[SOLVED] Volume information incorrect

I woke up this morning to find that I had 64 MB left on my external ext3 backup drive. When I left it last night I had ~30 GB left! Some relevant output:
df -h /media/Seagate500/
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sdc1 459G 436G 0 100% /media/Seagate500
sudo du -h --max-depth=1
354G ./Videos
16K ./lost+found
82G ./Backups
436G .
I know I have the space because I can copy files onto the drive albeit using sudo. Gparted displays the information correctly (http://imgur.com/BfbRf.png). What the hell is going on?
Last edited by iamsmrt (2009-12-26 17:47:33)

Figured out my issue, accidentally backed up files in the trash that were taking up a lot of space. For some reason, they weren't being included in the du counts.

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[Forum FAQ] Reduce the size of System Volume Information folder

Symptom
There is a folder called System Volume Information in the root of each drive. (Figure 1)
Sometimes, you may find the size of System Volume Information folder is too large. However,
it is not recommended to delete the files in it casually since
the System Volume information folder is
created by the Operating System and used by Windows for storing critical information related to the system configuration.
Figure 1.
Note:
The System Volume Information folder
is a hidden system folder on each drive by default, you can show the hidden files and folders before accessing it.
Cause
In general, the System Volume Information folder contains
System Restore points, Distributed Link Tracking Service databases, Content Indexing Service databases, WinFS databases and information used by the Volume
Snapshot Service.
If you enable shadow copies on a volume, more and more VSS snapshots will be created in the "System Volume Information" folder. Then the size of this folder will become
too large.
Solution
You can follow the steps below to free up the space of System Volume Information folder safely:
1. Delete the GUIDs files in System Volume Information folder using DiskShadow.exe.
1) Open a command prompt with administrator privilege, then type “DiskShadow.exe” at the command prompt.
2) Type “Delete shadows OLDEST <BackupStorageLocation>”
at the command prompt.
3) Type “Exit” to exit DiskShadow.exe.
Note: Theoldestshadow
copy in the folder will be deleted each time
you run the commands. Before you run those commands, please
make sure the oldest shadow copy is not useful to you.
2. Changing the amount of disk space available to VSS
1) Right-click on the drive you want to configure, and click “Properties”.
2) Click “Shadow Copies” and then click “Settings”. (Figure 2)
Figure 2.
3) Choose “Use limit" and type the maximum size you want to set for the shadow copies, then click “Ok”.
(Figure 3)
Figure 3.
Note: The extra shadow copies would be deleted in System Volume Information folder once you
configure the Maximum size to a lower value than before.It
will delete the older shadow copies firstly. Before you configure this setting, please make sure that you have enough space
to create shadow copies.
More Information
What's the deal with the System Volume Information folder?
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/archive/2003/11/20/55764.aspx
Backup Version and Space Management in Windows Server Backup
http://blogs.technet.com/b/filecab/archive/2009/06/22/backup-version-and-space-management-in-windows-server-backup.aspx
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Hi,
You could choose the shadow copies tap then choose Settings and then “use Limit" put in 1024MB, OK and OK, the drive would have plenty of free space.
For more detailed information, please refer to the thread below:
Windows 2008 R2 System Volume Information too large
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/647d350f-f3a0-487d-b885-f2eaa3f029f0/windows-2008-r2-system-volume-information-too-large
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Windows Server 2012 - Hyper-V - Cluster Sharded Storage - VHDX unexpectedly gets copied to System Volume Information by "System", Virtual Machines stops respondig

