Large System Volume Information Folder

> In doing a little more research, it appears that Complete PC Backup
> automatically creates shadow copies, and this is probably what I'm seeing on
> Drive D. I'm not sure I understand the usefullness of Complete PC Backup
> creating shadow copies. Since it's already backing up the entire drive, it
> seems redundant. And there are daily shadow copies already being created on
> Drive C. In any event, I have no problem with them, as long as they will be
> automatically deleted in the event my Complete PC Backup file needs the
> space. Anyone know the answer?
>
> "Tim" <twentworth@houston.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:%23napOY3YHHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> > I've got a 2nd drive (D that I use just for backing up Drive C. There
> > is a System Volume Information folder on that drive that is taking up
> > 60GB. My understanding is that this folder contains restore points. The
> > problem is this: when I go to System Properties, System Protection tab,
> > Drive D is not checked and it says there are no restore points for that
> > drive. (Of course C: is checked, and there are restore points for that
> > drive.) In looking at the System Volume Information folder on Drive D,
> > restore points are being created about once a week. Since restore points
> > are already disabled for that drive, how do I stop these from being
> > created? Are the files safe to delete?
> >

>
>

>In doing a little more research, it appears that Complete PC Backup
>automatically creates shadow copies, and this is probably what I'm seeing on
>Drive D. I'm not sure I understand the usefullness of Complete PC Backup
>creating shadow copies. Since it's already backing up the entire drive, it
>seems redundant.

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> In doing a little more research, it appears that Complete PC Backup
> automatically creates shadow copies, and this is probably what I'm seeing
> on Drive D. I'm not sure I understand the usefullness of Complete PC
> Backup creating shadow copies. Since it's already backing up the entire
> drive, it seems redundant. And there are daily shadow copies already
> being created on Drive C. In any event, I have no problem with them, as
> long as they will be automatically deleted in the event my Complete PC
> Backup file needs the space. Anyone know the answer?
>
> "Tim" <twentworth@houston.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:%23napOY3YHHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> I've got a 2nd drive (D that I use just for backing up Drive C. There
>> is a System Volume Information folder on that drive that is taking up
>> 60GB. My understanding is that this folder contains restore points. The
>> problem is this: when I go to System Properties, System Protection tab,
>> Drive D is not checked and it says there are no restore points for that
>> drive. (Of course C: is checked, and there are restore points for that
>> drive.) In looking at the System Volume Information folder on Drive D,
>> restore points are being created about once a week. Since restore points
>> are already disabled for that drive, how do I stop these from being
>> created? Are the files safe to delete?
>>

>

> Incremental Complete PC Backups are stored as restore points on the target
> volume. These are basically the deltas/changes on the volume since your
> last Complete PC Backup. We set aside up to 30% of your volume to store
> these (versus the default 15% for other volumes). When you hit that 30%
> limit, the oldest restore points will be deleted.
>
> --
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>
> Want to learn more about Windows file and storage technologies? Visit our
> team blog at http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/default.aspx.
>
>
> "Tim" <twentworth@houston.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:uxncaE$YHHA.3824@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> In doing a little more research, it appears that Complete PC Backup
>> automatically creates shadow copies, and this is probably what I'm seeing
>> on Drive D. I'm not sure I understand the usefullness of Complete PC
>> Backup creating shadow copies. Since it's already backing up the entire
>> drive, it seems redundant. And there are daily shadow copies already
>> being created on Drive C. In any event, I have no problem with them, as
>> long as they will be automatically deleted in the event my Complete PC
>> Backup file needs the space. Anyone know the answer?
>>
>> "Tim" <twentworth@houston.rr.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23napOY3YHHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> I've got a 2nd drive (D that I use just for backing up Drive C. There
>>> is a System Volume Information folder on that drive that is taking up
>>> 60GB. My understanding is that this folder contains restore points.
>>> The problem is this: when I go to System Properties, System Protection
>>> tab, Drive D is not checked and it says there are no restore points for
>>> that drive. (Of course C: is checked, and there are restore points for
>>> that drive.) In looking at the System Volume Information folder on
>>> Drive D, restore points are being created about once a week. Since
>>> restore points are already disabled for that drive, how do I stop these
>>> from being created? Are the files safe to delete?
>>>

>>

>

> Still, it appears that the vhd file contains the entirety of the backup
> (I've mounted it and looked at the contents using vhdmount). So aren't
> these restore points duplicative of what's in the vhd file?
>
>
> "Jill Zoeller [MSFT]" <jillz@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:eHkTQ8NZHHA.1244@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> Incremental Complete PC Backups are stored as restore points on the
>> target volume. These are basically the deltas/changes on the volume since
>> your last Complete PC Backup. We set aside up to 30% of your volume to
>> store these (versus the default 15% for other volumes). When you hit that
>> 30% limit, the oldest restore points will be deleted.
>>
>> --
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>> Want to learn more about Windows file and storage technologies? Visit our
>> team blog at http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/default.aspx.
>>
>>
>> "Tim" <twentworth@houston.rr.com> wrote in message
>> news:uxncaE$YHHA.3824@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>> In doing a little more research, it appears that Complete PC Backup
>>> automatically creates shadow copies, and this is probably what I'm
>>> seeing on Drive D. I'm not sure I understand the usefullness of
>>> Complete PC Backup creating shadow copies. Since it's already backing
>>> up the entire drive, it seems redundant. And there are daily shadow
>>> copies already being created on Drive C. In any event, I have no
>>> problem with them, as long as they will be automatically deleted in the
>>> event my Complete PC Backup file needs the space. Anyone know the
>>> answer?
>>>
>>> "Tim" <twentworth@houston.rr.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%23napOY3YHHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> I've got a 2nd drive (D that I use just for backing up Drive C.
>>>> There is a System Volume Information folder on that drive that is
>>>> taking up 60GB. My understanding is that this folder contains restore
>>>> points. The problem is this: when I go to System Properties, System
>>>> Protection tab, Drive D is not checked and it says there are no restore
>>>> points for that drive. (Of course C: is checked, and there are restore
>>>> points for that drive.) In looking at the System Volume Information
>>>> folder on Drive D, restore points are being created about once a week.
>>>> Since restore points are already disabled for that drive, how do I stop
>>>> these from being created? Are the files safe to delete?
>>>>
>>>

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