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    Windows 10 How to find out the original directory from the number in CHKDSK logs?

    From a log file in "C:\System Volume Information\Chkdsk\": Deleted invalid filename Screenshot - 10112018 - 00:02:18 PM.png (793220) in directory 464. I understand why the file name was recognized as invalid, due to the colons, which are unsupported by Windows. Looks like the screenshot was...
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    Windows 7 System Vol Info using up huge Gigs

    I checked with my software Treesize (which is so useful) and I see that I have 626 GB of my laptop just used up on System Volume Information. I just wondered if anyone can tell me if this is normal? It seems to be taking up much of my storage capacity. I only have 904 GIGS total! I only have 148...
    • sandyocean
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    • capacity disk usage file management hard drive laptop storage suggestions system volume information treesize windows
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  3. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 10 Still fighting the installation size...

    Hi Here's the new version. After doing a clean install my C:\ drive is using 55 Gigabytes of the 100 available. I've eliminated Hiberfil.sys, removed Recovery Image, and moved the Pagefile to another drive. The thing that really puzzles me is how much space it used for System Volume...
    • MikeHawthorne
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    • clean install defraggler disk space driverstore file explorer installation storage management system volume information windirstat windows 10
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 8 vmware disk cleanup

    I have VMWare workstation on windows 7 with a virtual machine windows 8. The windows 8 vdmk file was 41GByte.I did a disk cleanup and then the vdmk file was 28Gbyte but the System volume Information folder on windows 7 growed from 152MB to 9,2Gbyte because of one big file inside it.I don't know...
    • Scharminkel
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    • disk cleanup file management hidden files storage space system volume information vdmk virtual machine vmware windows 7 windows 8
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  5. Saltgrass

    Windows 8 Windows 8 image backup fails-"Backup engine could not be contacted"

    Since Microsoft is removing the Backup utility from Windows 8.1, I have been exploring alternatives to that very useful utility. I know there are third party utilities that will work fine, but I would rather stay with a native version, if possible. It seems the utility WBADMIN is capable of...
    • Saltgrass
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    • administrative command backup backup process backup utility efi system partition file removal hidden system folder image recovery installation media native backup partition recovery remote procedure call system partition system volume information third party software upgrade issues wbadmin windows 8 windows 8.1 windows image backup
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 CACLS Bug: Silent abort when reaching "System volumen information" folder

    When I go to the root directory of my partition D: and enter CACLS * /T then the scanning of all my files and folders for Security settings starts. After a while the process reaches the (hidden, system) folder "System Volume Information" ...and abort silently. I think this is...
    • pstein
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    • bug cacls command line file permissions hidden files icacls partition d security system folder system volume information workaround
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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