Identify and remove file in "system volume information"


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I'm cleaning the system disk and I have about 4.2 GB of data left inside "volume system information" which I don't know what they are for and I would like to delete them if necessary. Can someone help me?

System restore is disabled, I just did an "on-place" reinstall. I attach images
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 10.0.22000
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus X555QG
    CPU
    AMD A10-9620P 2500MHz 4core + Radeon R5
    Motherboard
    X555QG 1.0
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    RADEON R5+RADEON R6
    Sound Card
    Conexant SmartAudio HD
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native - up to 1920x1080
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    HDD 1 Tera
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    54Mbps
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Did you delete the current restore points (same settings page as other options like disable, set % etc)?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 22H2, build: 22621.521
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Scan 3XS Custom 1700
    CPU
    Intel i7-12700K 3.6GHz Base (5.0GHz Turbo)
    Motherboard
    Asus ProArt Creator B660 D4
    Memory
    64GB DDR 3600Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus Tuff RTX 3080 10GB OC
    Sound Card
    Onboard Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Gigabyte G32QC 32inch 16:9 curved @2560 x 1440p 165Hz Freesync Premium Pro/ Dell SE2422H 24inch 16:9 1920 x 1080p 75Hz Freesync
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440p & 1920 x 1080p
    Hard Drives
    WD SN570 1TB NVME (Boot), Samsung 870QVO 1TB (SSD), SanDisk 3D Ultra 500Gb (SSD) x2, Seagate 3Tb Expansion Desk (Ext HDD), 2x Toshiba 1Tb P300 (Ext HDD)
    PSU
    Corsair RM1000X Modular
    Case
    Corsair 4000D Airflow Desktop
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H150i RGB Pro XT 360mm Liquid Cooler, 3 x 120mm fans, 1x Exhaust
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Ergonomic
    Mouse
    Logitech G402
    Internet Speed
    800Mbs
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    Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Defender, Malwarebytes
yes I deleted them.
I noticed that when it creates them the space is not allocated in "C:\System Volume Information\SystemRestore" but in "C:\System Volume Information"
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 10.0.22000
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus X555QG
    CPU
    AMD A10-9620P 2500MHz 4core + Radeon R5
    Motherboard
    X555QG 1.0
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    RADEON R5+RADEON R6
    Sound Card
    Conexant SmartAudio HD
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native - up to 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    HDD 1 Tera
    Internet Speed
    54Mbps
    Browser
    edge-firefox
    Antivirus
    windows defender
A couple of things, have you re started the system since making your changes, can you expand the folder in the tree view (System Restore) to show what files are there?
On my system the System Restore folder shows 0 bytes with it turned off when viewed with Treesize run as admin, there is one folder inside called FRStaging which also shows 0 bytes.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 22H2, build: 22621.521
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Scan 3XS Custom 1700
    CPU
    Intel i7-12700K 3.6GHz Base (5.0GHz Turbo)
    Motherboard
    Asus ProArt Creator B660 D4
    Memory
    64GB DDR 3600Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus Tuff RTX 3080 10GB OC
    Sound Card
    Onboard Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Gigabyte G32QC 32inch 16:9 curved @2560 x 1440p 165Hz Freesync Premium Pro/ Dell SE2422H 24inch 16:9 1920 x 1080p 75Hz Freesync
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440p & 1920 x 1080p
    Hard Drives
    WD SN570 1TB NVME (Boot), Samsung 870QVO 1TB (SSD), SanDisk 3D Ultra 500Gb (SSD) x2, Seagate 3Tb Expansion Desk (Ext HDD), 2x Toshiba 1Tb P300 (Ext HDD)
    PSU
    Corsair RM1000X Modular
    Case
    Corsair 4000D Airflow Desktop
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H150i RGB Pro XT 360mm Liquid Cooler, 3 x 120mm fans, 1x Exhaust
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Ergonomic
    Mouse
    Logitech G402
    Internet Speed
    800Mbs
    Browser
    Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Defender, Malwarebytes
yes i restarted.
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 10.0.22000
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus X555QG
    CPU
    AMD A10-9620P 2500MHz 4core + Radeon R5
    Motherboard
    X555QG 1.0
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    RADEON R5+RADEON R6
    Sound Card
    Conexant SmartAudio HD
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native - up to 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    HDD 1 Tera
    Internet Speed
    54Mbps
    Browser
    edge-firefox
    Antivirus
    windows defender
You should NOT manually delete files in the "System Volume Information" folder. You can perform some management of the folder contents via the Windows GUI by managing how much space is allocated to System Restore Points, but other than that, DO NOT manually try to remove files in this folder.

