System Volume Information – An Overview
System Volume Information consists of a ‘hidden’ Windows system directory that contains a backup within shadow copy files of the user and system stored files.
The Microsoft Windows operating system automatically stores a backup of files present on the hard drive and places these files within a ‘hidden’ and compressed system folder named the System Volume Information directory. This backup process can also be manually carried out by the user.
If there is a system or software failure or corruption then the content of the System Volume Information directory can be restored to allow the computer to return to a previous correctly working point.
A normal user is unlikely to be aware of the presence of the System Volume Information directory or the files within it as the folder is ‘hidden’ by default and individual files present cannot be accessed in the normal way.
When the computer is restored using the content of the System Volume Information directory, any current files are replaced with the backup files.
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