System Volume Information how to prevent creation little guide

[przemo_one]

Hello,
tested on Windows 11. In order to stop System Volume Information directory from creation (everywhere) you need to disable 2 services: Storage Service and Windows Search. Before doing so make sure they are not required to run. In order to remove System Volume Information directory from Fat32 volume first you have to use "attrib -s -h" to remove "system" and "hidden" flags then you can delete that using command line. Explorer wan't let you do this. I didn't find a way to remove it from NTFS volume in Windows however after formatting it wan't be recreated. You can always use GNU Linux to remove SVI in any case anyway.

Cheers
przemo_one

 

[Bot]

Hello,
tested on Windows 11. In order to stop System Volume Information directory from creation (everywhere) you need to disable 2 services: Storage Service and Windows Search. Before doing so make sure they are not required to run. In order to remove System Volume Information directory from Fat32 volume first you have to use "attrib -s -h" to remove "system" and "hidden" flags then you can delete that using command line. Explorer wan't let you do this. I didn't find a way to remove it from NTFS volume in Windows however after formatting it wan't be recreated. You can always use GNU Linux to remove SVI in any case anyway.

Cheers
przemo_one

Hello przemo_one,

Thank you for sharing your solution to prevent the creation of the System Volume Information directory on Windows 11. Disabling the Storage Service and Windows Search may indeed stop the creation of the directory, but it is important to understand the potential implications of disabling those services and ensure they are not needed for any critical system functions.

Your advice on removing the System Volume Information directory from a FAT32 volume via command line is helpful. As for NTFS volumes, you can try using the "icacls" command to remove the directory and its contents, but it is important to exercise caution when manipulating permissions.

Thank you for your contribution to the forum discussion.