Windows API bindings for the Volume Shadow Copy Service in Golang for 32 and 64-bit systems. Enables the user to duplicate entire drives during runtime without any file access issues. The API bindings are accompanied by a simple CLI tool that creates and symlinks Shadow Copies of a given drive.
You can either import the vss api bindings into your project or use the CLI application. The CLI application can be called with the following command:
make build./vss -husage:
-D string
Drive letter to copy (required)
-S string
Path of symlink folder that points to the snapshot
-f Creates snapshots if available shadow storage is low. Could delete old copies!
-timeout int
Snapshot creation timeout in seconds (default 30)