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Did you notice that the Recycler and SystemVolume Information folder will appear at theroot of your C: drive once you uncheck Hideprotected operating system files fromFolder Options?

So what is Recycler and System Volume Information all about? Why do I get the errormessage C:\System Volume Information is not accessible. Access is deniedwhen I tried to access System Volume Information folder?

My anti-virus detected virus in System Volume Information but was unable to removethe virus. How to manually access System Volume Information folder and delete thevirus?

What about the Recycler folder? What is the difference between Recycle Bin andRecycler? Is it safe to delete the Recycler folder? Actually I noticed these 2 folders longtime ago but I didnt care about it because I assumed that it belonged to Windows.Today I had a little bit of free time and I decided to check it out.

The System Volume Information folder is a hidden system folder that the SystemRestore tool uses to store its information and restore points. There is a System VolumeInformation folder on every partition on your computer. Quite often virus are found inSystem Volume Information folder because Windows has included the virus into aSystem Restore Point when it creates one. Problem is anti-virus scanner cant access thefolder. What you need to do is to give permission to the current logged on user fullaccess to System Volume Information folder. Here is how you can gain access to SystemVolume Information folder if youre using Windows XP.

1. Go to Control Panel -> Folder Options2. Go to View tab, UNCHECK Use simple file sharing.

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3. Open My Computer and go to your C:\ drive, right click on System VolumeInformation and select Properties.4. Click the Security tab.5. Click Add and then type the name of the user to whom you want to give access tothe folder. Typically, this is the account with which you are logged on. Click OK, andthen click OK again. You can now access the System Volume Information folder. Run afull scan with your anti-virus scanner, this time it should be able to remove virusesfound in System Volume Information folder.

To access System Volume Information in Windows Vista, you have to take ownership.1. Open My Computer and go to your C:\ drive, right click on System VolumeInformation and select Properties.2. Click the Security tab.3. Click Advanced button where it says For special permissions or advanced settings,click Advanced.4. Click the Owner tab.5. Click the Edit button.6. CHECK Replace owner on subcontainers and objects and click OK.

You will get a Windows security warning that says If you have just taken ownership ofthis objectm, you will need to close and reopen this objects properties before you canview or change permissions. You should be able to access System Volume information inVista.

Another method to remove the virus in System Volume Information by turning offSystem Restore. It will remove all your restore points. After turning System Restore off,restart your computer and then re-enable back the System Restore. It will create a newand good restore point without the virus. By default, System Restore is automaticallyturned on and you can turn it off from:1. Go to Control Panel -> System2. Click the System Restore tab.

3. Check Turn off System Restore and click OK.

Next is the Recycler folder. When you delete a file in Windows NT Explorer or MyComputer, the file is stored in the Recycle Bin. The file remains in the Recycle Bin untilyou empty the Recycle Bin or restore the file. The Recycler folder is used only on NTFSpartitions. The Recycler folder contains a Recycle Bin for each user that logs on to thecomputer, sorted by their security identifier (SID). It is safe to delete files inside theRecycler folder. Even if you delete the Recycler folder, it will be re-created once youdelete a file.

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Bryan1988November 8th, 2007 at 11:37 am

Nice post now i know what is all about..

thanks ray keep up the good work!!!

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n-GEnX08

November 8th, 2007 at 1:00 pm

owkei!!!

nice info..

thanks for the post..

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ChristianNovember 8th, 2007 at 6:43 pm

good article. but how can i access system volume information folder when there are

no other users attached to my computer and im the only user/administrator? will i

see security tab in this folders property? just wanna know how can i access this

folder in other way. thanks.

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Sam AhmedNovember 8th, 2007 at 7:39 pm

Hi everybody,

I would like to add some informations on the system restore tweaks ,a while i ago i

started seeing some wierd files with ip 127.0.0.1 in my port explorer log so i started

investigating that issue but i ended up with a shock !

if you turned off system restore it doesnt mean it is really off because some viruses

will still i nject itself in that as a fake system restore directory unless you activate

system restore and disable it again to delete all these files and get rid of all these

127.0.0.1 files that says system.

