Volume Shadow Copy Service (Windows only)


FreeFileSync supports copying locked or shared files by creating a Volume Shadow Copy of the source drive. To enable this feature go to Menu -> Advanced -> Global settings: Copy locked files.



Troubleshooting

If you experience problems using the Volume Shadow Copy Service a renewal of registration might help. Create and execute a *.cmd batch file with the follow content or enter directly via command line:

cd /d %windir%\system32
Net stop vss
Net stop swprv
regsvr32 ole32.dll
regsvr32 oleaut32.dll
regsvr32 vss_ps.dll
Vssvc /register
regsvr32 /i swprv.dll
regsvr32 /i eventcls.dll
regsvr32 es.dll
regsvr32 stdprov.dll
regsvr32 vssui.dll
regsvr32 msxml.dll
regsvr32 msxml3.dll
regsvr32 msxml4.dll




(Reference: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940032)