Matrium Reflect vs. System Volume Information

For the past few days, when backing up the D:\ (data drive), Macrium posts a warning, which the log shows that while the backup was successful, the System Volume Information in the D:\ drive cannot be copied. I don't know how long that folder may have been there, as I normally have my D:\Documents folder open. I do go to D:\ from time to time to access non-document entries, but never paid any attention to the presence of the SVI folder if it were even there. There is a SVI folder on C:\ and another on K:\, an external USB hard drive.

How do I either get rid of the SVI on D:, or get Macrium to revert to ignoring that folder?

Hi, try to gain some understanding of what that folder is:
What Is the “System Volume Information” Folder, and Can I Delete It?

Having read that, do you think it should normally be visible to you, and do you think it would be a good idea to delete it?

To help respondents, please post the exact error message received as a screenshot and as text so it can be used for searching. Thanks.

Ah- v8.. yes, good idea.

Not Myself said:

Yes, I have read the information about the folder, which is visible as I have marked Show Hidden Folders, so that I can access app data.

The text is :

Copying files
Error Reading:
D:\System Volume Information\8{3808876b-cl76-4e48-b7ae-04046e6cc752> Access is denied.


As this just started, I have concluded that it is a Macrium Reflect problem.....

Not necessarily. I too have Reflect v8 and have seen no such problem.

Every partition will have a System Volume Information folder, hidden and protected from viewing. You can however see its contents in TreeSizeFree run as an administrator. You should see that only the SVI folder on C: has files of any significant size, those for the system restore points. Files and folders you may find on any drive's SVI folder include ChkDsk logs and indexing files.



Your D:\System Volume Information\8{3808876b-cl76-4e48-b7ae-04046e6cc752> file name appears similar to a restore point's file name. It may be corrupted, you should try running ChkDsk /F on your D: drive. You could also try configuring System Protection for the D: drive, deleting any system restore points, or just turning it off. There's no real benefit in having system protection on any drive other than you C:\ system drive.



Turn On or Off System Protection for Drives in Windows 10

Not Myself said:

There is a SVI folder on C:\ and another on K:\, an external USB hard drive.

There will be an SVI folder on every formatted drive, even a USB flash stick formatted as Fat32. There at least there's no security permissions to stop you exploring its contents.

@dalchina -- I'm a Windows 7 person, I thought SVI also contains SRPs, System Restore Points, is W10 SVI the same? I thought MR6 & MR7 routinely did not copy SVI/SRPs, does MR8 do any different?

It depends... (and I can only presume it applies similarly for MR8):
Why a Cloned or Restored file system has less used space than the source - KnowledgeBase v7 - Macrium Reflect Knowledgebase - KnowledgeBase v7 - Macrium Reflect Knowledgebase


The same appears referenced starting from the v8 knoweldge base.