Disable & empty System Volume Info folder on external drive.


  1. Ich
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    Win 7 HP 32bit - sp1
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    Disable & empty System Volume Info folder on external drive.


    Hi All

    My external HDD has quite a lot of data contained in the system volume information folder. As system restore is not activate on this drive & the drive is used specifically for imaging purposes I take it the data relates to the Win indexing service.

    As I am now using a third party search application can I now disable the windows search system & if the system is disabled will this by default empty the SVI folder.

    Any relevant advice would be appreciated.

    Cheers.

    Ich
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  3. logicearth
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    Windows 10 Pro (x64)
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    Windows Search stores nothing in System Volume Information.
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