how do I measure the size of SVI/system volume information?

[Guest jameshanley39@yahoo.co.uk]

how do I measure the size of SVI/system volume information?

 

C:\System Volume Information

 

the directory used by "system restore"

in windows xp.

 

Right click..properties. Just gives 0 bytes. Which is prob false.

and I cannot CD into it(to do dir /s or dir /as).. How do I see its

size?

[Guest jameshanley39@yahoo.co.uk]

Re: how do I measure the size of SVI/system volume information?

 

>dir /as

 

slight correction,

I meant dir /a /s (dir /as is dir /a:s )

 

Not that relevant to the post.. The question still stands!

[Guest John John]

Re: how do I measure the size of SVI/system volume information?

 

Use the CACLS command at the Command Prompt and grant yourself

permissions on the folder and you will then be able to see the folder

properties or access its contents.

 

Typical CACLS syntax for the task:

 

cacls "c:\System Volume Information" /T /E /G james:F

 

Do CACLS /? for help on the command.

 

Spaces in the path or user name must be surrounded by quotation marks.

 

John

 

jameshanley39@yahoo.co.uk wrote:

> how do I measure the size of SVI/system volume information?

>

> C:\System Volume Information

>

> the directory used by "system restore"

> in windows xp.

>

> Right click..properties. Just gives 0 bytes. Which is prob false.

> and I cannot CD into it(to do dir /s or dir /as).. How do I see its

> size?

[Guest Herzl Regev]

RE: how do I measure the size of SVI/system volume information?

 

"jameshanley39@yahoo.co.uk" wrote:

> Right click..properties. Just gives 0 bytes. Which is prob false.

 

Is your system "monitoring", i.e. building restore points? Right-click "My

Computer" and check in the "System Restore" tab. IMHO the size of SVI is

measured just like any other folder.

[Guest jameshanley39@yahoo.co.uk]

Re: how do I measure the size of SVI/system volume information?

 

On 12 Mar, 03:19, John John <audetw...@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:

> Use the CACLS command at the Command Prompt and grant yourself

> permissions on the folder and you will then be able to see the folder

> properties or access its contents.

>

> Typical CACLS syntax for the task:

>

> cacls "c:\System Volume Information" /T /E /G james:F

>

> Do CACLS /? for help on the command.

>

> Spaces in the path or user name must be surrounded by quotation marks.

>

> John

>

>

>

 

nice one. thanks

btw

how did you discover that one? Running every exe?

a specific book?

specific help file with a list of commands?

[Guest John John]

Re: how do I measure the size of SVI/system volume information?

 

jameshanley39@yahoo.co.uk wrote:

> On 12 Mar, 03:19, John John <audetw...@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:

>

>>Use the CACLS command at the Command Prompt and grant yourself

>>permissions on the folder and you will then be able to see the folder

>>properties or access its contents.

>>

>>Typical CACLS syntax for the task:

>>

>>cacls "c:\System Volume Information" /T /E /G james:F

>>

>>Do CACLS /? for help on the command.

>>

>>Spaces in the path or user name must be surrounded by quotation marks.

>>

>>John

>>

>>

>>

>

>

> nice one. thanks

 

You're welcome.

> btw

> how did you discover that one?

 

Many years of working with NT operating systems, starting with NT4 in

the 1990's.

 

John