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    18GB System Volume Info file?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by sublime313, Jun 24, 2009.

  1. sublime313

    sublime313 Notebook Evangelist

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    i did some maintenance last night. defrag, registry defrag, some free space wiping. now i noticed i've lost about 18GB worth of disk space. it just so happens i've found an 18GB file in C:\System volume information. the file is named a bunch of letters and numbers and was created last night, it says. is it safe to delete this file?
     
    sublime313, Jun 24, 2009
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  2. goofball

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    probably system restore, your call on deleting it.
     
    goofball, Jun 24, 2009
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    it's not system restore. my system restore only has 1 point on it right now, definitely not the system restore. i'm guessing it's some file that was created in the middle of all my defragging. i have a feeling it would be safe to delete. just trying to get any input i can.
     
    sublime313, Jun 24, 2009
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  4. tuηay

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    You said that you Wiped your drive. To wipe the program you use create a file to overwirte the old files.
    Maybe the application you used forgot to delete it :D
     
    tuηay, Jun 24, 2009
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    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    That is almost certainly part of the system restore functionality. Can you provide us with the exact path and filename? It may also relate to your recycle bin as part of the mechanism for recovering things that were thrown away.
     
    Shyster1, Jun 24, 2009
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    1 day later and the file is gone, the space is free again.
     
    sublime313, Jun 25, 2009
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    Run Glary Utilities
     
    Clutch, Jun 25, 2009
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