access of windows shadow copy by rsync?

[Max Kipness]

> On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 01:00:28AM +0200, dirksen at wasserleben.com
wrote:
> > Im trying to access shadow copies under windows XP by rsync.
> > Shadow copies may be accessed as a device with the following syntax:
> > \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy1
> 
> I think you should map that location to a drive letter, such as X: (do
> this in your MS Windows setup), and then try accessing it via the
normal
> /cygdrive/x/... prefix using rsync.
> 
> ..wayne..

I tried the mapping approach. It did not work as I assumed. The error
received was "The network path was not found". Then 'net use' command
evidently does not recognize the volume shadow device. So far I've found
that only the 'copy' command can recognize it.

Max