How can I removve the SYSTEM VOLUME INFORMATION folder?

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I'm running WinXP Pro and have turned off System Restore feature
(because I use Drive Image to back up the system disk). I would like
to delete the System Vol Info folder from all the disks (and I have 4)
in my system. How can I do that? Thanks
 
Tue said:
I'm running WinXP Pro and have turned off System Restore feature
(because I use Drive Image to back up the system disk). I would like
to delete the System Vol Info folder from all the disks (and I have 4)
in my system. How can I do that?
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A similar question was asked here a week or so ago, as I recall.

The answer: you can't.
 
How to gain access to the System Volume Information folder
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309531/en-us

Navigate to
%systemdrive%\System Volume Information
and delete all of the contents.

Mine contains:
MountPointManagerRemoteDatabase 0KB
tracking.log 0KB

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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How to gain access to the System Volume Information folder
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309531/en-us

Navigate to
%systemdrive%\System Volume Information
and delete all of the contents.

Mine contains:
MountPointManagerRemoteDatabase 0KB
tracking.log 0KB
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Wesley: Thanks for the link and tip. I was able to delete the folder
with a combination of the info on the link and your instruction.
 
Keep having fun, Jack.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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MountPointManagerRemoteDatabase seems to have been introduced by WinXP SP2. It is connected to Indexing Services. But just what it does has not been determined. As you know it is a zero byte file. MS says it is a System File.
In my experience, after deleting the MountPointManagerRemoteDatabase it is reinstalled upon a reboot. One of the main problems with this zero byte file is that some backup programs get hung up on it when you try to create a drive image. The drive image cannot be completed unless you delete MountPointManagerRemoteDatabase before starting the imaging program.
I have not found a way to prevent it from being recreated on boot.
A very hairy discussion is posted here.
http://www.msfn.org/board/lofiversion/index.php/t24232.html
 
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