Session Variable - System/non system

anybody explain me about the system and non system variables?
i am very confusing with the documents available in google.
can you please provide me with small example?
in which case we use system variable and which case we use non system variable?
Edited by: user12077461 on Dec 19, 2010 11:48 AM

Hi,
System session variables are pre-defined variables which get populated while someone access the system like USER, GROUP,PASSWORD etc. Non-System Session variables can be defined by the user for different purposes.
Thanks
DOn

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Hi
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Hi Mandy,
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delete shadows oldest \\?\volume{yourvolumeid}\
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Regard, Martin

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The problem was due to my SSD M4 hard drive. There was a problem with the firmware causing hourly crashes after the disk has been in use for more then +-5200 hours. Upgrading the firmware fixed this for me.

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