system volume information\catalog.wci\00010006.ci 800MB ?

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dreamguy007

Does anyone know what this file is for? It is 800MB in size and taking
up so much space.

Thanks. Please post response here if possible.
 
If you have System Restore enabled then you need the system volume
information files. If you don't use System Restore then you can delete any
files inside the system volume information folder. I wouldn't delete the
system volume information folder itself however. Read here for more info:
http://www.theeldergeek.com/system_volume_information_folder1.htm .



If you want to shrink that 800MB size:

* click Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools

* click Disk Cleanup > More Options

* under 'System Restore' heading, click 'Clean up > OK

NOTE: this will delete all restore points except your latest



Drew
 
Drew Tognola said:
If you have System Restore enabled then you need the system volume
information files. If you don't use System Restore then you can delete any
files inside the system volume information folder. I wouldn't delete the
system volume information folder itself however. Read here for more info:
http://www.theeldergeek.com/system_volume_information_folder1.htm .
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Never manually delete the files used by System Restore.

Either use the Disk Cleanup option or disable System Restore
completely, then reboot the computer and restart System Restore.

It is not advisable to use Windows XP with System Restore permanently
disabled. Doing so is comparable to jumping out of an airplane
without a parachute.

For more detailed information about System Restore see MVP Bert
Kinney's System Restore pages: http://bertk.mvps.org/index.html

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm
 
Never manually delete the files used by System Restore.

Either use the Disk Cleanup option or disable System Restore
completely, then reboot the computer and restart System Restore.

It is not advisable to use Windows XP with System Restore permanently
disabled. Doing so is comparable to jumping out of an airplane
without a parachute.
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That is a bit strong. There are numerous perfectly acceptable
alternatives to System Restore.
 
Please name them.
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If you need to have them named, you should be removed from the MVP
program. Suffice it to say, backup, cloning, imaging hard drives and
copying the registry negates the need for system restore function.

Lou
 
Louis Rost said:
If you need to have them named, you should be removed from the MVP
program. Suffice it to say, backup, cloning, imaging hard drives and
copying the registry negates the need for system restore function.
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Right. And a 2.5 cubic yard excavator eliminates the need for a
shovel. Or does it?

All of the items you have suggested are vastly more complex and more
time consuming than System Restore except for copying the registry
which will not in fact replace the functionality of System Restore.

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm
 
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