Re: System Volume Information Won't Die
- From: "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 08:49:48 -0600
Bert knows way more about System Restore and System Volume Information then
I do.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:NoSdnUPDs_ZPuCLZnZ2dnUVZ_sudnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx,
M and D <m.and.d@xxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
"Stop the System Restore Service in services.msc long enough to get rid
of the System Volume Information folders that are in the wrong places."
System Restore is turned off for all drives since I am dilligent about
backing up. Consequently, the System Restore service is stopped.
Daddy
"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eGpak41qGHA.3256@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
There should be a System Volume Information folder on every partition on
your computer.
In the root of each volume. I.e. Drive_letter:\System Volume Information
You cannot delete any of the System Volume Information folders or the
contents of those folders if System Restore is running.
Stop the System Restore Service in services.msc long enough to get rid of
the System Volume Information folders that are in the wrong places.
How to gain access to the System Volume Information folder
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309531
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:xoWdnfIAuYKIWiDZnZ2dnUVZ_tKdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx,
M and D <m.and.d@xxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
[Windows XP Home SP 2]
After reading some good advice in these newsgroups I decided to simplify
my life with fewer partitions. I used to have separate partitions for
Pictures, Music and Videos.
Using Partition Magic I combined the Music and Video partitions into the
partition formerly known as Pictures, which I renamed Media. Everything
went great.
Prior to combining the partitions, I moved the shell folders for My
Music and My Videos out of their former partitions into the Media
partition (formerly known as Pictures.) Everything went great.
When Partition Magic merges partitions, it combines their content, which
is as you would expect. Since I already moved \My Music and \My Videos,
there was nothing left in these partitions besides a few empty Windows
shell folders, including System Volume Information (SVI). I understand
that SVI is used by System Restore. So now I have the old SVI folders in
my Media partition, and here's the problem: I can't get rid of these
buggers.
I never understood why I had SVI folders in my former Pictures, Music
and Videos partitions, since they weren't being monitored by System
Restore. Anyway, now I'm stuck with the old SVI folders from my former
partitions.
I tried deleting them from Safe Mode, using both my Administrator
account and the machine Administrator account. No success. I tried
taking ownership...I already had ownership. I even tried deleting from
a command prompt in Safe Mode. No success. Can't delete them. Can't
move them.
What do I have to do to get rid of these SVI folders? Please don't
suggest the Recovery Console. I don't have a slipstream version and I'm
not going to make one just for this. Thanks for your help.
Daddy
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