System Volume Information -- Tracking Log -- Bewilderment ???

[BuckSkin]

Right now, there are seven machines on our LAN; I won't even venture a guess as to how many drives/letters.

I have almost everything set such that Synchredible will synchronize things onto the back-up drives on demand.
Once this is accomplished, I like to put the two synchronized drives/folders side-by-side in two Explorer windows and insure myself that everything is a dead match and that all is well.

On all the various drives and folders, save one, I never ever see any mention of a "System Volume Information/Tracking Log; however, on this one single drive, every time I synchronize it, I get a warning flag that says "the folder "System Volume Information/Tracking Log" could not be copied to the destination drive."
I only ever see this on this one particular drive.

I would like to ignore it; however, the fact that it refuses to copy really messes up my plan when I try to compare the two drives after synchronization; the amount of files/folders/bytes will not match up.

I have folders view set to show hidden files/folders, but I cannot see this System Volume Information from any angle that I have tried; in fact, were it not for this one stubborn situation, I would not even be aware that such existed.

Is it possible for me to somehow make this stubborn folder cooperate ? or, maybe if I were smart enough to figure it out, I could just set Synchredible to ignore it and skip it.

Thanks for reading and all help is appreciated.

 

[RolandJS]

SVI capturing a current SRP in progress on that particular pc during the big sync?...thinking out loud...naw, it probably is not that. I will watch this thread and learn from the wisdom of others.

 

[Bree]

...however, on this one single drive, every time I synchronize it, I get a warning flag that says "the folder "System Volume Information/Tracking Log" could not be copied to the destination drive."
I only ever see this on this one particular drive.

...I have folders view set to show hidden files/folders, but I cannot see this System Volume Information from any angle that I have tried; in fact, were it not for this one stubborn situation, I would not even be aware that such existed...

Oh it exists all right. In fact every drive on every Windows PC has a 'System Volume Information' folder in its root, even a usb stick. This is not just a hidden folder, it is also a System folder. No user files are stored in System Volume Information, its only ever used by the System.

The one on your C: drive is where the system stores your restore points. The logs for any Chkdsk that runs at boot will also be written here, as are copies of the catalogs for any system images you make with Backup and Restore. There should not be anything here that you'd need to back up.

You cannot see it if you just select 'show hidden files'. In order to see System Volume Information you have open Windows Explorer, click on Organize > Folder and search options, and on the View tab untick 'Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)'.

You do not have permission to access System Volume Information, even as an administrator. Access will be denied if you try to open it. However, if you wish to explore what it contains then TreeSize Free when run as administrator can see its contents. I use the Portable Apps version:
TreeSize Free Portable (directory size and usage analyzer) | PortableApps.com

More on System Volume Information from the How-To Geek here:
What Is the “System Volume Information” Folder, and Can I Delete It?