We have a problem with one of our deployments of Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V with a 2 node cluster connected to a iSCSI SAN.
Our setup:
Hosts - Both run Windows Server 2012 Standard and are clustered.
HP ProLiant G7, 24 GB RAM. This is the primary host and normaly all VMs run on this host.
HP ProLiant G5, 20 GB RAM. This is the secondary host that and is intended to be used in case of failure of the primary host.
We have no antivirus on the hosts and the scheduled ShadowCopy (previous version of files) is switched off.
iSCSI SAN:
QNAP NAS TS-869 Pro, 8 INTEL SSDSA2CW160G3 160 GB i a RAID 5 with a Host Spare. 2 Teamed NIC.
Switch:
DLINK DGS-1210-16 - Both the network cards of the Hosts that are dedicated to the Storage and the Storage itself are connected to the same switch and nothing else is connected to this switch.
Virtual Machines:
3 Windows Server 2012 Standard - 1 DC, 1 FileServer, 1 Application Server.
1 Windows Server 2008 Standard Exchange Server.
All VMs are using dynamic disks (as recommended by Microsoft).
Updates
We have applied the most resent updates to the Hosts, VMs and iSCSI SAN about 3 weeks ago with no change in our problem and we continually update the setup.
Normal operation:
Normally this setup works just fine and we see no real difference in speed in startup, file copy and processing speed in LoB applications of this setup compared to a single host with two 10000 RPM Disks. Normal network speed is 10-200 Mbit, but occasionally
we see speeds up to 400 Mbit/s of combined read/write for instance during file repair.
Our Problem:
Our problem is that for some reason a random VHDX gets copied to System Volume Information by "System" of the Clusterd Shared Storage (i.e. C:\ClusterStorage\Volume1\System Volume Information).
All VMs stops responding or responds very slowly during this copy process and you can for instance not send CTRL-ALT-DEL to a VM in the Hyper-V console, or for instance start task manager when already logged in.
This happens at random and not every day and different VHDX files from different VMs gets copied each time. Some time it happens during daytime wich causes a lot of problems, especially when a 200 GB file gets copied (which take a lot of time).
What it is not:
We thought that this was connected to the backup, but the backup had finished 3 hours before the last time this happended and the backup never uses any of the files in System Volume Information so it is not the backup.
An observation:
When this happend today I switched on ShadowCopy (previous files) and set it to only to use 320 MB of storage and then the Copy Process stopped and the virtual Machines started responding again. This could be unrelated since there is no way to see
how much of the VHDX that is left to be copied, so it might have been finished at the same time as I enabled ShadowCopy (previos files).
Our question:
Why is a VHDX copied to System Volume Information when scheduled ShadowCopy (previous version of files) is switched off? As far as I know, nothing should be copied to this folder when this functionis switched off?
List of VSS Writers:
vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2001-2012 Microsoft Corp.
Writer name: 'Task Scheduler Writer'
   Writer Id: {d61d61c8-d73a-4eee-8cdd-f6f9786b7124}
   Writer Instance Id: {1bddd48e-5052-49db-9b07-b96f96727e6b}
   State: [1] Stable
   Last error: No error
Writer name: 'VSS Metadata Store Writer'
   Writer Id: {75dfb225-e2e4-4d39-9ac9-ffaff65ddf06}
   Writer Instance Id: {088e7a7d-09a8-4cc6-a609-ad90e75ddc93}
   State: [1] Stable
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Writer name: 'Performance Counters Writer'
   Writer Id: {0bada1de-01a9-4625-8278-69e735f39dd2}
   Writer Instance Id: {f0086dda-9efc-47c5-8eb6-a944c3d09381}
   State: [1] Stable
   Last error: No error
Writer name: 'System Writer'
   Writer Id: {e8132975-6f93-4464-a53e-1050253ae220}
   Writer Instance Id: {7848396d-00b1-47cd-8ba9-769b7ce402d2}
   State: [1] Stable
   Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Microsoft Hyper-V VSS Writer'
   Writer Id: {66841cd4-6ded-4f4b-8f17-fd23f8ddc3de}
   Writer Instance Id: {8b6c534a-18dd-4fff-b14e-1d4aebd1db74}
   State: [5] Waiting for completion
   Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Cluster Shared Volume VSS Writer'
   Writer Id: {1072ae1c-e5a7-4ea1-9e4a-6f7964656570}
   Writer Instance Id: {d46c6a69-8b4a-4307-afcf-ca3611c7f680}
   State: [1] Stable
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Writer name: 'ASR Writer'
   Writer Id: {be000cbe-11fe-4426-9c58-531aa6355fc4}
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   Writer Id: {4969d978-be47-48b0-b100-f328f07ac1e0}
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Writer name: 'Shadow Copy Optimization Writer'
   Writer Id: {4dc3bdd4-ab48-4d07-adb0-3bee2926fd7f}
   Writer Instance Id: {cb0c7fd8-1f5c-41bb-b2cc-82fabbdc466e}
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Writer name: 'Cluster Database'
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   Writer Instance Id: {23320f7e-f165-409d-8456-5d7d8fbaefed}
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Writer name: 'COM+ REGDB Writer'
   Writer Id: {542da469-d3e1-473c-9f4f-7847f01fc64f}
   Writer Instance Id: {f23d0208-e569-48b0-ad30-1addb1a044af}
   State: [1] Stable
   Last error: No error
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Please only answer our question and do not offer any general optimization tips that do not directly adress the issue! We want the problem to go away, not to finish a bit faster!

