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How to Gain Access to the System Volume Information Folder


"Ronald Reitch LMT" <myemail.RemoveThis@email.net> wrote in message
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 > Hello, I have seven individual hard drives(*see below). I only use one
 > on the IDE for my OS and the rest operate from SCSI. Now, I have
 > turned off system restore on the drives I use for storage but I see
 > System Volume Information has accumulated over 8GB of space on EACH of
 > those drives!!! What's even worse is that these System Volume
 > Information files are old and out dated from previous re-formats of OS
 >
 > Example: H:\System Volume
 > Information\_restore{822FD8EC-BCE5-41D0-8D4A-029A781BF509}
 > has over 3.67 GB accumulated.
 >
 > My dilemma is When I try to delete them, windows wont let me! Please
 > help me clear up valuable space that System Volume
 > Information\_restore has put on these drives. Thank You.
 >
 >
 > ==========================================================================
 > Drive #1 - WDC WD40 0BB-00CLB0 SCSI Disk Device (37 GB)-Storage
 > Drive #2 - WDC WD25 00JB-00FUA0 SCSI Disk Device (232 GB)-Storage
 > Drive #3 - WDC WD20 00JB-34EVA0 SCSI Disk Device (186 GB)-Storage
 > Drive #4 - WDC WD20 0BB-00AUA1 SCSI Disk Device (18 GB)-Program files
 > Drive #5 - WDC WD60 0BB-32CXA0 SCSI Disk Device (55 GB)-Storage
 > Drive #6 - WDC WD12 00BB-53CAA0 SCSI Disk Device (111 GB)-Storage
 > Drive #7 - WDC WD200BB-75AUA1 (18 GB) (Operating System- Windows XP
 > Pro)
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You're welcome.
Kaylene

"Ronald Reitch LMT" <myemail DeleteThis @email.net> wrote in message
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 > Thanks Tauarian, your link worked for me. I am able to access those
 > files and delete then, thanks again!
 >
 > On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 19:24:49 +1100, "Taurarian"
 > <taurarianREMOVECAPS DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
 >
  >>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;309531
  >>How to Gain Access to the System Volume Information Folder
  >>
  >>
  >>"Ronald Reitch LMT" <myemail DeleteThis @email.net> wrote in message
  >>news:v6f1u01qs9mm7kpjb7g0pqp00ou0dcacep@4ax.com...
   >>> Hello, I have seven individual hard drives(*see below). I only use one
   >>> on the IDE for my OS and the rest operate from SCSI. Now, I have
   >>> turned off system restore on the drives I use for storage but I see
   >>> System Volume Information has accumulated over 8GB of space on EACH of
   >>> those drives!!! What's even worse is that these System Volume
   >>> Information files are old and out dated from previous re-formats of OS
   >>>
   >>> Example: H:\System Volume
   >>> Information\_restore{822FD8EC-BCE5-41D0-8D4A-029A781BF509}
   >>> has over 3.67 GB accumulated.
   >>>
   >>> My dilemma is When I try to delete them, windows wont let me! Please
   >>> help me clear up valuable space that System Volume
   >>> Information\_restore has put on these drives. Thank You.
   >>>
   >>>
   >>> ==========================================================================
   >>> Drive #1 - WDC WD40 0BB-00CLB0 SCSI Disk Device (37 GB)-Storage
   >>> Drive #2 - WDC WD25 00JB-00FUA0 SCSI Disk Device (232 GB)-Storage
   >>> Drive #3 - WDC WD20 00JB-34EVA0 SCSI Disk Device (186 GB)-Storage
   >>> Drive #4 - WDC WD20 0BB-00AUA1 SCSI Disk Device (18 GB)-Program files
   >>> Drive #5 - WDC WD60 0BB-32CXA0 SCSI Disk Device (55 GB)-Storage
   >>> Drive #6 - WDC WD12 00BB-53CAA0 SCSI Disk Device (111 GB)-Storage
   >>> Drive #7 - WDC WD200BB-75AUA1 (18 GB) (Operating System- Windows XP
   >>> Pro)
   >>>
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Your link helped me as well Kaylene. FYI for everyone, in case you don't
remember, the system restore also stores unwanted programs. McAfee
located a PuP (potentially unwanted program) called PuP.j in the system
restore folder. I'm sure it's the one that has been eating up my
bandwidth and causing my system to act quirky.

