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How to change System Volume Information attributes?

8 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/how-to-change-system-volume-information-attributes.98107/

trublu
trublu Original post #1
Sep 21, 2008 at 12:48 AM
Yes,how to do it? whenever i check "show hidden files and folders",the system vol. information folder in C: shows up,even though i haven't unchecked "Hide protected OS files". Any help?
thewisecrab
Sep 21, 2008 at 8:28 AM
What attributes do you want to change? It is a system folder mind you... one wrong move and everything goes kaput
I advice against it....
dheeraj_kumar
Sep 21, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Nah, files in SVI are perfectly safe to delete. Go to any drive, right click SVI, click properties. In sharing tab, Tick whatever box is available and click okay. Repeat on all drives. Now you can delete the files inside. If you cant, restart the comp, and now you can.
trublu
trublu #4
Sep 21, 2008 at 3:03 PM
Yet another query:
The SVI folder in C: can be opened.But when i double-click the same folder(SVI) in other drives, i get an error "Access is Denied". Is something wrong?
C
Sep 21, 2008 at 6:01 PM
There's nothing wrong. Just right click on the SVI folder, click on "Properties" and go to the "Security" tab. Click on "Add". Enter your user name. Click on OK twice. You'll now be able to open that folder.
dheeraj_kumar
Sep 22, 2008 at 9:50 PM
@trublu

Do what I said for SVI in all drives.
P
paroh #7
Sep 25, 2008 at 9:04 AM
Open windows explorer go to Tools->Folder Option->View and check the last one use simple file sharing(Recommended).

And after that right click on System Volume Information to change its attributes
dheeraj_kumar
Sep 25, 2008 at 10:02 AM
^^ yeah I forgot that step, thanks :)