Can't see previous versions with VSS enabled.

Question

Hi,
I have a W2008R2 with VSS configured and running, I can see shadow copies till today saved in a volume D:, but when I go to see previous versions of a file or directory inside this volume, these previous versions don't appear since 17/11/2014. This date
I changed the max value for number os shadow copies via registry editor, but I didn't check previous versions in files and directories later.
I've checked writers with vssadmin command, and all writers are ok. No errors in system logs neither. I've tried restarting VSS service with no result.
Is there any place I can check for solve this?
Regards,
Quique

Answer 1

Hi Umesh:
- Can you run "vssadmin list shadows" and see if it lists shadow copies? 
Yes it does. Also checked if I can access to a the shadow copy, doing a mklink of the shadow copy
volume, and I can access to shadow copies not listed in previous versions.
- Reboot the server if possible and see if it helps.
Done
- Also check the below link. It is for Windows vista but I believe it still works for Windows 2008
R2 as well.
I found this article googling the problem, but I hace all checkboxes ok.
- What is the number you set and what do you see in previous version tab?
Default number os shadow copies is 64, I changed to 512 according to this article: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb891959(v=vs.85).aspx#maxshadowcopies
I'm still with the problem...
Regards,
Quique