G:\System Volume Information\_restore

[Guest]

Hi All,
Following on from a previous post....

I have an issue to do with this files-: G:\System Volume
Information\_restore{317D1CC4-EB36-4947-B53D-0069D8356CD7}\RP177\A0023348.exe->(WiseSfx)->(wise0053)
but I can navigate there by cutting and pasting the name into explorer. Can
any one tell me how I can get access to this location?

Thanks in anticipation,
Lloyd

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Lloyd,

Are you getting "access denied"? It means your account does not have
sufficient privileges to access that folder. Generally, only the default
admin does, but any account with admin privileges can take ownership of it.

Please see this link on "taking ownership" of a folder:
http://rickrogers.org/fixes.htm#Taking_ownership

By the way, those folders (System Volume Information) contain information
for System Restore and you should not manually manipulate the data in them,
or you risk hosing all of the SR index.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Guest]

Hi Rick,
The file I want to delete is the system restore file as it contains the
signature of a spyware that has been cleaned from the disk but my spyware
software still flags the restore point signature of the spyware. I have
turned of system restore and rebooted but the file is not deleted.

Also as I am the admin (my system has just one user) then should I not have
full access?

Thanks for advice so far anyway,
Lloyd

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Lloyd;
In that case, the proper fix is to use Disk Cleanup to delete all but the
last Restore Point:
Open Disk Cleanup
Click "More Options" tab
Under System Restore click the "Clean up" button.
Or
Turn off/on System Restore to delete all Restore Points:
Open System Restore
Click "System Restore Settings" on the left side
Check "Turn off System Restore"
Click OK and follow prompts.
Reboot and go back to remove the check mark to turn on System Restore.
Normally opening System Restore is enough to restart System Restore.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for that.

All the best,
Lloyd

Lloyd;
In that case, the proper fix is to use Disk Cleanup to delete all but the
last Restore Point:
Open Disk Cleanup
Click "More Options" tab
Under System Restore click the "Clean up" button.
Or
Turn off/on System Restore to delete all Restore Points:
Open System Restore
Click "System Restore Settings" on the left side
Check "Turn off System Restore"
Click OK and follow prompts.
Reboot and go back to remove the check mark to turn on System Restore.
Normally opening System Restore is enough to restart System Restore.