"System Volume Information" the inaccessable folder in win2k

[ottomobiehl]

Ok ya'll.  I just found a folder on my C: drive called System Volume Information.  It is inaccessable, even when I am logged in as Admin.  I found it by enabling system folders to be shown.  Does anyone know what this folder is or what it does?  Has anyone seen this before.

Why can't I access this folder with Admin. privalges?

Inquiring minds want to know.

[ottomobiehl]

adz wrote:
Thats where XP keeps all its System Restore information. I assume you are using NTFS, if that is the case, you will need to give yourself permission to access the folder. Are you using XP Pro or XP Home?

I am using Windows 2000 (win2k) and the drive is NTFS.  Doesn't the administrator log-on give you the appropriate permission?  Not that I want to go poking around in folder that are going to mess up my OS, but how does one give himself permission? :-?

[ottomobiehl]

Apparently the indexing service stores it's log there according to computer management under Administration Tools.  And I am under the impression that the indexing service is there to aid you when you do a search for a file or folder, etc.  

Perhaps mikeymike could confirm this?

I stumbled on to this by dumb luck. :-D

EDIT-

Thanks to everyone who helped here.  I don't think I need to be poking around in there as I may screw something up.  I just look at it this way - I learned something new today :-)

[ottomobiehl]

MS Windows NT is not quite Linux i.e. “root” (god mode) user. One must think the Microsoft way.

 :roflmao:

[ottomobiehl]

You could be right. Where did you find this bit of info?

In the control Panel under administrative tools there is an app called computer management.  At the bottom of the tree, which is on the left, there is an unexpanded node called services and application.  Expand the node and it will show you another unexpanded node called Indexing service.  Here is where the info is kept.  I hope this helps.   :-D

Note expanding the indexing service node reveals two folders and a query search tool.  Interesting.  I haven't played with the query tool so I don't know what it does though it seems self explanatory. :-)

[ottomobiehl]

mikeymike wrote:
Hmm, perhaps it's something to do with the fact that even the first time I installed Win2k, I uninstalled the Indexing Service.  I don't see anything under the Indexing Service in Comp Managment that suggests that tracking.log has anything to do with it.

I was assuming the tracking log was  part of the indexing service.  Wasn't really sure about it.   :-D

I was wondering if getting rid of the indexing service was going to free up system resources (ie. run a little bit quicker and free up HDD space) if I got rid of it or would it be negligable as far as performace go or does it matter one way or the other?  I sometimes worry about removing something from an OS and it crippling my computer.  

[ottomobiehl]

It improves filesystem performance and lowers CPU load a bit. Every little counts

Consider it gone.



 :-D

[ottomobiehl]

Just kidding there, don't delete anything, in fact, don't even give yourself permission to look at it.

Oops!
 :-D