System volume information

[Guest Pippo]

My PC have two disks: C: and D:, both of them have an hidden directory

"System Volume Information" with a very big file. Someone can tell me

a little more about this?

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: System volume information

 

 

"Pippo (l'originale!)" <pippo@topolinia.it> wrote in message

news:48a54433.2701593@news.tin.it...

> My PC have two disks: C: and D:, both of them have an hidden directory

> "System Volume Information" with a very big file. Someone can tell me

> a little more about this?

 

This is where the "System Restore" data is kept.

[Guest Muzafar Ganie]

RE: System volume information

 

 

If you've done much wandering around in Windows Explorer you might have

noticed a folder called System Volume Information and wondered what purpose

it serves. It's actually a part of System Restore; the tool that allows you

to set points in time to roll back your computer. The System Volume

Information folder is where XP stores these points and associated information

that makes them accessible.

 

 

http://www.tweakxp.com/article36959.aspx

 

Muzafar

[Guest Twayne]

Re: System volume information

 

> If you've done much wandering around in Windows Explorer you might

> have noticed a folder called System Volume Information and wondered

> what purpose it serves. It's actually a part of System Restore; the

> tool that allows you to set points in time to roll back your

> computer. The System Volume Information folder is where XP stores

> these points and associated information that makes them accessible.

>

>

> http://www.tweakxp.com/article36959.aspx

>

> Muzafar

 

Good post,

[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Re: System volume information

 

Pippo (l'originale!) wrote:

> My PC have two disks: C: and D:, both of them have an hidden directory

> "System Volume Information" with a very big file. Someone can tell me

> a little more about this?

 

 

The System Volume Information is the folder in which WinXP's System

Restore feature stores information used to recover from errors. By

default, WinXP sets aside a maximum of 12% of the partition's size for

storing System Volume Information, but the amount of space set aside for

this purpose can be adjusted by the user. Start > All Programs >

Accessories > System Tools > System Restore > System Restore Settings,

select the pertinent partition and click Settings.

 

If you don't want to use System Restore, and have other recovery

mechanisms in place, simply turn off the System Restore feature (Start >

All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore, System

Restore Settings) and reboot. This will delete all of your Restore Points.

 

You could safely turn off the System Restore for the non-system (D:)

partition.

 

 

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[Guest Ken Blake]

Re: System volume information

 

"Pippo (l'originale!)" <pippo@topolinia.it> wrote in message

news:48a54433.2701593@news.tin.it...

> My PC have two disks: C: and D:, both of them have an hidden directory

> "System Volume Information" with a very big file. Someone can tell me

> a little more about this?

 

You've already gotten answers as to what it is, but I'll add another

comment. System Restore monitors the operating system only, and does nothing

for your data files. So turning it off for drive D, where it really does

nothing for you (but leaving it on on Drive C:), is probably a good idea.