wbadmin get versions command as shown
below:C:\WINDOWS\system32>wbadmin get versions
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Backup time: 2/19/2017 8:31 PM
Backup target: 1394/USB Disk labeled Seagate Backup Plus Drive(E:)
Version identifier: 02/20/2017-01:31
Can recover: Volume(s), File(s), Application(s), Bare Metal Recovery, System State
Snapshot ID: {d4a62a80-ac6f-4aba-8886-6ba570c1284a}
C:\WINDOWS\system32>Once you have the version identifier(s), you can use it to view the details
regarding what volumes were backed up on the system to the external USB
drive using a command in the form
wbadmin get items -version:version_id. E.g.:
C:\WINDOWS\system32>wbadmin get items -version:02/20/2017-01:31
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Volume ID = {17dbd7f6-0000-0000-0000-100000000000}
Volume 'System', mounted at <not mounted> ('System', mounted at <not mounted> at the time
the backup was created)
Volume size = 100.00 MB
Can recover = Full volume
Volume ID = {17dbd7f6-0000-0000-0000-500600000000}
Volume 'Windows', mounted at C:
Volume size = 1862.18 GB
Can recover = Full volume
Volume ID = {17dbd7f6-0000-0000-0000-2092d1010000}
Volume 'Recovery image', mounted at <not mounted> ('Recovery image', mounted at <not mounted> at the time
the backup was created)
Volume size = 750.00 MB
Can recover = Full volume
Application = Registry
Component = Registry (\Registry)
C:\WINDOWS\system32>Note: if you don't open the command prompt window with administrator
privileges, you will see the error message below, if you try to use the
wbadmin get versions command.
C:\Users\Cullen>wbadmin get versions wbadmin 1.0 - Backup command-line tool (C) Copyright 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. ERROR - Access denied. You must be a member of the Administrators group or Backup Operators group to use Windows Server Backup. In addition, you must run WBADMIN from an elevated command prompt. (To open an elevated command prompt, click Start, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.) C:\Users\Cullen>
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