Windows 10: System Volume Information more than 100GB on new PC

Hello,


I recently purchased a laptop w/ Windows 10 Home, version 20H2.

I have a 500GB SSD.


With barely any programs installed, and most of the bloatware eliminated, my C Drive is at 60% capacity.

I've tracked down two "system volume info" files that are more than 100GB combined...and more than 140GB in the whole Sys Vol Info folder.


This seems a bit excessive, and is not reflected on any other machine I have running earlier versions of Windows 10 Home. What's going on here? Please see attached. Thanks for the help.






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Removing errant files in the "System Volume Information" folder under Windows 10.

Hi,

Thank you for posting your response.

I suggest you to first stop Volume Shadow Copy service and try to remove the files and check. Follow the steps provided below:

Step 1: Stop Volume Shadow Copy service

• 
  Press Windows logo Key + R key.
  
• 
  Type services.msc.
  
• 
  Search for Volume Shadow Copy service.
  
• 
  Right click on it and select
  Stop.
  

Now, take ownership of the System volume Information folder and then try to delete its contents.

Step 2: File permissions.

• Right click on System volume Information folder.
• Select Properties.
• Go to Security tab.
• Select the user name.
• Click on Edit button.
• Under permission to Authenticated user, check on full control.
• Click on Apply and OK button.

Hope it helps. Do let us know the status of the issue. If you need further assistance, get back to us. We will be glad to assist you.

 

System Volume Information

Actually, there's a 3rd file, but it's hidden. Its name is 'tracking.log'.

 

System Volume Information contains redundant historical "System Volume Information" files using 80% of my disk

Hi,

There are different options available in the Windows 10 operating system that allow you to manage the disk drives on your computer. This includes formatting disk drives or cleaning up junk files.
The system volume information folder contains the system restore point entries,
data used by the content indexing service databases that speed up your file searches, the volume shadow copy service for backups, and the distributed link tracking service databases used to repair shortcuts and links.

Usually, it is not recommended to delete the entries from the System volume information since Windows needs this files. For us to resolve your concern, kindly attempt the steps below to shrink the size of the System Volume Information
folder:

• Press the Windows key + x to open the Quick link menu and from the list select
  Control panel.
• Select System and Security and then from the options presented choose
  System.
• On the left had the panel of the System information window, select the option
  System protection.
• Once you have the System properties window open, select the
  System protection tab and then click on the button labeled configure.
• You can now control how much disk space Windows uses for System Restore points.

Once you complete the steps you can now attempt to delete the folder and check if this improves the storage space you have on the disk drives.

We look forward to your response once you complete the steps.