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more than that i started looking all over the net for a way to change the system

restore size to be with 0 size limit while it is on but i couldnt find one way to do

that!

so what do you think Raymond ?

TariqNovember 9th, 2007 at 11:25 pm

Never ever delete system volume information or its contents unless u know whats

inside..

Or u will end up deleting all system restore checkpoints..!

You can use system restore if u are infected by a virus or when your system settings

have been changes accidentally.!

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garageNovember 11th, 2007 at 6:53 am

disable system restore

or disable the service and reboot

start->run->cmd

dosbox opens

cd\cacls c:\System Volume Information /E /G yourusername:F

now you could delete the file normaly

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whoamiNovember 12th, 2007 at 12:05 am

nice nice great post indeed

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NaeemNovember 29th, 2007 at 7:17 am

hi raymond i have a file called t racking in my system folder. so any advice.

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BradJanuary 9th, 2008 at 2:00 am

Hello,

I tried to uncheck the box in Control Panel -> Folder Options..View tab, and

UNCHECK Use simple file sharing. But the Use simple file sharing option isnt

there on my computer under this path. Now what do I do?

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JackFebruary 17th, 2008 at 6:10 pm

i have the same problem as brad, my guess is the virus removed it

it also removed the security tab on the Sharing and Security option on the right click

menu.

any ideas?

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MichaelMarch 15th, 2008 at 5:47 pm 11


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It would appear that this is a bigger problem than \one person screwing something

up\, since I have EXACTLY the same problem as Brad and Jack.

kishanMarch 18th, 2008 at 10:04 am

Thanks for the article Ray .. The info was helpful

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JonathanApril 2nd, 2008 at 5:47 am

Hey bro ,,, I System Volume Information Folder on all my drives !!!! My Comp faced

a Trojan attack couple days back and i had to reinstall OS and formated only My C

drive .. Is it normal to have System Volume Information Folder on all the drives

????Please advice Cheers !!!!

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MOSESApril 23rd, 2008 at 9:01 pm

VERY HELPFUL. THANKS

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MoniqueApril 25th, 2008 at 3:15 pm

I have the EXACT same problem as Brad, Jack AND Michael!! Ahh!! I feel so

helpless!!!!!!

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AravindApril 29th, 2008 at 2:17 pm

Thanks a lot.

I got a solution for all my problems with the PC..

I also understand that using this method we can remove the ntd1er.com, autorun.ini

virus Thanks a lot..

God Bless u

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RonMay 8th, 2008 at 1:13 am

And I have the EXACT same problem as Brad, Jack, Michael AND Monique!!

Suggestions?

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MosheMay 26th, 2008 at 9:33 am

for Brad, Jack, Michael Moniqueand Ron as far as i kwon this option will be shown

only if you have a network at your computer e.g. a router.

as for Jonathan you will have one on each drive though the easiest way is gain

access to it all is with the cacls command shown early here used a few times just

change the driver letter each time you write the command. the should solve the

problems.

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June 16th, 2008 at 5:33 am

bom eu tenho u Avast anti viros ,eu fiz um escaneamemto hj e ele emcomtro mais

ou menos um 70 viros na pasta System eu movi todo eles para a quarentena .Agora

eu quero saber se posso excluir eles,ou se eu excluir ele o pc nao liga mais .o q eu

faco.exclui ou deixo eles na quarentena .

PramodJune 18th, 2008 at 4:30 pm

I got a solution for many problems with my pc.

Thanks a lot

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aljaroJune 29th, 2008 at 1:02 am

it was a very helpfull more than microsoft

thank you

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vasilJune 30th, 2008 at 5:28 am

thank you

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BenJuly 6th, 2008 at 5:45 pm

Thanks it solved my problem on XP SP2

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prasadJuly 9th, 2008 at 5:20 pm

sorry System Volume Information and recycle virus didin\t remov24

ora110August 20th, 2008 at 11:52 am

thanks a lot.

