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list writers

Lists writers that are on the system. Windows commands reference

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from the Windows commands reference, CC BY 4.0

Lists writers that are on the system. If used without parameters, list displays the output for list metadata by default.

list writers [metadata | detailed | status]
list writers status
Listing writer status ...
* WRITER System Writer
- Status: 5 (VSS_WS_WAITING_FOR_BACKUP_COMPLETE)
- Writer Failure code: 0x00000000 (S_OK)
- Writer ID: {e8132975-6f93-4464-a53e-1050253ae220}
- Instance ID: {7e631031-c695-4229-9da1-a7de057e64cb}
* WRITER Shadow Copy Optimization Writer
- Status: 1 (VSS_WS_STABLE)
- Writer Failure code: 0x00000000 (S_OK)
- Writer ID: {4dc3bdd4-ab48-4d07-adb0-3bee2926fd7f}
metadataLists the identity and status of writers, and displays metadata such as component details and excluded files. This is the default parameter.
detailedLists the same information as metadata, but also includes the full file list for all components.
statusLists only the identity and status of registered writers.