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V (Volume Shadow Copy Service)

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volume

A logical storage unit. A volume is the target of shadow copy creation operations.

volume GUID name

A unique name for a volume. A volume GUID name is a string of the following form:

\\?\Volume{GUID}\

(note the trailing "\") where GUID is a globally unique identifier for the volume. The operating system assigns a volume name when it first encounters a volume, for example, during formatting or installation.

Note that a volume can have more than one volume GUID name.