System Volume Information FILES can be delete or remove?

[rogeryu]

Hello guys,
What are SYSTEM VOLUME INFORMATION files? Can these be safely remove or delete? Co'z these were occupying much space on my hard disk and it takes a long while whenever my Antivirus scanning these files...Thanks in advance

Roger

[Kanga]

The System Volume Information folder is used by Windows XP for storing data on system configuration. This folder is used by the System Restore tool mainly to house the restore points. The restore points allow us, for example, return to the previous stable configuration to install a driver or program. The procedure to unlock this folder and access it depends on the version of Windows XP, formatting the disk and network configuration. For deletion and more information on System Volume Information files, check the below threads :

• How can I delete System Volume Information on non important drives...please help!!
  
• growing system volume information folder
  
• http://forums.techarena.in/vista-fil...ent/650257.htm