There is a good reason why Windows does not allow even Administrator level users to remove files from this folder by default.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Kamrui Mini PC, Model CK10
    CPU
    Intel i5-12450H
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    No GPU - Built-in Intel Graphics
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP Envy 32
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    1 x 2TB NVMe SSD
    1 x 4TB NVMe SSD
    1 x 4TB 2.5" SSD
    PSU
    120W "Brick"
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 Mechanical Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1 Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
  • Operating System
    Win11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 2
    CPU
    Intel i7-1255U
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC3306-CG codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.3-inch IPS Display
    Screen Resolution
    WQXGA (2560 x 1600)
    Hard Drives
    2 TB 4 x 4 NVMe SSD
    PSU
    USB-C / Thunderbolt 4 Power / Charging
    Mouse
    Buttonless Glass Precision Touchpad
    Keyboard
    Backlit, spill resistant keyboard
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    WiFi 6e / Bluetooth 5.1 / Facial Recognition / Fingerprint Sensor / ToF (Time of Flight) Human Presence Sensor
hsehestedt said:
You should NOT manually delete files in the "System Volume Information" folder. You can perform some management of the folder contents via the Windows GUI by managing how much space is allocated to System Restore Points, but other than that, DO NOT manually try to remove files in this folder.

There is a good reason why Windows does not allow even Administrator level users to remove files from this folder by default.
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Yes I know this, but I'm afraid it's junk from the old versions of windows 10 that I had before. I just did an on-place reinstall and should have removed everything since system restore was not active.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 10.0.22000
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus X555QG
    CPU
    AMD A10-9620P 2500MHz 4core + Radeon R5
    Motherboard
    X555QG 1.0
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    RADEON R5+RADEON R6
    Sound Card
    Conexant SmartAudio HD
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native - up to 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    HDD 1 Tera
    Internet Speed
    54Mbps
    Browser
    edge-firefox
    Antivirus
    windows defender
hsehestedt said:
DO NOT manually try to remove files in this folder.

There is a good reason why Windows does not allow even Administrator level users to remove files from this folder by default.
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You'd have thought so, but as a (rather drastic) experiment I have just deleted the entire C:\System Volume Information folder (it was a VM, so it wouldn't matter if it crashed and burned). You need to boot from something else to be able to do this, a windows install usb for example, then boot to a command prompt.

On a restart Windows 11 created a new C:\System Volume Information folder and appears to have suffered no ill effects.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop screen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD
    Internet Speed
    50 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, Canary, and Release Preview builds as a native boot .vhdx.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Lattitude E4310
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
    Motherboard
    0T6M8G
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics card(s)
    (integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package. In-place upgrade to 24H2 using hybrid 23H2/24H2 install media. Also running Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, Canary, and Release Preview builds as a native boot .vhdx.
Yeah, Windows can rebuild that information, but it can, at least temporarily, affect things like indexing.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Kamrui Mini PC, Model CK10
    CPU
    Intel i5-12450H
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    No GPU - Built-in Intel Graphics
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP Envy 32
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    1 x 2TB NVMe SSD
    1 x 4TB NVMe SSD
    1 x 4TB 2.5" SSD
    PSU
    120W "Brick"
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 Mechanical Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1 Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
  • Operating System
    Win11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 2
    CPU
    Intel i7-1255U
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC3306-CG codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.3-inch IPS Display
    Screen Resolution
    WQXGA (2560 x 1600)
    Hard Drives
    2 TB 4 x 4 NVMe SSD
    PSU
    USB-C / Thunderbolt 4 Power / Charging
    Mouse
    Buttonless Glass Precision Touchpad
    Keyboard
    Backlit, spill resistant keyboard
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    WiFi 6e / Bluetooth 5.1 / Facial Recognition / Fingerprint Sensor / ToF (Time of Flight) Human Presence Sensor
I did not understand if I can cancel and how I should do it. Someone can give me some directions, I don't know what to do.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 10.0.22000
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus X555QG
    CPU
    AMD A10-9620P 2500MHz 4core + Radeon R5
    Motherboard
    X555QG 1.0
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    RADEON R5+RADEON R6
    Sound Card
    Conexant SmartAudio HD
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native - up to 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    HDD 1 Tera
    Internet Speed
    54Mbps
    Browser
    edge-firefox
    Antivirus
    windows defender
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