Deleting System Volume Information Files

spyglass · External Since: Mar 10, 2007 Posts: 6

I'm trying to defrag my hard drive using PerfectDisk and it reports a large
number of files(99) that are excluded from the defrag. As a result, my hard
drive remains pretty badly fragmented. I have disabled System Restore and
(using Disk Cleanup) deleted old Restore files but these 99 files remain. I
believe they may be left over from the XP installation previously on the
drve. Is there any way to remove them?
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Ray Titus

anandk · External Since: Apr 02, 2007 Posts: 27

defrag in safe mode.
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Microsoft MVP 2007 Awardee.

"spyglass" wrote:

> I'm trying to defrag my hard drive using PerfectDisk and it reports a large
> number of files(99) that are excluded from the defrag. As a result, my hard
> drive remains pretty badly fragmented. I have disabled System Restore and
> (using Disk Cleanup) deleted old Restore files but these 99 files remain. I
> believe they may be left over from the XP installation previously on the
> drve. Is there any way to remove them?
> --
> Ray Titus

spyglass · External Since: Mar 10, 2007 Posts: 6

Thanks for the suggestion. It successfully defragged my files but left the
free space badly fragmented. It also did nothing about getting rid of the
System Volume Information files, which I don't think I need any more. It's
these files that are causing the free space fragmentation. This problem did
not exist with XP; I understand that it's caused by changes inthe Vista file
system.

Can these files be accessed in any way that can help me resolve the issue?
--
Ray Titus

"anandk" wrote:

> defrag in safe mode.
> --
> www.WinVistaClub.com
> Microsoft MVP 2007 Awardee.
>
>
>
> "spyglass" wrote:
>
> > I'm trying to defrag my hard drive using PerfectDisk and it reports a large
> > number of files(99) that are excluded from the defrag. As a result, my hard
> > drive remains pretty badly fragmented. I have disabled System Restore and
> > (using Disk Cleanup) deleted old Restore files but these 99 files remain. I
> > believe they may be left over from the XP installation previously on the
> > drve. Is there any way to remove them?
> > --
> > Ray Titus