Hallo Lawrence!
Thankyou for youre reply, some comments to help you and others who read this thread:
First of all, we use Windows Server 2012 and the VHDX as I wrote in the headline and in the text in my post. We have not had this problem in similar setups with Windows Server 2008 R2, so the problem seem to be introduced in Windows Server 2012.
These posts that you refer to seem to be outdated and/or do not apply to our configuration:
The post about Dynamic Disks:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee941151(v=WS.10).aspx is only a recommendation for Windows Server 2008 R2 and the VHD format. Dynamic VHDX is indeed recommended by Microsoft when using Windows Server 2012 (please look in the optimization guide
for Windows Server 2012).
Infact, if we use fixed VHDX then we would have a bigger problem since fixed VHDX are generaly larger then Dynamic Disks, i.e. more data would be copied and that would take longer time = the VMs would be unresponsive for a longer time.
The post "What's the deal with the System Volume Information folder"
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/archive/2003/11/20/55764.aspx is for Windows XP / Windows Server 2003 and some things has changed since then. for instance In Windows Server 2012, Shadow Copies cannot be controlled by going to Control panel -> System.
Instead you right-click on a Drive (i.e. a Volume, for instance the C drive/Volume) in Computer and then click "Configure Shadow Copies".
Windows Server 2008 R2 Backup problem
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/windowsbackup/thread/0fc53adb-477d-425b-8c99-ad006e132336 - This post is about the Antivirus software trying to scan files used during backup that exists in the System Volume Information folder and we do not
have any antivirus software installed on our hosts as I stated in my post.
Comment that might help us:
So according to “System Volume Information” definition, the operation you mentioned is Volume Shadow Copy. Check event viewer to find Volume Shadow Copy related event logs and post them.
Why?
Furhter investigation suggests that a volume shadow copy is somehow created even though the Schedule for Shadows Copies is turned off for all drives. This happens at random and we have not found any pattern. Yesterday this operation took almost all available
disk space (over 200 GB), but all the disk space was released when I turned on scheduled Shadow Copies for the CSV.
I therefore draw these conclusions:
The CSV Volume has about 600 GB of disk space and since Volume Shadows Copy used 200 GB, or about 33% of the disk space, and the default limit is 10% then I conclude that for some reason the unscheduled Volume Shadow Copy did not have any limit (or ignored
the limit).
When I turned on the Schedule I also change the limit to the minimum amount which is 320 MB and this is probably what released the disk space. That is, the unscheduled Volume Shadow Copy operation was aborted and it adhered to the limit and deleted the
Volume Shadow Copy it had taken.
I have also set the limit for Volume Shadow Copies for all other volumes to 320 MB by using the "Configure Shadow Copies" Window that you open by right clicking on a drive (volume) in Computer and then selecting "Configure Shadow Copies...".
It is important to note that setting a limit for Shadow Copy Storage, and disabaling the Schedule are two different things! It is possible to have unlimited storage for Shadow Copies when the Schedule is disabled, however I do not know if this was the case
Before I enabled Shadow Copies on the CSV since I did not look for this.
I now have defined a limit for Shadow Copy Storage to 320 MB on all drives and then no VHDX should be copied to System Volume Information since they are all larger than 320 MB.
Does this sound about right or am I drawing the wrong conclusions?
Limits for Shadow Copies:
Below we list the limits for our two hosts:
"Primary Host":
C:\>vssadmin list shadowstorage
vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2001-2012 Microsoft Corp.
Shadow Copy Storage association
   For volume: (\\?\Volume{e3ad7feb-178b-11e2-93e8-806e6f6e6963}\)\\?\Volume{e3ad7feb-178b-11e2-93e8-806e6f6e6963}\
   Shadow Copy Storage volume: (\\?\Volume{e3ad7feb-178b-11e2-93e8-806e6f6e6963}\)\\?\Volume{e3ad7feb-178b-11e2-93e8-806e6f6e6963}\
   Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
   Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
   Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 320 MB (91%)
Shadow Copy Storage association
   For volume: (E:)\\?\Volume{dc0a177b-ab03-44c2-8ff6-499b29c3d5cc}\
   Shadow Copy Storage volume: (E:)\\?\Volume{dc0a177b-ab03-44c2-8ff6-499b29c3d5cc}\
   Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
   Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
   Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 320 MB (0%)
Shadow Copy Storage association
   For volume: (G:)\\?\Volume{f58dc334-17be-11e2-93ee-9c8e991b7c20}\
   Shadow Copy Storage volume: (G:)\\?\Volume{f58dc334-17be-11e2-93ee-9c8e991b7c20}\
   Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
   Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
   Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 320 MB (3%)
Shadow Copy Storage association
   For volume: (C:)\\?\Volume{e3ad7fec-178b-11e2-93e8-806e6f6e6963}\
   Shadow Copy Storage volume: (C:)\\?\Volume{e3ad7fec-178b-11e2-93e8-806e6f6e6963}\
   Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
   Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
   Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 320 MB (0%)
C:\>cd \ClusterStorage\Volume1
Secondary host:
C:\>vssadmin list shadowstorage
vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2001-2012 Microsoft Corp.
Shadow Copy Storage association
   For volume: (\\?\Volume{b2951138-f01e-11e1-93e8-806e6f6e6963}\)\\?\Volume{b2951138-f01e-11e1-93e8-806e6f6e6963}\
   Shadow Copy Storage volume: (\\?\Volume{b2951138-f01e-11e1-93e8-806e6f6e6963}\)\\?\Volume{b2951138-f01e-11e1-93e8-806e6f6e6963}\
   Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
   Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
   Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 35,0 MB (10%)
Shadow Copy Storage association
   For volume: (D:)\\?\Volume{5228437e-9a01-4690-bc40-1df85a0e6736}\
   Shadow Copy Storage volume: (D:)\\?\Volume{5228437e-9a01-4690-bc40-1df85a0e6736}\
   Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
   Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
   Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 27,3 GB (10%)
Shadow Copy Storage association
   For volume: (C:)\\?\Volume{b2951139-f01e-11e1-93e8-806e6f6e6963}\
   Shadow Copy Storage volume: (C:)\\?\Volume{b2951139-f01e-11e1-93e8-806e6f6e6963}\
   Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
   Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
   Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 6,80 GB (10%)
C:\>
There is something strange about the limits on the Secondary host!
I have not in any way changed the settings on the Secondary host and as you can see, the Secondary host has a maximum limit of only 35 MB storage on the CSV, but it also shows that this is 10% of the Volume. This is clearly not the case since 10% if 600
GB = 60 GB!
The question is, why does it by default set a too small limit (i.e. < 320 MB) on the CSV and is this the cause of the problem? I.e. is the limit ignored since it is smaller than the smallest amount you can provide using the GUI?
Is the default 35 MB maximum Shadow Copy limit a bug, or is there any logical reason for setting a limit that according to the GUI is too small?

