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I have a 3 TB external NTFS drive I was originally using on Windows. I'm now using it on a Linux samba fileserver, and there's a folder named "System Volume Information" on the HDD root. Windows wouldn't even let me see the contents of this folder, it consists of only a tracking.log file and a EfaData folder with a single file in it named SYMEFA.DB.

I don't know the purpose of this folder, nor if it is necessary for partition or data integrity This question shows how to delete the folder, but not in which ocasions it should (or shouldn't) be deleted.

Is it always safe to delete this folder? If not, then when?

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That folder is for holding Windows-specific files, like Shadow Copies.

If you're not using the drive on a Windows machine anymore, then feel free to delete it.

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    When you say "Windows Specific", do you mean that Linux view "System Volume Information" as just another normal folder?, I booted into Linux Puppy and tried to copy "System Volume Information" to a usb harddrive. Do you know why somehow not all the files (the size of the folder is not the same after moving) are copied over? – Pacerier May 02 '15 at 11:12