Cannot delete system volume information folder on windows 7 !?!

Anonymous
2009-10-13T17:09:49+00:00

I cannot delete system volume information folder in D:/ E:/ on windows 7

I took ownership as admin on the folder but I cannot delete it completely!

I run an elevated command prompt and deleted some files in it but cannot remove the folder!

In vista I could mange to delete it after taking ownership on the folder by pressing del the folder will go away!

any ideas?

don`t ask me why I am trying to remove the folder pls...i just need to

thank you

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Anonymous
2010-12-12T23:38:51+00:00

Old post I know but I've had this problem on several of my removeable HDs and finally I managed to remove the 'System Volume Information' folder:

DO NOT DO THIS ON YOUR C: OR YOUR WINDOWS HARDDRIVE!!!!!

Right click desktop and click [New->Shortcut]

Write: cmd.exe

Click [Next] then [Finish]

Right click the cmd.exe icon and click 'Run As Adminstrator"

Now select the external hard drive (F: in my case)

C:>f:

Now do the following (you can copy paste):

F:>attrib -s -h /S /D

F:>attrib -r /S /D

F:>rd "System Volume Information" /S

System Volume Information, Are you sure (Y/N)? y

And you're DONE ;-)

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-03-15T07:29:41+00:00

    we have done the all steps for delete "System Volume Information" from my system,

    I did first step of attrib -s -h /S /D, then followed by "Acess Denied" error from all folder

    Then the Second step also same, and third step I got the following massage

    D:>rd "System Volume Information" /S

    System Volume Information, Are you sure (Y/N)? y

    The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-08-25T17:58:15+00:00

    Select Start, Control Panel, System, System Protection, place the cursor on Local Disk (C) (System). click Configure button, move Max usage slider to left to reduce Disk Space usage., click Apply and OK. Restart your computer. You should ensure you leave enough disk space to store at least four or five restore points.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-08-25T17:42:18+00:00

    Can i delete this SVI in C: drive(windows harddrive)?

    I need to delete this any how.

    Please provide me a better solution.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-12-18T21:34:58+00:00

    Why do you want to delete the System Information folder? It is a silly thing to do!

    its taking up half of 1 tb disk!

    Hi

    You can recover most of that space by running Disk Cleanup and optimizing the System Restore component.

    1. Click Start and type Disk Clean. Right Click the Disk Cleanup item and select the Run as Administrator option.
    2. Select the drive where Windows is installed and click OK. Wait for the Calculating disk space to finish.
    3. Place a check mark in all of the items you want to remove and click the More Options Tab.
    4. In the System Restore and Shadow Copies section, select the Clean Up button. In the pop-up prompt, click the Delete Button. This will remove all but the most recent System Recovery point.
    5. Click the OK button. This will take some time to start and complete.

    After the Disk Cleanup completes, check the size of the System Information Folder.

    Let us know the results.

    Regards

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