Can I prevent unwanted system folders on an external drive?

[Guest Moonbarker Osbourne]

Some time ago, I got an external USB connected hard drive that I use only for

data storage. Since then, besides the folders where I keep my data stored,

folders have appeared titled $RECYCLE.BIN, msdownld.tmp, Recycled, RECYCLER

and System Volume Information

 

Just before making this post, most of 'em deleted OK, System Volume

Information will not delete.

 

The folders where I keep my data total 55G. 250G minus 55G = 195G. My

Computer sows the free space of my external hard drive as being 175G. 195G

minus 175G = 20G of space that System Volume Information is taking up.

 

I want to know two things.

 

One, how do I get rid of the System Volume Information folder on my external

hard drive and make my system keep all system folders to the main internal C

drive? I got the external hard drive for data storage only, not for my system

to use it like a closet when there's available space on the main internal C

drive

 

Two, how do I keep unwanted system folders from returning?

 

Additionally, when I right click on Recycle Bin in My Computer and select

Properties, it will not let me make any adjustment, up or down, to "maximum

size of recycle bin (precent of drive)" to the external hard drive, much less

down to zero, which is where I want it for that drive

[Guest Gordon]

Re: Can I prevent unwanted system folders on an external drive?

 

"Moonbarker Osbourne" <MoonbarkerOsbourne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote

in message news:F8C6AAAC-59DF-4041-AC70-251EFCAE7C65@microsoft.com...

>

> One, how do I get rid of the System Volume Information folder on my

> external

> hard drive and make my system keep all system folders to the main internal

> C

> drive?

 

System Volume Information is the data that System Restore uses to perform a

System restore. Set your System Restore options not to monitor that drive...

[Guest Moonbarker Osbourne]

Re: Can I prevent unwanted system folders on an external drive?

 

Got it, thanx *wags tail*

 

"Gordon" wrote:

> "Moonbarker Osbourne" <MoonbarkerOsbourne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote

> in message news:F8C6AAAC-59DF-4041-AC70-251EFCAE7C65@microsoft.com...

> >

> > One, how do I get rid of the System Volume Information folder on my

> > external

> > hard drive and make my system keep all system folders to the main internal

> > C

> > drive?

>

> System Volume Information is the data that System Restore uses to perform a

> System restore. Set your System Restore options not to monitor that drive...

>

>

>

[Guest Gordon]

Re: Can I prevent unwanted system folders on an external drive?

 

"Moonbarker Osbourne" <MoonbarkerOsbourne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote

in message news:78DF2589-A6F7-4183-BCFB-A4B39FDF64AB@microsoft.com...

> Got it, thanx *wags tail*

>

 

YW! <pats head...>