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Deleting the System Volume Information folder
On Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:29:37 -0500, John B. Smith wrote:
I'm running XP SP3. I use the free version of Avast for an antivirus. Recently Avast started hanging during a scan. After about a day's worth of troubleshooting (I have too much free time) I discovered I could choose to scan folders. Then I found out if I unchecked the System Information Folder on C: that Avast would run without error. I have XP's System Restore turned off, I use an image backup. When I posted my hang problem on the Avast forum someone suggested I try deleting the System Volume Information folder, that it would simply destrol one System Restore point that XP would automatically replace. I found that if I added my name to the folder's Security that I could indeed delete it, but dire warnings scared me off. Is it safe for me to delete that folder? Also: trying to open the test file in the System Volume Information folder with Notepad does indeed hang NotePad also. ??? The "System Volume Information" folder is where Windows stores Restore points. Even tho you have Systrem Restore turned off, Windows protects that folder. You can clean the folder up with "Disk Cleanup", "More Options" tab, Bottom of the window, "System Restore", "Cleanup" button. It's safe to delete but difficult. You need to take ownership of the folder. A quicker way is to use Unlocker. http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/...Unlocker.shtml Unk |
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Deleting the System Volume Information folder
On 1/4/2012 1:20 AM, Unk wrote:
On Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:29:37 -0500, John B. wrote: snip The "System Volume Information" folder is where Windows stores Restore points. Even tho you have Systrem Restore turned off, Windows protects that folder. You can clean the folder up with "Disk Cleanup", "More Options" tab, Bottom of the window, "System Restore", "Cleanup" button. It's safe to delete but difficult. You need to take ownership of the folder. A quicker way is to use Unlocker. http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/...Unlocker.shtml Unk I find unlocker to be very handy |
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