System Volume Information Size Vista
I have a 198 GB HDD that has only 3GB of space left. I cannot delete any more data, i already did disk cleanup and deleted any non-critical files. I did a disk analazyz and found that the system volume information folder is taking up an enormous 89 GB of space that's almost as large as the files I put on there (107GB). This is my server machine (wndows server 2008) so there is not any system restore to reduce. Is there anyway to safely reduce the space that this takes up.
Describes an issue in which you cannot install or start Windows Vista when the volume of the system partition is. For more information about the size limit.
A quick peak into the file tree shows that just one file takes up over 67 GB of space. I'm also using Bitlocker on this and all drives.
I have a 198 GB HDD that has only 3GB of space left. I cannot delete any more data, i already did disk cleanup and deleted any non-critical files. I did a disk analazyz and found that the system volume information folder is taking up an enormous 89 GB of space that's almost as large as the files I put on there (107GB). This is my server machine (wndows server 2008) so there is not any system restore to reduce. Is there anyway to safely reduce the space that this takes up. A quick peak into the file tree shows that just one file takes up over 67 GB of space.
I'm also using Bitlocker on this and all drives. - ACiD GRiM.
Oh, I forgot to mention that I connect the same drives to my x64 Vista Ultimate install, and there is no mention that they are being monitored by system restore, so there isn't a way for me to reduce the size that way. If i took the pc off line and deleted any of these files what would happen? I know its a really bad thing to do, but i could be mistaken there. The only reason that I mentioned that I was using WinS 2K8 was that I was that I thought It would help anyone helping try other things than system restore, that's what I always see people suggesting elsewhere and the threads go nowhere. Edit: I just did some research, and Its a bunch of Volume Shadow Copy images from past installs and switching the HDD from different computers.
What I need to know now is how to completely turn VSS and delete the VSC images for good. I don't need them at all. Oh, I forgot to mention that I connect the same drives to my x64 Vista Ultimate install, and there is no mention that they are being monitored by system restore, so there isn't a way for me to reduce the size that way.
If i took the pc off line and deleted any of these files what would happen? I know its a really bad thing to do, but i could be mistaken there. The only reason that I mentioned that I was using WinS 2K8 was that I was that I thought It would help anyone helping try other things than system restore, that's what I always see people suggesting elsewhere and the threads go nowhere. - ACiD GRiM.
I have a 198 GB HDD that has only 3GB of space left. I cannot delete any more data, i already did disk cleanup and deleted any non-critical files. I did a disk analazyz and found that the system volume information folder is taking up an enormous 89 GB of space that's almost as large as the files I put on there (107GB). This is my server machine (wndows server 2008) so there is not any system restore to reduce. Is there anyway to safely reduce the space that this takes up. A quick peak into the file tree shows that just one file takes up over 67 GB of space. I'm also using Bitlocker on this and all drives.
System Volume Information Norton
Oh, I forgot to mention that I connect the same drives to my x64 Vista Ultimate install, and there is no mention that they are being monitored by system restore, so there isn't a way for me to reduce the size that way. If i took the pc off line and deleted any of these files what would happen?
I know its a really bad thing to do, but i could be mistaken there. The only reason that I mentioned that I was using WinS 2K8 was that I was that I thought It would help anyone helping try other things than system restore, that's what I always see people suggesting elsewhere and the threads go nowhere. - ACiD GRiM. I have a 198 GB HDD that has only 3GB of space left.
I cannot delete any more data, i already did disk cleanup and deleted any non-critical files. I did a disk analazyz and found that the system volume information folder is taking up an enormous 89 GB of space that's almost as large as the files I put on there (107GB).
This is my server machine (wndows server 2008) so there is not any system restore to reduce. Is there anyway to safely reduce the space that this takes up. A quick peak into the file tree shows that just one file takes up over 67 GB of space. I'm also using Bitlocker on this and all drives. - ACiD GRiM.
Ok, I solved it thanks to a lucky post here mentioning vssadmin briefly. That's all I needed to start trying out the command operators and figured it out on my own. So for anyone who is having a similar problemmuch better than backing up your drives lol. open up your command line and type Code: - vssadmin resize shadowstorage /for= /on= /maxsize=500MB - 500MB is the minimum, if you are using vista, disabling system restore's shadow copy feature may delete all of the files (not just resize it)and for server 2008 uninstalling the 'server backup feature' may do the same thing.
An example execution would be: Code: - vssadmin resize shadowstorage /for=x: /on=x: /maxsize=500MB - the drive letter should be the same for both, and you can't leave one operator out. After doing this, I gained over 80GB of HDD space back! - ACiD GRiM.