Solved Harddiskvolumeshadowcopy confusion

urbanspaceman1

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I was checking my SSD usage as I have little left over (all my data is on a HDD) and noticed two entries for harddiskvolumeshadowcopy dated 5/2013 and 8/2014. I didn't know what these were and when I checked properties they indicated that they were 228GB each which is obviously impossible as my SSD is only 120GB. I back up my entire system regularly to an external HDD. I also set an auto restore point each time I boot but I have constrained the available storage for them so they get deleted regularly. Anybody wise me up here?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Cyberpower PC
OS
windows 7 premium home 64bit
CPU
intel core i5 2500 3.3Ghz 6mb cache OEM
Motherboard
Asus P8Z68-V LX Intel Z68 Chipset DDR3 ATX USB 3
Memory
8GB (2x4GB) PC10666 DDR3/1333mhz Dual
Graphics Card(s)
AMD ATI Radeon Powercolor HD5670 1GB passive cooled
Sound Card
Creative/Soundblaster Digital Music Premium HD/X-Fi-HD
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 22; Hanns.G 19
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050
Hard Drives
SSD: 120 GB Intel 520 Series SATA III
HDD2:West Dig 1TB SATA III 32mb 6gb/s
Hot swap HDD3: 1tb Barracuda Sata 3 32mb 6gb/s
PSU
Coolermaster Elitepower 500wt
Case
NZXT Hush 2
Cooling
Coolermaster Hyper TX3
Mouse
Logitech M570 Trackball
Internet Speed
50mbs
Antivirus
Malwarebytes3. cont' below:
Browser
IE11
Other Info
Windows Firewall.
Hitman-Pro.alert3.
Do you use Acronis?

From all I can find its o.k. to delete these using Disk Cleanup, checking the Clean up system restore and Shadow copies box. Hope this helped.
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
MSI GE72VR Apache Pro-416
OS
Windows 10x64 Build 1709
CPU
Intel i7 7700HQ Kaby Lake
Motherboard
Micro-Star Intl. MS-179B (U3C1)
Memory
16 GB DDR4 @2400
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 120Hz
Hard Drives
256 GB Nvme M.2 SSD

1TB HDD@7200
Cooling
Cooler Blast 4
Keyboard
Steel Series
Antivirus
Bit Defender Free
Browser
Edge
Thank you. I'd forgotten all about disk cleanup. Just dumped 5gb of junk. Well done once again.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Cyberpower PC
OS
windows 7 premium home 64bit
CPU
intel core i5 2500 3.3Ghz 6mb cache OEM
Motherboard
Asus P8Z68-V LX Intel Z68 Chipset DDR3 ATX USB 3
Memory
8GB (2x4GB) PC10666 DDR3/1333mhz Dual
Graphics Card(s)
AMD ATI Radeon Powercolor HD5670 1GB passive cooled
Sound Card
Creative/Soundblaster Digital Music Premium HD/X-Fi-HD
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 22; Hanns.G 19
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050
Hard Drives
SSD: 120 GB Intel 520 Series SATA III
HDD2:West Dig 1TB SATA III 32mb 6gb/s
Hot swap HDD3: 1tb Barracuda Sata 3 32mb 6gb/s
PSU
Coolermaster Elitepower 500wt
Case
NZXT Hush 2
Cooling
Coolermaster Hyper TX3
Mouse
Logitech M570 Trackball
Internet Speed
50mbs
Antivirus
Malwarebytes3. cont' below:
Browser
IE11
Other Info
Windows Firewall.
Hitman-Pro.alert3.
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