I've decided, and making a suggestion to you readers, to disable
permanently the Windows System Restore functionality and instead rely
on software which makes a system image backup. This type of data backup
and restore is used by large networks in industries where data integrity
and storage are crucial. It may take longer than a Windows System
restore and you have to be responsible for remembering when to do it,
but this way you can keep in consecutive order each system image
backup, by date, and select the one you want for backup. If you are
concerned about how long it takes to make a system image for restore,
start it before you go to bed. : )

Thanks again Kaylene!


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Hi Kaylene,

System Restore was never designed to be a backup alternative. Having a good
backup strategy is essential to protecting ones data. System Restore as the
name implies, is a tool to replace system type files and the registry when
they become damaged or corrupted, and will not effect user data. System
Restore is excellent tool if used as soon as possible after a problem is
detected. Yes, if a system is infected at the time a restore point is
created there's a good chance it will exist within the restore point. When
infected file exist within restore points they are dormant and will not
infect the system unless the system is restored using the infected restore
point.

Once a system is cleaned of infection and running normally, it is then time
to purge all existing restore point to avoid reinfection.

The best course of action is to prevent infection/malware in the first
place. And rather than disable System Restore all together understand how it
works and use it to your advantage. In combination with a good backup
strategy System Restore is an excellent tool. It's save me many many time.

All About System Restore in WinXP
http://bertk.mvps.org/index.html

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
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Onedring wrote:
> Your link helped me as well Kaylene. FYI for everyone, in case you don't
> remember, the system restore also stores unwanted programs. McAfee
> located a PuP (potentially unwanted program) called PuP.j in the system
> restore folder. I'm sure it's the one that has been eating up my
> bandwidth and causing my system to act quirky.
>
> I've decided, and making a suggestion to you readers, to disable
> permanently the Windows System Restore functionality and instead rely
> on software which makes a system image backup. This type of data backup
> and restore is used by large networks in industries where data integrity
> and storage are crucial. It may take longer than a Windows System
> restore and you have to be responsible for remembering when to do it,
> but this way you can keep in consecutive order each system image
> backup, by date, and select the one you want for backup. If you are
> concerned about how long it takes to make a system image for restore,
> start it before you go to bed. : )
>
> Thanks again Kaylene!
>
>

*hi u can use the SLAX 6.0 OPerating system for thedeletion of the
Sustem Volume information folder*Ronald Reitch LMT;212096 Wrote:
> Hello, I have seven individual hard drives(*see below). I only use one
> on the IDE for my OS and the rest operate from SCSI. Now, I have
> turned off system restore on the drives I use for storage but I see
> System Volume Information has accumulated over 8GB of space on EACH of
> those drives!!! What's even worse is that these System Volume
> Information files are old and out dated from previous re-formats of OS
>
> Example: H:\System Volume
> Information\_restore{822FD8EC-BCE5-41D0-8D4A-029A781BF509}
> has over 3.67 GB accumulated.
>
> My dilemma is When I try to delete them, windows wont let me! Please
> help me clear up valuable space that System Volume
> Information\_restore has put on these drives. Thank You.
>
>
> ==========================================================================
> Drive #1 - WDC WD40 0BB-00CLB0 SCSI Disk Device (37 GB)-Storage
> Drive #2 - WDC WD25 00JB-00FUA0 SCSI Disk Device (232 GB)-Storage
> Drive #3 - WDC WD20 00JB-34EVA0 SCSI Disk Device (186 GB)-Storage
> Drive #4 - WDC WD20 0BB-00AUA1 SCSI Disk Device (18 GB)-Program files
> Drive #5 - WDC WD60 0BB-32CXA0 SCSI Disk Device (55 GB)-Storage
> Drive #6 - WDC WD12 00BB-53CAA0 SCSI Disk Device (111 GB)-Storage
> Drive #7 - WDC WD200BB-75AUA1 (18 GB) (Operating System- Windows XP
> Pro)


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