IVssDifferentialSoftwareSnapshotMgmt::QueryDiffAreasOnVolume method (vsmgmt.h)

The QueryDiffAreasOnVolume method queries shadow copy storage areas that physically reside on the given volume.

Syntax

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

[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.

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.

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.

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