The permissions are set to protect against users and programs without the appropriate permissions amending the files inside and interfering with important system functions. So why does this thing happen? This is because Windows uses this folder for certain system-level features. And if you double-click the folder, you’ll receive an error message saying that “ Location is not available” or “Access is denied”. However, if your drivers are formatted with the NTFS file system, then you cannot access the System Volume Information folder, even you use administrator privileges. What is System Volume Information used for? In fact, it is used for storing necessary information including System Restore Points, Volume Shadow Copy, Indexing Service Database, NTFS Disk Quota Settings, Distributed Link Tracking Service Database, DFS Replication and File deduplication service database.
Introduction to System Volume Information
Usually, the folder is hidden, so if you want to see it, you need to enable the option Show Hidden Items in File Explorer. What is System Volume Information? It’s a folder presented by default for each drive on your computer, even the external USB devices plugged in your PC.
