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 my concern is you have a sbs2003 server which has most likely been in production for some time. I would be concerned with &quot;why&quot; in the last two months it's just now starting growing so much.
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Right click on My Computer - Properties - Advanced System Settings - System Protection - and delete there existing VSS images. This should free up the space.
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In the last 2 months my system volume information folder (SBS 2003) has increased by 26GB. What causes this and if possible what action can i take to reduce it?
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In the last 2 months my system volume information folder (SBS 2003) has increased by 26GB. What causes this and if possible what action can i take to reduce it?

In the last 2 months... my concern is you have a sbs2003 server which has most likely been in production for some time. I would be concerned with &quot;why&quot; in the last two months it&#39;s just now starting growing so much.

Right click on My Computer - Properties - Advanced System Settings - System Protection - and delete there existing VSS images. This should free up the space.

System volume information increase in size on SBS 2003

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