ntbackup - not sure about some folders

[Stephen Ford]

Win XP PRO SP2

I'm looking at setting up ntbackup and have noticed two folders in tree view
that I don't know about.

Using WinExplorer & View hidden files is set, I see -:

MSOCache

Using ntbackup in file view I see -:

MSOCache
System Volume Information

Is there any significance that "System Volume Information" is not visible in
WinExplorer?

Should these folders be included in the backup?

Regards
Stephen Ford

 

[Don MI]

Win XP PRO SP2

I'm looking at setting up ntbackup and have noticed two folders in tree
view that I don't know about.

Using WinExplorer & View hidden files is set, I see -:

MSOCache

Using ntbackup in file view I see -:

MSOCache
System Volume Information

Is there any significance that "System Volume Information" is not visible
in WinExplorer?

Should these folders be included in the backup?

Regards
Stephen Ford

You have Microsoft Office 2003 or an Office 2003 application installed.
MSOCache are the Office 2003 setup files. Having this folder on your drive
avoids the need to insert your installation CD when installing updates to
Office applications. You should have in your backup. For more information
see:

MSOcache

Local Installed Resources:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=825933



Not sure about System Volume Information.



Don

 

[Chas]

You have Microsoft Office 2003 or an Office 2003 application installed.
MSOCache are the Office 2003 setup files. Having this folder on your drive
avoids the need to insert your installation CD when installing updates to
Office applications. You should have in your backup. For more
information see:

MSOcache

Local Installed Resources:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=825933



Not sure about System Volume Information.



Don

Hi
System Volume Information
Is a hidden System folder by default
It contains information about your system restore Points
Chas

 

[Mungo Bulge]

What Chas was intimating is that you also have to clear the "Hide
protected operating system files..." in Folder Options.

message |
| | >
| > | >> Win XP PRO SP2
| >>
| >> I'm looking at setting up ntbackup and have noticed two folders
in tree
| >> view that I don't know about.
| >>
| >> Using WinExplorer & View hidden files is set, I see -:
| >>
| >> MSOCache
| >>
| >> Using ntbackup in file view I see -:
| >>
| >> MSOCache
| >> System Volume Information
| >>
| >> Is there any significance that "System Volume Information" is not
visible
| >> in WinExplorer?
| >>
| >> Should these folders be included in the backup?
| >>
| >> Regards
| >> Stephen Ford
| >>
| >>
| >
| > You have Microsoft Office 2003 or an Office 2003 application
installed.
| > MSOCache are the Office 2003 setup files. Having this folder on
your drive
| > avoids the need to insert your installation CD when installing
updates to
| > Office applications. You should have in your backup. For more
| > information see:
| >
| > MSOcache
| >
| > Local Installed Resources:
| >
| > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=825933
| >
| >
| >
| > Not sure about System Volume Information.
| >
| >
| >
| > Don
| >
| >
|
| Hi
| System Volume Information
| Is a hidden System folder by default
| It contains information about your system restore Points
| Chas
|
|

 

[Rock]

Win XP PRO SP2

I'm looking at setting up ntbackup and have noticed two folders in tree view
that I don't know about.

Using WinExplorer & View hidden files is set, I see -:

MSOCache

Using ntbackup in file view I see -:

MSOCache
System Volume Information

Is there any significance that "System Volume Information" is not visible in
WinExplorer?

Should these folders be included in the backup?

Regards
Stephen Ford

The contents of the system volume information is hidden a level deeper
than other hidden files. If the system is set to show hidden and system
files you still won't see the contents in explorer. To see the contents
for the NTFS file system, after setting it to see hidden and system files:

Right-click the System Volume Information folder in the root folder, and
then click Properties.
Click the Security tab.
Click Add, and then type the name of the user to whom you want to give
access to the folder. Typically, this is the account with which you are
logged on. Click OK, and then click OK again.
Double-click the System Volume Information folder in the root folder to
open it.

See this article for more information:
How to gain access to the System Volume Information folder
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309531/en-us