Analyze the Data Folder

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Note   Doing a full backup of your Data folder on a regular basis is highly recommended.

The VSS Data folder contains the database of all your files and projects. Although every precaution has been taken to ensure the integrity of all VSS files, file corruption due to network or operating system problems is possible. The Analyze.exe utility is provided to enable you to search for and fix any corruption or errors.

To run Analyze.exe:

  1. Lock out all users and have them quit VSS. See Lock a Database for more information.

    Note   VSS users can have files checked out when a database is locked.

  2. Open a command prompt to run Analyze.

    For example, you might enter:

    C:\vss\win32\analyze ..\data
    

The program goes through the VSS database, reporting any possible problems. If errors or corrupted files are discovered, you can fix them using the -F, -C, and -D parameters.

We recommend that you run Analyze twice first with the -F option (to fix any errors found), and the second time to check if any errors remain. If you still have errors after the first run, you can check the Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q152807 for more information.