no need to change settings for enable it.

VSS snapshots solve this. I have many windows clients with opened files by user.
UrBabacup starts as service by SYSTEM user. Normally SYSTEM user have permissions to every file at host, I didn’t have problems with it too.

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Ok. Finally checked it now working good on last version of server and client.
Can anybody recommend solution for group setup, where I can determine to do file backups of all drives except USB or network mappings?

As I know the option ALL_NOUSB for file backups works with errors. I whote about it here. Uroni wrote that will fix it.
I think you sholud create new topic about this question.

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