vssadmin list shadows

• Applies to:

  ✅ Windows Server 2025, ✅ Windows Server 2022, ✅ Windows Server 2019, ✅ Windows Server 2016, ✅ Windows 11, ✅ Windows 10, ✅ Azure Stack HCI, versions 23H2 and 22H2

Lists all existing shadow copies of a specified volume. If you use this command without parameters, it displays all volume shadow copies on the computer in the order dictated by Shadow Copy Set.

Syntax

vssadmin list shadows [/for=<ForVolumeSpec>] [/shadow=<ShadowID>]

Parameters

Parameter	Description
/for=<ForVolumeSpec>	Specifies which volume the shadow copies will be listed for.
/shadow=<ShadowID>	Lists the shadow copy specified by ShadowID. To get the shadow copy ID, use the vssadmin list shadows command. When you type a shadow copy ID, use the following format, where each X represents a hexadecimal character: {XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX}

Related links

• Command-Line Syntax Key

• vssadmin command

• vssadmin list shadows command