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Any folder that I can not access tends to lead me to believe that someone is hiding something from me, for lord knows what reason. I have right to access anything on my computer, you are taking that right away from me, In my opinion.
What is it that microsoft is hiding? It has been rumored that microsoft has hidden a version of spyware in these files. I know for a fact you do have a limited version of spyware hidden in your operating system and other MS programs.
Question is to what extent have you gone, is this why you hide files and folders from the end user???
There is such a thing as privacy and against the law to invade it at least here in Canada, no patriot act here, that puts you or anyone above the law.
With limited respect.

Hello,
I'd ask in the
Windows 7 forum on Microsoft Community.
Karl
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SBS2011 huge system volume information

I have a server with a 1TB hd and over 600GB in System Volume Information. Shadow copies not issue. It is growing every day. How can I access and it and what is safe to delete and how do you prevent it from growing?

Hi Wardo, this seems to be shadow copy related files. You can check if the following command is helpful:
1. To see the space allocated and used for SVI:
- Open Command Prompt with “Run as Administrator” option
- Type in: vssadmin list shadowstorage
- You will see Used Space, Allocated Space and Maximum Space for SVI
2. To see the restore information stored therein:
- Use in the same console command: vssadmin list shadows
3. To resize the maximum allocated space:
- Type in command: vssadmin resize shadowstorage /on=[here add the drive letter]: /For=[here add the drive letter]: /Maxsize=[here add the maximum size]
E.g., vssadmin resize shadowstorage /on=C: /For=C: /Maxsize=4GB
- You will see a prompt confirming resize done
- You can check the status again using the command discussed in point 1 above
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WRONG VOLUME INFORMATION (during APPS 11.5.9 installation)

Hi friends,
I am trying to install ORACLE APPS 11.5.9 on my desktop with configuration of
PIV 2.8GHZ
1 GB RAM
160 GB SATA HDD
but I am unable to install the s.w ,I am getting this error message
WRONG VOLUME INFORMATION.
i have installed all the pre-requiste s/w like
java
VC++
MKS
PERL
GNU MAKE
Plz reply me soon
bye.

Check the Thread: How to Install 11.5.10 on Win XP
which is same for the Windows 2000.
Thanks
Uday

[SOLVED] Volume information incorrect

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