They're shadow copy files themselves used for restore points and the like.
Check out
http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/arc...ows-vista.aspx
Joe
"Brent" <HarvestThis@Spammers.Net> wrote in message
news:eHISqyZfHHA.928@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> It is a System File with NO extension.
>
> Your excellent suggestion about the registry search turned up:
>
> HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\BackupRestore\FilesNotToBackup\VSS
> Default Provider
>
> with a value of
>
> \System Volume Information\*{3808876B-C176-4e48-B7AE-04046E6CC752} /s
>
> Obviously SVI files ending with {3808876B-C176-4e48-B7AE-04046E6CC752} are
> not to be backed up by Volume Shadow copy Service, but beyond that I'm
> clueless.
>
> The other 2 partitions, System and Users, have 4 and 31 files,
> respectively, in System Volume Information ending with
> {3808876B-C176-4e48-B7AE-04046E6CC752} and varying in size from 30 MB to
> 5.5 GB.
>
> Thanks for the assistance.
>
>
> "Gerry Cornell" <gcjcvis@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:OJB5RfZfHHA.1456@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Brent
>>
>> What is the file extension?
>>
>> Have you searched your registry using regedit to see if the guid (if that
>> is what they are?) appears in the registry to get a programme name?
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~
>> FCA
>> Stourport, England
>> Enquire, plan and execute
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> "Brent" <HarvestThis@Spammers.Net> wrote in message
>> news:%23u6vtsWfHHA.4156@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Should have mentioned that I already tried that, to no avail.
>>>
>>> Thanks for responding.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Gerry Cornell" <gcjcvis@nospam.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%23Oq%23GjVfHHA.208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> Brent
>>>>
>>>> Run Disk CleanUp, More, Options, System Restore. What affect does it
>>>> have on the file size?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hope this helps.
>>>>
>>>> Gerry
>>>> ~~~~
>>>> FCA
>>>> Stourport, England
>>>> Enquire, plan and execute
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Brent" <HarvestThis@Spammers.Net> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23LxvtSUfHHA.4868@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>> (1) File name:
>>>>> {ca0a01b4-d58c-11db-8afb-0013720efba8}{3808876b-c176-4e48-b7ae-04046e6cc752}.
>>>>>
>>>>> (2) Partition is NOT System partition.
>>>>>
>>>>> (3) System Restore on this partition was ENabled by default, but is
>>>>> now
>>>>> DISabled.
>>>>>
>>>>> (4) File is modified after each boot. (System log entry nearest to
>>>>> Date/Time Modified is Windows Modules Installer service entering
>>>>> stopped
>>>>> state.)
>>>>>
>>>>> A single file consuming over 25% of a partition seems excessive. Any
>>>>> ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>> TIA.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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