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remove-system-volume-information.txt
; Prevent recreation of System Volume Information by blocking it with an empty file of the same name.
; Does System Volume Information store presonally identifiable information? I don't know.
; Do I want Windoze automagically creating stuff on my Raspberry Pi microSD? No, I don't.
; Must be run with admin privs
dir /a
cd REMOVEABLE_DRIVE_LETTER (e.g. D:)
rmdir /s "System Volume Information" & copy NUL "System Volume Information"
attrib +h "System Volume Information"
dir
; The name is still there, but it's a file, not a directory.
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