Removing System Volume Information folder

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Jim

Hello:

I am using AVG on both of my computers. I noticed that the scheduled checks
fail on one of them. However, interactive checks succeed.

While watching the scheduled check last night, I saw that the program
stopped when it started to analyze c:\system volume information. The
scheduled task runs under the SYSTEM id whereas the interactic task runs
under my id.

I used cacls to determine that only the SYSTEM id can access that folder.
Hence, it seems that there is something bad about the folder contents. In
addition, as a scheduled task can open the folder, this task may fail
whereas one run interactively will not.

My solution for the problem is to delete the folder if XP will create a new
one. So, will XP make a new folder?

Jim
 
System Volume Information is a system folder that contains your restore
points. There's one such folder on each volume. You can reduce the
amount of disk it occupies by reducing the number of restore points you
store. Not much point to deleting the folders as Windows will recreate
them at restart.

For questions about AVG I would contact AVG support.
 
Leonard Grey said:
System Volume Information is a system folder that contains your restore
points. There's one such folder on each volume. You can reduce the amount
of disk it occupies by reducing the number of restore points you store.
Not much point to deleting the folders as Windows will recreate them at
restart.

For questions about AVG I would contact AVG support.
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My reason for deleting the folder is to get XP to create a new one with
(perhaps, if in fact it is a folder problem) no errors. In order to do
delete the folder, you must first disable system restore. You then reboot
the system, and you can delete the folder because no program has it locked.
At least, that is what I understand.

I have the free version of AVG which essentially has no support.

Jim
 
Jim

I would suggest you leave the System Volume Information folder alone. It
contains more than restore points.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
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Gerry said:
Jim

I would suggest you leave the System Volume Information folder alone. It
contains more than restore points.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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I see.. I wanted to know if there are any consequences for deleting this
folder, and perhaps there are.
I need to attack the problem from the AVG end.
Jim
 
Jim

I am using AVG 7.5 Anti-Virus Free here and there is no problem. At
least I do not see any problem. Looking in the Control Center I cannot
any configuration options which might be of use.

What Firewall are you using?

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
Gerry said:
Jim

I am using AVG 7.5 Anti-Virus Free here and there is no problem. At least
I do not see any problem. Looking in the Control Center I cannot any
configuration options which might be of use.

What Firewall are you using?

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Gerry:

I am using ZA. I also have a desktop which is running AVG and ZA with no
problems.
That is the reason that I am looking at the rest of the laptop for causes of
my problem.

I make backups every week. I copy the current backup to DVD once a month.
Thus, I have backups
going back for at least a year. Just in case....

But, as I change passwords at regular intervals, I will need to enable the
administrator account if I make a clean install.
And, if worse comes to worse there is always the repair partition...

Jim
Jim
 
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