Oops. I copied "System Volume Information", and can't remove it.?

Question

With my Desktop PC, I was using WindowsXP BACKUP, making a backup copy of a seperate small hard drive (for a laptop), and I burned the image file onto a DVD.

So I wanted to test it, by unpacking all of the files into a temporary folder on my desktop PC. Everything worked out fine, until I wanted to delete the temporary folder.

A folder called "System Volume Information" is there, and it will not allow me to remove it. It is just in a temporary folder that I created from scratch.

I tried safe mode, I tried NTSF DOS software, and anything similar to that. No luck. I am screwed!

Any help out there is appreciated.

Answer 1

If it's a system file windows will not let you remove it. Another words window will not kill itself...
If you're system is running ok - I would just leave it till the next time you have to reformat...
Just remember to never copy a system to your hard drive again...Joe

Answer 2

Hi. Sometimes you can reset the attributes in Safe Mode. System files are protected against accidental (or deliberate) deletion. The web should explain how to do this but it involves setting the attrib to -R -A -S -H.

Answer 3

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