node-microsoft-vss

node-windows-vss

Native bindings to take advantage of Microsoft Windows Volume Shadow Copies.

Support

• Node.js (tested on >= 8.x)

Installation

To take advantage of Windows Volume Shadow Copies, we've some Windows requirements:

• The command must to be executed as administrator.
• Remember to check LUA.
• Shadow Copies Service must tu be enabled as automatic or default option.

> npm install node-windows-vss --save

API

takeSnapshot(volume, callback)

It takes a snapshot from a specified volume. Returns a callback with (Error err, String snapshotPath)

const WindowsVss = require('node-windows-vss')
 
WindowsVss.takeSnapshot("C:", (err, res) => {
    if (err) return console.log(err)
    return console.log('res', res)
})