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bukunAugust 24th, 2008 at 5:57 am

thanks a lot abt system volume information

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PidgeAugust 30th, 2008 at 1:55 am

Thanks very much!

Dont know why they made Vista so complicated.

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September 16th, 2008 at 10:45 am

what is the particular anti virus that can remove or can kill this problematic virus

and thanks ray now i got worth full ideas from u thanks a lot

RituSeptember 26th, 2008 at 7:43 pm

I tried the option Ray gave and it seems to have worked for the C but on the D drive

the folder is still not accessible.

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MadhanSeptember 29th, 2008 at 2:17 pm

Thanks GUys

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the great britainOctober 31st, 2008 at 6:25 pm

thank you very much raymond. you always have a good advice for someone who is

lost.

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Tun LinnNovember 8th, 2008 at 1:53 am

i also have the same problems. my norton also can not detect the virus. i got this

virus thru the phone. coz i wanted to upload some songs into my phone. from then

onwards, i could not play Windows Media Player, also got this Thumbs.db file in

every folders. and System Volume Information and RECYCLER in my D drive too.

anyone??? help me pls??? thx

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Tun Linn

November 8th, 2008 at 2:05 am

addittion!!! all my fi les right. now having like. .jpg , .mp3 , .mpg. ya.33

tridNovember 10th, 2008 at 11:38 am

hello, i followed your instructions on accessing volume information in windows vista

but it did not work. please help!

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amir

November 29th, 2008 at 8:57 pm

Excellent just as usual!

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JohnDecember 15th, 2008 at 1:37 am

As far as I know the uncheck simple file sharing method only works on XP Pro, not

Home. XP Home uses simple file sharing and it cannot be deactivated. Sometimes

people who use XP Pro explain how to do something without realizing that it doesnt

apply to Home.

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Bob HoekstraDecember 16th, 2008 at 4:13 pm

Thanks AVG told me about suspicious files in here and it has taken me ages to

figure out how to delete them . Now I know the answer!

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SonnyDecember 21st, 2008 at 6:37 am

Hola a todos yo tenia el mismisimo problema, ese de que no podia entrar al system

volume information, pero siguiendo los pasos ahora si pude entrar, cuando entre en

la carpeta aparecieron dos archivitos inusuales: uno que era tracking (un documento

de texto) y otro que era mounty no me acuerdo que mas porque ya lo elimine, y

cuando pense que me habia desecho del virus, las carpetas recycler seguian

apareciendo, y mi pen drive seguia in fectandose, mi pregunta es como puedo

encontrar el programa que crea esas malditas carpetas y en donde esta instalado,

porque me parece que es igual que el cftmon32.exe que estaba instalado en

c:/windows, y que tambien ya lo elimine, agradeceria que me ayudaran por

favor..Bye Saludos

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rayDecember 21st, 2008 at 6:30 pm

THnx a lot it worked!!! thanx have a happy christmas! : )

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HozyDecember 27th, 2008 at 3:43 am

1980 System Restore

xp ..

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neil johnDecember 28th, 2008 at 6:18 pm

nice..but i would like to ask how to access my files i f the virus was removed by AVG?

coz i cant access anymore the files in both my external drive and flash drive..iva

already tried showing hidden files and folders yet i cant access them..please help..

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Kamalakar PatilJanuary 4th, 2009 at 5:58 pm

thanks a lot dude!!!

for this problem i had format my system 3 times, but every time these folder werecame after 3 to 4 days.

now i have got a perfect solution.

Thank you.

Kamalakar (India)

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Razor a-XJanuary 25th, 2009 at 8:41 pm

Thanks Mr Raymond! I\ve managed to delete the RECYCLER folder but the System

Volume Information folder keeps appearing. But thanks anyway!

I\ve linked this page in my blog. I hope that it\s fine with you.

