System Volume Information

Hello everyone,
Found it in my D drive ....... System Volume Information.
I think I know what it is. However, I'd like to hear it from people who
really know.
Also, should it be on D drive, my recovery partition ?
Thank you.


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t-4-2

t-4-2 wrote:

>
> Hello everyone,
> Found it in my D drive ....... System Volume Information.
> I think I know what it is. However, I'd like to hear it from people who
> really know.
> Also, should it be on D drive, my recovery partition ?
> Thank you.
>
>
The System Volume Information is for your System Restore. No, you should not
be monitoring your D: drive. Turn it off on that drive.

http://bertk.mvps.org/html/disabledrivev.html

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

Malke wrote:
> t-4-2 wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone,
>> Found it in my D drive ....... System Volume Information.
>> I think I know what it is. However, I'd like to hear it from people who
>> really know.
>> Also, should it be on D drive, my recovery partition ?
>> Thank you.
>>
>>
> The System Volume Information is for your System Restore. No, you should not
> be monitoring your D: drive. Turn it off on that drive.
>
> http://bertk.mvps.org/html/disabledrivev.html
>
> Malke

Malke, thanks for this info. Please fill me in on something. On my
machine system volume information folders show up all over the place,
even on external drives that contain only user data and are not included
in restore points. Can you educate me about this?

--
Dave T.

I've learned that whatever hits the fan will not be evenly distributed.

Malke;794250 Wrote:
> t-4-2 wrote:
> > > >
> > >
> > > Hello everyone,
> > > Found it in my D drive ....... System Volume Information.
> > > I think I know what it is. However, I'd like to hear it from people
> > who
> > > really know.
> > > Also, should it be on D drive, my recovery partition ?
> > > Thank you.
> > >
> > > > >
> The System Volume Information is for your System Restore. No, you
> should not
> be monitoring your D: drive. Turn it off on that drive.
>
> 'How to disable a monitored drive in Vista:'
> (http://bertk.mvps.org/html/disabledrivev.html)
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
> FAQ - 'index' (http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ)
Hello Malke,
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
No, you should not
be monitoring your D: drive. Turn it off on that drive.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here is the crazy part. I never turned it on.
Anyway, now that it is there, can I just delete it ?
Thank you.


--
t-4-2

Dave T. wrote:

> Malke, thanks for this info. Please fill me in on something. On my
> machine system volume information folders show up all over the place,
> even on external drives that contain only user data and are not included
> in restore points. Can you educate me about this?
>

The best source of information about System Restore is MVP Bert Kinney's
site. Start here:

http://bertk.mvps.org/html/vista.html

Use the drop-down menu on the webpage to get to other articles about System
Restore.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

t-4-2 wrote:

> Hello Malke,
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> No, you should not
> be monitoring your D: drive. Turn it off on that drive.
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Here is the crazy part. I never turned it on.
> Anyway, now that it is there, can I just delete it ?
> Thank you.

As I already said, turn off System Restore monitoring on that drive. Reboot
and the file will be gone.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

Malke wrote:

> The best source of information about System Restore is MVP Bert Kinney's
> site. Start here:
>
> http://bertk.mvps.org/html/vista.html
>
> Use the drop-down menu on the webpage to get to other articles about System
> Restore.
>
> Malke

Malke,

Thank you!

--
Dave T.

I've learned that whatever hits the fan will not be evenly distributed.

Malke;794314 Wrote:
> t-4-2 wrote:
> > > >
> > > Hello Malke,
> > >
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > No, you should not
> > > be monitoring your D: drive. Turn it off on that drive.
> > >
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > Here is the crazy part. I never turned it on.
> > > Anyway, now that it is there, can I just delete it ?
> > > Thank you. > >
>
> As I already said, turn off System Restore monitoring on that drive.
> Reboot
> and the file will be gone.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
> FAQ - 'index' (http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ)
Hello Malke,
Monitoring turned off, system rebooted. System Volume Information is
still in the D: drive.


--
t-4-2

t-4-2 wrote:

> Hello Malke,
> Monitoring turned off, system rebooted. System Volume Information is
> still in the D: drive.
>
>

You should be able to delete it then. If not, see if Bert Kinney's pages
have anything to say about it.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

Malke;794500 Wrote:
> t-4-2 wrote:
> > > >
> > > Hello Malke,
> > > Monitoring turned off, system rebooted. System Volume Information is
> > > still in the D: drive.
> > >
> > > > >
>
> You should be able to delete it then. If not, see if Bert Kinney's
> pages
> have anything to say about it.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
> FAQ - 'index' (http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ)
Thank you.


--
t-4-2

"Malke" <malke@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> t-4-2 wrote:
>
>> Hello Malke,
>> Monitoring turned off, system rebooted. System Volume Information is
>> still in the D: drive.
>>
>>
>
> You should be able to delete it then. If not, see if Bert Kinney's pages
> have anything to say about it.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
> FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>

I have an XP Pro/ Vista Ultimate 64 bit dual boot, and
although I have the System Restore Services disabled
in both OSs, the SVI folders still appear in drives.