System Volume Information access problems

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Hello, I have found some large files in the system volume information
directory. I was backing up my computer files using a maxtor II. I did not
like how it did it so I did a system restore. Something then happened, and
these file are no longer accessible to me. I did a defrag and lo and behold,
there they were under a directory called system volume information. I want
to delete them, they are taking up about 18gb. Help would be really
appreciated on this one. Thanks

 

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Those are the System Restore files.
There are two ways:
1. Go to System Restore.
Click "System Restore Settings" on the left side.
From there you can turn off System Restore.
Reboot and all the Restore Points will be gone.
You can also adjust the space allocated to System Restore from that page.
You should turn on System Restore if desire the protection.

2. Delete all but the last Restore Point
Go to Recycle bin
Click "More Options" tab
Under "System Restore" click "Clean up"

See this link for more about System Restore:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/newsgroups/faqsrwxp.mspx

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http://www.dts-l.org


"Oryans Belt" <Oryans Belt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AFF91118-D8C7-4D4A-9369-D84719D8BB33@microsoft.com...
> Hello, I have found some large files in the system volume information
> directory. I was backing up my computer files using a maxtor II. I did
> not
> like how it did it so I did a system restore. Something then happened,
> and
> these file are no longer accessible to me. I did a defrag and lo and
> behold,
> there they were under a directory called system volume information. I
> want
> to delete them, they are taking up about 18gb. Help would be really
> appreciated on this one. Thanks

 

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Thanks. I tried your first suggestion. Did what you said it would do.
Again, thanks

"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:

> Those are the System Restore files.
> There are two ways:
> 1. Go to System Restore.
> Click "System Restore Settings" on the left side.
> From there you can turn off System Restore.
> Reboot and all the Restore Points will be gone.
> You can also adjust the space allocated to System Restore from that page.
> You should turn on System Restore if desire the protection.
>
> 2. Delete all but the last Restore Point
> Go to Recycle bin
> Click "More Options" tab
> Under "System Restore" click "Clean up"
>
> See this link for more about System Restore:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/newsgroups/faqsrwxp.mspx
>
> --
> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
> http://www.dts-l.org
>
>
> "Oryans Belt" <Oryans Belt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AFF91118-D8C7-4D4A-9369-D84719D8BB33@microsoft.com...
> > Hello, I have found some large files in the system volume information
> > directory. I was backing up my computer files using a maxtor II. I did
> > not
> > like how it did it so I did a system restore. Something then happened,
> > and
> > these file are no longer accessible to me. I did a defrag and lo and
> > behold,
> > there they were under a directory called system volume information. I
> > want
> > to delete them, they are taking up about 18gb. Help would be really
> > appreciated on this one. Thanks
>
>
>