Computer file and app backups may sometimes stall due to VSS and SPP errors with the following message: “A shadow copy could not be created. Please check ‘VSS’ and ‘SPP’ application event logs for more information. The specified object was not found. Error code: 0x81000019.” A VSS – Volume Shadow Copy Service – is used to allow volume backups to occur while applications continue to write to your volumes. Receiving this error message means your VSS and SPP aren’t enabled or need restarting. Writer Bio
