system volume information

[Dave]

I am using Veritas Backup Exec 9 to backup my servers.
On the selections list for backups there is a folder
for "system volume information". What exactly is this
folder and is there a need to back it up every night?
Thanks for any advice.

 

[Robert Mitchell [MSFT]]

Hello Dave,

The System Volume Information folder contains system information about the
volume. Windows 2000 components that use the System Volume
Information folder include the encrypting file system (EFS) and the content
indexing service.

The default permissions on the System Volume Information folder permit
access
only by the System account. The information is important enough to the
integrity of the drive that not even the Administrator account is allowed to
manipulate the directory or its contents.

Also, Windows XP stores it's restore points in that directory.
--
Robert Mitchell
Windows NT4&2000 MCSE
Microsoft Enterprise Support

Search our Knowledge Base at http://support.microsoft.com/directory
Visit the Windows 2000 Homepage at
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/default.asp
See the Windows NT Homepage at http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/

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