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IVssDifferentialSoftwareSnapshotMgmt::QueryDiffAreasForVolume method (vsmgmt.h)

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The QueryDiffAreasForVolume method queries shadow copy storage areas in use by the volume.

Syntax

HRESULT QueryDiffAreasForVolume(
  [in]  VSS_PWSZ           pwszVolumeName,
  [out] IVssEnumMgmtObject **ppEnum
);

Parameters

[in] pwszVolumeName

Name of the volume that contains shadow copy storage areas.

The name of the volume must be in one of the following formats and must include a trailing backslash (\):

  • The path of a mounted folder, for example, Y:\MountX\
  • A drive letter, for example, D:\
  • A volume GUID path of the form \\?\Volume{GUID}\ (where GUID identifies the volume)

[out] ppEnum

The address of an IVssEnumMgmtObject interface pointer, which is initialized on return. Callers must release the interface.

Return value

This method can return one of these values.

Value Meaning
S_OK
 Successfully queried the shadow copy storage areas.
E_ACCESSDENIED
 Caller does not have sufficient backup privileges or is not an administrator.
E_INVALIDARG
 One of the parameter values is not valid.
E_OUTOFMEMORY
 The caller is out of memory or other system resources.
VSS_E_PROVIDER_VETO
 Provider error - the provider logged the error in the event log. For more information, see Event and Error Handling Under VSS.
VSS_E_UNEXPECTED
 Unexpected error. The error code is logged in the error log file. For more information, see Event and Error Handling Under VSS.

Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP:  This value is not supported until Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. E_UNEXPECTED is used instead.

Remarks

The returned IVssEnumMgmtObject enumerator object will contain VSS_DIFF_AREA_PROP structures inside the VSS_MGMT_OBJECT_UNION union inside the VSS_MGMT_OBJECT_PROP structure.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header vsmgmt.h

See also

IVssDifferentialSoftwareSnapshotMgmt

IVssEnumMgmtObject