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The original poster discovers unexpected "System Volume Information" folders on a non-Windows partition without any prior system restore points, questioning their origin and safety to delete. A respondent advises that these folders cannot be deleted because they are used by the filesystem itself. Overall, the thread addresses concerns about unfamiliar system-related folders on a non-Windows disk, with an emphasis on their necessity and the risks of removal.
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pstein

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Much to my surprise I found some folders (e.g.

D:\System Volume Information\{d8216247-eb56-11e9-87e1-005056c00008}{3809876b-c176-4e48-b7ae-05046e6cc752}

....and 7 more similar folders inside the "System Volume Information" folder on my partition D:

This partition does not contain a running Win7/Win10 system.
Even more I never created a System Restore Point for this partition for my Win7 system..

So where do these folders come from?

Can I delete them?

Peter
 

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nmsuk

nmsuk

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No you most certainly can't delete them as they're used by the filesystem
 

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