Turning off System Restore, but cannot delete system volume directory

R

Riddler

There is a directory on every logical drive called
System Volume Information, and it is my understanding
that this directory is created by the System Restore
facility.

The problem is, when I turn off System Restore, I remove
this directory, however the system re-creates it, even
though System Restore is turned off. Why?
 
C

Colin Nash [MVP]

When it gets recreated, is it empty? And does it stay empty? If so, its
not really taking up any significant space...
 
G

Guest

I found out what is causing it. It appears that Windows
Indexing Service, and svchost.exe also make use of these
same path specifications, so turning off excess services
did the trick. I needed to do that anyway!!!

Cheers!!!
 

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