Copy files from VSS

Question

I am working on a windows VSS application, I want some help regarding it. After creating snapshot, how can I copy the files or files' blocks(sectors), preferably files' blocks, from volume snapshot using C/C++. Can someone guide me on this or can direct me to any samples or documentation doing the same.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

You can access VSS snapshot items using regular functions

CreateFile() to open a file

ReadFile() or BackupRead() to read/backup its data

Only the root path to the items will change

(for example, \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopyX\ instead of C:\ )

What do you want to know exactly?