how do I measure the size of SVI/system volume information?

[jameshanley39]

how do I measure the size of SVI/system volume information?

C:\System Volume Information

the directory used by "system restore"
in windows xp.

Right click..properties. Just gives 0 bytes. Which is prob false.
and I cannot CD into it(to do dir /s or dir /as).. How do I see its
size?

 

[jameshanley39]

dir /as

slight correction,
I meant dir /a /s (dir /as is dir /a:s )

Not that relevant to the post.. The question still stands!

 

[John John]

Use the CACLS command at the Command Prompt and grant yourself
permissions on the folder and you will then be able to see the folder
properties or access its contents.

Typical CACLS syntax for the task:

cacls "c:\System Volume Information" /T /E /G james:F

Do CACLS /? for help on the command.

Spaces in the path or user name must be surrounded by quotation marks.

John

 

[Herzl Regev]

Right click..properties. Just gives 0 bytes. Which is prob false.

Is your system "monitoring", i.e. building restore points? Right-click "My
Computer" and check in the "System Restore" tab. IMHO the size of SVI is
measured just like any other folder.

 

[jameshanley39]

Use the CACLS command at the Command Prompt and grant yourself
permissions on the folder and you will then be able to see the folder
properties or access its contents.

Typical CACLS syntax for the task:

cacls "c:\System Volume Information" /T /E /G james:F

Do CACLS /? for help on the command.

Spaces in the path or user name must be surrounded by quotation marks.

John

nice one. thanks
btw
how did you discover that one? Running every exe?
a specific book?
specific help file with a list of commands?

 

[John John]

nice one. thanks

You're welcome.

btw
how did you discover that one?

Many years of working with NT operating systems, starting with NT4 in
the 1990's.

John