Re: Deleting a folder containing System Volume Information after a drive merger.

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Thank you, Ace. You have stated the problem exactly.

My work demands that I must be away from my computer for the next few hours,
but I shall certainly follow your advice as soon as I am able.

Many thanks for your information,

Anode.


"Ace" <ace_rules_bbs@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In OP's case, Partition Magic *moved* the Recycler and System Volume
Information folders into a separate folder that sits in the root of the
'new' drive that was created during the partition merge.

So now, OP sees:

F:\System Volume Information
F:\Recycler
F:\<folder name>\System Volume Information
F:\<folder name>\Recycler

OP wishes to get rid of <folder name>.

AFAIK, turning System Restore off will release handles to the System
Volume Information folders after a few minutes or after a reboot
depending on what the system is doing at that moment.
They can then be deleted when released.
System Restore settings can be found if you right-click My Computer on
your desktop, choose Properties, and view the System Restore tab.
Same for Recycler, one can right-click the Recycle Bin on the desktop for
it's Properties and choose to have separate settings per drive, and then
turn off the Recycle Bin per drive on their respective tab.

After the useless folders from <folder name> have been deleted, settings
can be reverted again and Windows will rebuild the relevant folders.







"Xandros" <arron.neus*remove*@gmailcom> wrote in
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Leave it alone. It is part of System Restore and by default it should
be protected and hidden. You have chosen the Folder option->Views to
no longer hide protected system files and thus you are seeing it.

Why do you want to delete it? It serves no purpose for you to do so.




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