Creating a backup for the computer would normally mean to back up all the sectors in use. This process takes a lot of time to finish and slows down the computer. The StorageCraft Volume Snap-Shot software can monitor those sectors which have been changed since the last backup. The symsnap.sys file that belongs to this software shortens the time of performing backups by doing it only on the sectors that has changes. This type of backup is called an incremental. Symsnap.sys creates an incremental by comparing a snapshot of the present condition of the files against their previous states. This process can determine the sectors that have changed, which should be saved in the incremental and which sector to backup. The symsnap.sys file makes the software generate the incremental fast. Thus it lessens the effect on the computer making it ready for other applications. Fast incremental technology is significant in preventing a server to get bogged down.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. symsnap.sys. is used by StorageCraft Volume Snap-Shot, If you shut down symsnap.sys, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop symsnap.sys, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is StorageCraft Volume Snap-Shot, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed symsnap.sys

A process usually a part of an installed application such as StorageCraft Volume Snap-Shot, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if symsnap.sys. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that symsnap.sys, belongs to, in this case StorageCraft Volume Snap-Shot