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I just installed Windows 7 on a new computer. After getting everything set up there seems to be an abundance of hidden files laying around in the C drive and my user's home folder. I also noticed a "system volume information" folder on my flash drive.

I don't recall all these files being here on my last computer. Is this normal? enter image description here enter image description here

Sponge Bob
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  • System Volume Information is present in Windows 2000

  • $recycle.bin is the recycle bin. It contains a folder pointing to the user, and then the files deleted by that user on that volume.

  • ntuser*.dat is the registry HKCU, also for various users.

  • bootmgr is the boot manager. It replaces ntldr and ntdetect.com.

  • pagefile.sys is the swap file or virtual memory.

  • AppData is where your programs store *.ini files and various working files. It's hidden because user data isn't stored there (it's in documents).

  • MSOCache is used by Microsoft Office. Everyone else uses AppData or ProgramData (the system wide version).

KeyWeeUsr
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wendy.krieger
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It's actually a part of System Restore, the tool that allows you to set points in time to roll back your computer. The System Volume Information folder is where Windows stores these points and associated information that makes them accessible. If you have System Restore enabled but don't see this folder, go into [Tools] [Folder Options] [View] and click the radio button next to [Show Hidden Files and Folders] and it will be visible.

How many System Volume Information folders your computer has and where they are located depends on the settings you've selected for System Restore.

By the way, it exists since Windows XP at least.

The other files are okay, don't worry about them.

Cod1ngFree
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