up vote 1 down vote favorite
share [g+] share [fb]

I met the same problem of not being able to shrink the Windows OS partition C: as much as I plan to due to unmovable files.

Having learned from this post, I would like to "turned System Restore off, removed System Volume Information folders". So I was wondering where and how I can "turned System Restore off, removed System Volume Information folders"?

This is the only way I can find out to solve my problem. If you have other way please let me know.

Thanks and regards!

link|improve this question
56% accept rate
1  
my understanding of System Volume Information folders leads me to believe that if you delete this info from your computer then windows may not boot (if you still want the ability to do that) – Patrick Feb 7 '11 at 17:32
@Patrick: I don't know what to do to shrink my partition except the way suggested in the linked post. Do you have better ideas? – Tim Feb 7 '11 at 17:48
a program I have used to resize disks was GParted (gparted.sourceforge.net/news.php), it's open-source and updated regularly. Two things though: #1 when I used it, it was with Win XP & #2 do a full backup of your hard drive before using this tool. As with any resizing/re-partitioning of hard drives you should ALWAYS backup first. Doesn't take much to waste all the data on a drive when doing these sorts of things [although as good practice dictates, you should always have a backup anyway :-)] – Patrick Feb 7 '11 at 17:53
@Patrick: Will GParted be able to deal with unmovable files? PS: My goal is to shrink C:, crate D: and install Ubuntu along side Windows. – Tim Feb 7 '11 at 17:59
I'm not sure if GParted will move files that are considered unmovable to windows, but I believe the resizing ability of GParted is better than the included windows resizing tools so you may not need to worry about that. how large is your hard drive in total? – Patrick Feb 7 '11 at 18:11
show 3 more comments
feedback

2 Answers

up vote 1 down vote accepted

to turn off System Restore(Protection) in windows 7:

From microsoft:

  1. Open System by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, and then clicking System.
  2. In the left pane, click System Protection. Administrator permission required If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
  3. To turn on System Protection for a hard disk, select the check box next to the disk, and then click OK. – or – To turn off System Protection for a hard disk, clear the check box next to the disk, and then click OK.

To remove the System Volume Information folders, which I believe are unremovable in windows:

  1. Download an Ubuntu Live CD
  2. Burn it
  3. Boot from the CD
  4. After boot, open up the drive in the Ubuntu desktop, highlight and delete the folder.
link|improve this answer
feedback
up vote 1 down vote

Perhaps I'm missing something... did you try this: Go to the Control Panel, open the System Control Panel. Click on "Advanced System Settings" on the left and then in the Window that appears, click on the "System Protection" tab.

I don't know what, if anything will DELETE "System Volume Information", but it should otherwise largely "empty" it.

link|improve this answer
feedback

Your Answer

 
or
required, but never shown
discard

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.