SYSTEM VOLUME INFORMATION!!

[RAHUL GHOSH..]

System volume Information(a system hidden folder) is
consuming huge amount(550mb,662mb & so on) of space in all
the HDdrives of my system..this autoconsumption of
diskspace is everincreasing day by day..
1.Why does this so happen??
2.Is this autoconsumption of diskspace useful or is it
unwanted???
3.what to do to stop/prevent this---please advice..
4.does this happen with all OS(win-98,ME,XP) or only with
win-XP???
5.what should be the ideal file systems in a dual boot
with win-ME & XP ???

Please reply to all 5 questions... Regards, Rahul...

spec:-2 HDDs; dual boot with win-ME on Cprimary master)
& XP on Dprimary slave);FAT32 on all drives.

 

[Phil]

See below:

System volume Information(a system hidden folder) is
consuming huge amount(550mb,662mb & so on) of space in all
the HDdrives of my system..this autoconsumption of
diskspace is everincreasing day by day..
1.Why does this so happen??

It's system restore.

2.Is this autoconsumption of diskspace useful or is it
unwanted???

If you want system restore on and want it to work, then they are needed.

3.what to do to stop/prevent this---please advice..

Turn off system restore(not recommended) or lower the disk space it uses.

4.does this happen with all OS(win-98,ME,XP) or only with
win-XP???

Any os that has system restore.

5.what should be the ideal file systems in a dual boot
with win-ME & XP ???

I'd go with NTFS.

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, Phil.

I'm with you down to here...

I'd go with NTFS.

I prefer NTFS, but WinME can't even SEE an NTFS partition, which means it
certainly can't boot from one. :>( So, to run WinME, Drive C: must be FAT;
if WinME is installed on a different partition, that also must be FAT; and
any volume that you want WinME to access must also be FAT. And a mixture of
FAT and NTFS volumes can do strange things to drive letters in WinME (WinXP
won't be bothered by it). So, in Rahul's case, FAT32 all the way makes
sense.

RC

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

The System Volume Information is the folder in which WinXP's
System Restore feature stores information used to recover from errors.
By default, WinXP sets aside a maximum of 12% of the partition's size
for storing System Volume Information, but the amount of space set
aside for this purpose can be adjusted by the user. Start > All
Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore > System
Restore Settings, select the pertinent partition and click Settings.


Bruce Chambers
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having both at once. - RAH

 

[Kelly]

To show System Volume Information

Go to: Windows Explorer/Tools/Folder Options/View/Show Hidden File and
Uncheck Hide Protected Operating System Files.

Then go to: C:\System Volume Information

How to Gain Access to the System Volume Information Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;309531

To rid of the excess:

Right click your Root drive/Properties/Disk Cleanup ... let it run. Then
click on More Options/System Restore/Clean up.

 

[Phil]

Ya, your right. My bad. Good catch. Thanks.

Hi, Phil.

I'm with you down to here...


I prefer NTFS, but WinME can't even SEE an NTFS partition, which
means it certainly can't boot from one. :>( So, to run WinME, Drive
C: must be FAT; if WinME is installed on a different partition, that
also must be FAT; and any volume that you want WinME to access must
also be FAT. And a mixture of FAT and NTFS volumes can do strange
things to drive letters in WinME (WinXP won't be bothered by it).
So, in Rahul's case, FAT32 all the way makes sense.

RC