RE: Problems with C:\System Volume Information\tracking.log

Hi Andrew,
I had reduced the disk allocation to 3% because System Restore had taken up
16 GB of my old 80GB hard drive. I've never used System Restore and hadn't
even heard of it. I'm actually deliberating whether having System Restore is
worth all the disk space it uses.

I get the message "DiskPart was unable to process the parameters"

Any idea what that might indicate?

Thanks

"Andrew E." wrote:

Why set system volume to 2.8GB total space.As far as file system info,go to
run,type:cmd In cmd type:DiskPart In DiskPart,type:list disk Type:list
volume
Type:HELP For all cmds...Also,open event viewer to get specific OS info
click
on the errors/warnings.

"Xiaomai" wrote:

I am an ordinary user of XP Pro with no special technical knowledge. I'm
encountering a problem that I can't find discussed anywhere on the internet.

The Problem:
Any program that tries to access C:\System Volume Information\tracking.log
hangs up and has to be shut down using Task Manager. Even just attempting to
view the file properties causes Windows Explorer to hang up. Anti-virus and
-spyware programs scanning my computer get stuck when they try to read the
file.

Does anybody know what is causing this and what I should do? Or, should I
erase the hard drive and start over?
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My system info and steps taken:
I made a clean install Windows XP Pro SP2 onto my new Dell Vostro laptop
hard drive [108 GB] after my old laptop died. I installed programs (including
Zone Alarm and Spyware Doctor) and documents manually. I set the System
Restore allocation to 3% of my hard drive space (= 2.8 GB). I essentially
rebuilt my old laptop's software configuration on the new computer.

XP Pro was fully updated before encountering this problem.

After installing/updating Windows & appropriate drivers, I installed Zone
Alarm Security Suite and Spyware Doctor. Both programs were able to run full
scans of my hard drive without problem.

After installing other software applications and moving my backed-up data
onto the new drive, I tried to run scans again with Zone Alarm and Spyware
Doctor. Both programs hung up while reading C:\System Volume
Information\tracking.log. When I opened the System Volume Information
folder, I could not either open the tracking.log txt file [file size
displayed as '20 kb'] or view File Properties without causing Windows
Explorer to hang up. (I restarted my computer between each of these attempts.)

The System Volume Information folder already takes up the full 2.8 GB
allocated to it. There is one Restore folder [2.8 GB] and a file
'MountPointRestoreDatabase' [file size shown as 0kb].

I tried doubling the System Restore allocation to 6% of disk space and
restarting the computer. I still have the same problems.

Windows Explorer now also hangs up when I try to change the security
permissions of the System Volume Information folder. I was originally able to
ADD Administrators to the permissions, but I am now unable to REMOVE them.
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