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Author:  simon [ Wed Apr 26, 2006 7:23 pm ]
Post subject:  9GB in one unknown Windows file wtf? ^^;
I've recently come to find that this file located below

C:\System Volume Information\

is nearly 9GB and is increased by Windows, I'm taking a guess and saying its my recovery folder, so if I ever do bother recovering its all there (I usually just format and get it over with... >.>). Ummm, firstly, can anyone tell me exactly what it is and secondly can you tell me if it's ok to remove it from my hard-drive as 10GB that appears to be doing nothing on my poor 80GB hard-drive, this space is very valuable. :cry:
Author:  Apocalypse [ Wed Apr 26, 2006 7:28 pm ]
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It should be a folder not a file.
It should also be hidden.

It's the folder which stores system restore information for your restore points etc., it has other functions aswell

I wouldnt delete anything in there :wink:
Author:  simon [ Wed Apr 26, 2006 7:33 pm ]
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Quote:
C:\System Volume Information\


It's in my root directory.

Heres a picture.

hxttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v440/TidusX181/properties.jpg
Author:  elbow=GCHQ= [ Wed Apr 26, 2006 7:38 pm ]
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its taking less space on disk? thats a new one...
Author:  Apocalypse [ Wed Apr 26, 2006 7:41 pm ]
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You should have had to change a few things(permission/file ownership etc.) to be even allowed open the folder....did you?? (doesnt really matter...just wondering. It would be wierd if u didnt...)

It's a system operating folder...
as i already said.....i'd leave it alone.
Author:  simon [ Wed Apr 26, 2006 7:44 pm ]
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Apocalypse wrote:
You should have had to change a few things(permission/file ownership etc.) to be even allowed open the folder....did you?? (doesnt really matter...just wondering. It would be wierd if u didnt...)

as i already said.....i'd leave it alone.


Ermmm... yus :roll: I did add my username to the permissions >.>

BUT only to see why my space has gone to one damn file! :cry:
Author:  Apocalypse [ Wed Apr 26, 2006 7:48 pm ]
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There are people here who know way more than me. You can always wait for one of them :)

or get another Hard drive :lol:
Author:  simon [ Wed Apr 26, 2006 7:50 pm ]
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Ok, I done some homework and it is what I thought it was. It's a stupid Restore Point Folder! > <

System Restore and everytime you install uninstall or whatever it logs that and creates a restore point. But apparently I am able to disable is :twisted:

So... now all I have to do is some snooping around to find it, I seem to remember seeing the option to turn it off before.

If you are interested in a little information about it then heres a linky ^^;

hxttp://www.theeldergeek.com/system_volume_information_folder1.htm
Author:  simon [ Wed Apr 26, 2006 7:54 pm ]
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Apocalypse wrote:
There are people here who know way more than me. You can always wait for one of them :)

or get another Hard drive :lol:


Getting another Hard-drive isn't an option for me... if it were I would have bought a 200GB long before now. >.>

Reason is... I own one of these crappy things.

hxttp://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/biostar_ideq_200n_review/images/01.jpg

Yes... I can actually take the floppy drive out (which I never use). I tried that... the IDE cable supplied was slightly to short and the drives are at two angle (annoying). I went out and bought a 90cm cable, but haven't used it yet (I think it's gona cause problems with the limited space I have though. Also... I kinda... miss-placed the panel that sits in place of the floppy drive, so I don't wanna get another HDD til I get a new PC ^^;

Edit: PS. I also found how to shrink and turn off the amount it uses. If I wanted I could probs delete it without any problems. But I think that with it using only 1.5GB on my HDD is ok :D
Author:  KholdStare =GCHQ= [ Sun Apr 30, 2006 12:32 pm ]
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To turn off System restore, (or lower the disk-space it uses):

-Go to your My computer properties (right-click)
-Go to the sustem-restore tab, and there you can either turn it off entirely for the drive, or set a smaller amount of diskspace for it, through the "settings" button.

Hope this helps. Kinda late, you probably already found it :P

EDIT: whoops, you already did. Well, this is for the other folks who stumble on this problem :oops:
Author:  simon [ Sun Apr 30, 2006 7:42 pm ]
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KholdStare =GCHQ= wrote:
To turn off System restore, (or lower the disk-space it uses):

-Go to your My computer properties (right-click)
-Go to the sustem-restore tab, and there you can either turn it off entirely for the drive, or set a smaller amount of diskspace for it, through the "settings" button.

Hope this helps. Kinda late, you probably already found it :P

EDIT: whoops, you already did. Well, this is for the other folks who stumble on this problem :oops:


Hehe, yus my suspisions were correct, I found it indeed as you already know.... now :P. I just turned it off. I hate system restore it's never actually worked for me... I suppose I should allocate a little space for it, maybe 200MB, I think I can stop if from monitoring my hard-drive so it doesn't track everything I install or uninstall only what I put in. ^^;
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