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Guest
How can I remove the folder named "System Volume Information" in my
secondary HD which is for backup use only?
secondary HD which is for backup use only?
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Detlev Dreyer
How can I remove the folder named "System Volume Information" in my
secondary HD which is for backup use only?
There is no need to remove that folder since this is not a good idea.
Disable the System Restore tool for that drive in order to keep that
folder lean.
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Guest
What's the steps, sir?
Detlev Dreyer said:There is no need to remove that folder since this is not a good idea.
Disable the System Restore tool for that drive in order to keep that
folder lean.
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Dmitry Anikin
XP will create it again, so don't bother.
If you really hate it you can convert file system to FAT,
that way XP will leave your drive alone.
If you really hate it you can convert file system to FAT,
that way XP will leave your drive alone.
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Detlev Dreyer
What's the steps, sir?
"How to turn on and turn off System Restore in Windows XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310405
Disable SR for that secondary drive only.
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Bert Kinney
The System Volume Information (SVI) folder is a super hidden system folder,
and for good reason. There will be a SVI folder on each partition or volume
that Windows sees. This includes external drives and some flash or thumb
drives connected to the system. The SVI folder can not be permanently
deleted, if so it will be recreated automatically. If a particular partition
or volume is set to not be monitored by System Restore, the Indexing Service
is turned off, and EFS is not in use, the SVI should be nearly empty or empty.
System Restore uses the SVI folder to store it’s information and hold
restore points.
If the Indexing Service is turned on it will use the SVI folder to store
files. This will be evident by the existence of a folder named catalog.wci
or by typing cmd /k net start in the Start - Run box and looking for
Indexing Service. Keep in mind that having the Indexing Service turned on
can cause the SVI folder to grow very large. It's useful if you have a lot
of Office documents or text files and want to do searches of them based on
Content. Otherwise it's best turned off.
If Encrypting File System (EFS) is in use, it will use the SVI folder to
store the log file that is generated during the encryption and decryption
process.
So the best advise is to re-hide it and forget about it.
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org
and for good reason. There will be a SVI folder on each partition or volume
that Windows sees. This includes external drives and some flash or thumb
drives connected to the system. The SVI folder can not be permanently
deleted, if so it will be recreated automatically. If a particular partition
or volume is set to not be monitored by System Restore, the Indexing Service
is turned off, and EFS is not in use, the SVI should be nearly empty or empty.
System Restore uses the SVI folder to store it’s information and hold
restore points.
If the Indexing Service is turned on it will use the SVI folder to store
files. This will be evident by the existence of a folder named catalog.wci
or by typing cmd /k net start in the Start - Run box and looking for
Indexing Service. Keep in mind that having the Indexing Service turned on
can cause the SVI folder to grow very large. It's useful if you have a lot
of Office documents or text files and want to do searches of them based on
Content. Otherwise it's best turned off.
If Encrypting File System (EFS) is in use, it will use the SVI folder to
store the log file that is generated during the encryption and decryption
process.
So the best advise is to re-hide it and forget about it.
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org
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Ramesh, MS-MVP
To disable System Restore monitoring for a particular drive, try this:
1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2. Click the System Restore tab.
3. Select the drive-letter from the list, and click Settings.
4. Select "Turn off System Restore on this drive"
5. Click OK twice to close the dialog.
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
<Elliot> wrote in message How can I remove the folder named "System Volume Information" in my
secondary HD which is for backup use only?
1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2. Click the System Restore tab.
3. Select the drive-letter from the list, and click Settings.
4. Select "Turn off System Restore on this drive"
5. Click OK twice to close the dialog.
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
<Elliot> wrote in message How can I remove the folder named "System Volume Information" in my
secondary HD which is for backup use only?
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Guest
But that folder is still here.
To disable System Restore monitoring for a particular drive, try this:
1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2. Click the System Restore tab.
3. Select the drive-letter from the list, and click Settings.
4. Select "Turn off System Restore on this drive"
5. Click OK twice to close the dialog.
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
<Elliot> wrote in message
How can I remove the folder named "System Volume Information" in my
secondary HD which is for backup use only?
To disable System Restore monitoring for a particular drive, try this:
1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2. Click the System Restore tab.
3. Select the drive-letter from the list, and click Settings.
4. Select "Turn off System Restore on this drive"
5. Click OK twice to close the dialog.
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
<Elliot> wrote in message
How can I remove the folder named "System Volume Information" in my
secondary HD which is for backup use only?
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R. McCarty
The folder will always be present, no matter how you configure SR.
In part this is why XP by default doesn't show certain content with
Explorer.
In part this is why XP by default doesn't show certain content with
Explorer.
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Jack Leach
The System Volume Information folder contains inaccessable (good thing)
information pertaining to the properties of the drive (mapping, file format,
size, clusters, etc).
They cannot be deleted, but under Organize -> Folder And Layout Options ->
View tab -> Show Operating System Files checkbox you can toggle the view on
and off.
There's rarely a reason to need to see these files, and they should be
turned off when the need is fulfulled, IMO.
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information pertaining to the properties of the drive (mapping, file format,
size, clusters, etc).
They cannot be deleted, but under Organize -> Folder And Layout Options ->
View tab -> Show Operating System Files checkbox you can toggle the view on
and off.
There's rarely a reason to need to see these files, and they should be
turned off when the need is fulfulled, IMO.
hth
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