Computer Hope
Other => Other => Topic started by: Geek-9pm on November 15, 2013, 12:03:22 PM
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The is about Windows, but I put it here for now.
Recently I had an issue with this folder. I did not understand the problem. This can mean you will have trouble making a backup or removing a virus or Trojan in some cases. I have had the issue on my two computers.
Access to the System Volume Information folder (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309531)
If the user does not have permission to use this folder, the Anita-Virus software and Backup software may not work effectively. Depends. :-\
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How would this make it difficult to make a backup, exactly?
Why would you backup the contents of the 'System Volume Information' Folder?
Anti-Virus cannot clean viruses it finds in the System Volume Information Folder. But that malware cannot do anything unless you restore that restore point.
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My backup program want to include the 'System Volume Information' an d I have yet to find a way to exclude it from the backup set. I have made a number of attempts and it fails because the SVI is huge and there is not enough backup space on my eternal drive. At this point, I am going to reach for a much larger drive and backup the whole thing and then restore it the hard way.
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It's actually a part of the System Restore feature found on all Windows computers. I don't think backup software is designed to import/export from that folder because they don't need to. The files/folders are already backed up so there is no need to backup the Windows backup.
System Volume Information Folder (http://www.theeldergeek.com/system_volume_information_folder1.htm)
In all likelihood you'll never have any reason to access the System Volume Information folder other than to satisfy your own curiosity as to what it contains, but you never know; having that little piece of info tucked away may prove invaluable one day.
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Thank you both for your help.
I still have a hard time getting into the 'System Volume Information Folder' on this laptop using Windows XP. But I have not tried Windows 7. The folder is on my data drive, not the system drive. So I do 't understand why Windows is so fussy about letting me in. Only using Linux can I look inside.
Anyway, I was able to make by data backup. It was another problem. It seems thee was a loose nut between the keyboard and the chair. :D
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Quite honestly I don't see why you are wanting to back up a backup without using the backup method associated with the backup being backed up... I'm not even sure you can merge the data from a backup or copy. It's an OS feature that is used by the OS and not like a text or archive file you can modify.
Protected files/folders aren't just protected to combat malware or corruption. They are also protected (locked) to keep the user out.
Check out System Restore Explorer (http://nicbedford.co.uk/software/systemrestoreexplorer/).
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Post #10 in this topic (http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=281910).
Regarding saving, relocating and then restoring Windows System Restore data to any different (including external) drive. Last night and today I researched saving/backing up and then restoring data for use at a later date, such in the event of a hard drive failure, etc. however from what I can gather it is unfortunately not possible. This is because the individual system restore file data (System Volume Information) must be on the drive/partition it is protecting. Each drive/partition will have its own System Volume Information folder for recovery of that particular partition/drive. This is the way the Windows OS is designed, so you cannot move it to another drive and then restore them later.
And therefore the answer to your question is: No you cannot move Windows Restore Points from C to either another separate internal drive or an external drive.
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evilfantasy, Thanks. That makes sense.
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Your welcome. :)