Windows 7 is installed on C: . I want to take D: out of the system, and have it completely empty.
I have two directories on D:, System Volume Information and $Recycle Bin.
I understand I can get rid of the $Recycle Bin, but I don't know about System Volume Information.
Can I simply delete it, or is it part of the Windows Installation, or just info about the D: drive that is disposable?
Thanks!
If you're referring to the 100 MB + of space on the C: drive, that contains vital OS boot information and should never be removed.
For clarification, could you post a screen shot of your Disk Management window.
You can delete it. But not recommended to do so the usual way.
System Volume Information is a folder created by W7 for System Restore. You can remove this folder by turning OFF System Restore for that drive/partition. (or sometimes it is necessary to turn it ON and then OFF to accomplish the goal).
Note: any Restore Points for that drive (D: ) will be deleted. Should not be a problem in your case.
the question is how do i manage this folder;
how do i enable system restore, and have the system volume information be stored on the d: drive instead of the c: drive.
the motivation behind moving desktop, documents, virtual memory, and system volume information is so that we can image the c: drive without all that clutter.
i am not seeing the procedures on how to manage the system volume information, like i did with virtual memory
The System Volume Information folder on C: contains important system information which cannot be moved elsewhere. If you have system restore or previous versions of files enabled for the volume that information must also be on C:. There is no way around this.
There are technical reasons for this being the way it is. What you want to do would not work well if it were possible.
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