Windows xp and 9x refer to this as the boot partition but in Windows Server 2003 this is referred to as the boot volume.
Windows xp and 9x refer to this as the boot partition but in windows server 2003 this is referred to as the boot volume.
The folder "System Volume Information" is a hidden system folder located in the root of the drive and is used by windows to hold system restore points. C:\System Volume Information\_ Restore folder
Convert the volume to NTFS
C:/System Volume Information.
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Convert a FAT volume to NTFS so that you can use encryption.
you can get access to the system volume information folder. follow the steps on this site -
All active directory data base security related information store in SYSVOL folder and its only created on NTFS partition. B: The Sysvol folder on a Windows domain controller is used to replicate file-based data among domain controllers. Because junctions are used within the Sysvol folder structure, Windows NT file system (NTFS) version 5.0 is required on domain controllers throughout a Windows distributed file system (DFS) forest. This is a quote from Microsoft themselves, basically the domain controller info stored in files like your group policy stuff is replicated through this folder structure
Disable your system restore, then reboot your comp, then after it boots back up, enable your system restore again. That will get rid of all of those stored files and settings in the System Volume Info folder..
Basically the system volume is required to start up, and the boot volume contains the OS. From http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314470: The system volume refers to the disk volume that contains the hardware-specific files that are needed to start Windows, such as Ntldr, Boot.ini, and Ntdetect.com. On computers that are running the Intel x86 line of CPU processors and later versions, the system volume must be a primary volume that is marked as active. This requirement can be fulfilled on any drive on the computer that the system BIOS searches when the operating system starts. The system volume can be the same volume as the boot volume. However, this configuration is not required. The boot volume refers to the disk volume that contains the Windows operating system files and the supporting files. By default, the Windows operating system files are in the WINDOWS folder, and the supporting files are in the WINDOWS\System32 folder. The boot volume can be the same volume as the system volume. However, this configuration is not required. There is only one system volume. However, there is one boot volume for each operating system in a multiboot system."
"If I delete the system volume information folder then will it have any effect on my computer?"
the folder is on a FAT volume