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Thanks a lot!

younes khassilFebruary 11th, 2009 at 10:32 pm

merci raymond pour explication tu es vrement un grand anti verus hh merci

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ansarFebruary 18th, 2009 at 5:29 pm

hi , i am having xp sp2 os and these two folders are vexing me up i dont know are

these folders belong to virus or not can any one help me.And i have followed the

above procedure but i am not able to delete them

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shivaMarch 1st, 2009 at 10:24 am

i am not able to find the Security tab in my properties of system volume

information can any one out ther help me up..

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Merlin_MagiiMarch 6th, 2009 at 6:02 am

Must have missed this posting thanks Raymond.

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shaistaMarch 11th, 2009 at 12:50 pm

i dvd writer is not writing dvd and cd ,it only reads it. Is it due to a virus.what

should i do.

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ranjitMarch 23rd, 2009 at 11:32 am

good work.

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IonutzMarch 26th, 2009 at 2:09 am

Thaaaaaaaaanks No More Trojans On My Computeeer

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suklal kaleMarch 29th, 2009 at 1:49 am

thnx.

great information, It helps a lot..

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muztApril 8th, 2009 at 9:07 am

is it safe to disable the system volume info?

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plz anybody there reply ,..,.,hehehe \m/

muztApril 8th, 2009 at 9:19 am

just go to any folder and then above option, click the tools then scroll down to folder

option, there youll find view tab then to the last button unchecked it.,., DONE..

by the way Raymond What should i do with the recycler folder,, please i need more

info(Thahkz!!)

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jayApril 16th, 2009 at 10:17 pm

thanks for the information virut is nasty virus that attaches it self to all .exe files and

re appears from system restore points if not cleaned out

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DharmendraMay 9th, 2009 at 1:30 pm

yaha sub kar ke dekha liya par yaha folder delet nahi hota hai .

koi aur rasta hai isko virus ko delet karana ka???

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IMRANMay 23rd, 2009 at 8:06 pm

hi,,,

when i saw recycler in my computer every drive then i afraid that my computer is

also infected with virus but thanks for suggesting me ..IMRAN

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snehaJune 26th, 2009 at 8:27 pm

hey shiva

your problem was not finding the security tab right???

if its not late i have a solution 4 u..

go to my computers-tools-folder options-click on the view tab-and uncheck the box

for use simple file sharing (Recommended) now u willl get the security tab u

wanted

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mhelJuly 9th, 2009 at 1:25 pm

hello, my computer recently got infected with the autorun, recycler and system

volume information viruses..

i managed to delete the recycler virus but it keeps coming back..

also when i try to delete the autorun and sys volume information viruses.. thesemessages appear respectively.

cannot del. folder was created by flash disinfector. cannot find the specified file

Access denied make sure the disk is not full or write protected and that file is

currently not in use

what should i do?

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wish your method did work, but it didnt. bec it doesnt eliminate the problem (virus).

and Win XP Home and Pro are fundamentally different , what you are teaching is

only good for the Pro ver.

julzOctober 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm

Thats the good thing virus has come these day, it can hides itself to the deepest. i

followed all the instructions, i have xp pro sp2 or sp3, still i cant access SystemVolume Information and when you notice on type tab ofwindows explorer, system

volume information is a folder. sometimes, when i double clicking this folder, it

creates a recycler folder.. Any idea whats going on?

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jayanthOctober 10th, 2009 at 3:07 pm

Superb post, thank a lot

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mohitOctober 17th, 2009 at 2:30 am

they r appearing again n agin what should i do?

plz help me

but anyway thanx a lot sir

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ASFNovember 29th, 2009 at 8:53 pm

Thanks a lot

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sb_wasim

December 7th, 2009 at 10:34 pm

Hi..,

well there is a solution of all types of viruses,if you knows

the name of file which is still infected.

ubuntu is the operating system,which you have to install

in your system in any other device except your windows

drive.and start that window.ubuntu or linux cannot support executable files.so you

can easily delete all

type of infected files.just. . . . .

start>ubuntu>\open drive>right click on file..

and delete that file.

easy way 2 save system from viruses.

G@@D BYE..

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