I have a 15 plate Rapid with MDI inputs for the stereo. I purchased a new USB stick and have loaded it up with lots of music all of which displays and plays perfectly on the car. My problem is that it displays a folder in the car called 'system volume information'. When I plug the USB into my Windows 10 laptop it is not shown (only my music files are there). I have Googled it and it seems to be Windows adding a hidden file that my Rapid can read! I want rid of the file, however after trying every (and I mean every) Microsoft guide known to the internet I have failed miserably. My Windows 10 home edition does not seem to have any of the menu options that people are talking about on guides to get rid of it, and I can't even get my laptop to show the 'system volume information' file even when I ask it to display hidden files!?! Anyone else had this issue and managed to get rid of it? It's driving my OCD nuts!

Edited 15 July, 20169 yr by Guest

Did you format the drive with the windows 10 tool?.

Did you format the drive with the windows 10 tool?.

The drive (Samsung FIT) came FAT32 formatted. To try and get rid of the file I reformatted it on Windows 10 and reloaded it with music, however the pesky file still shows in my Rapid.

Edited 16 July, 20169 yr by Guest

Try the following:

- Hit the windows key on your keyboard

- Type cmd

--- Press return (to open a command prompt)

- Type D:

--- Press return (use the correct letter for your USB stick)

- Type dir /AH

--- Press return, this should show a list of hidden files, including System Volume Information

- Type rmdir /S "System Volume Information"

---- Make sure you have the double quotes and press return and then Y when prompted

 

The hidden folder has now been deleted, it will come back as soon as you add/delete/move files on the USB stick

 

Example here if pictures helps:

Try the following:

- Hit the windows key on your keyboard

- Type cmd

--- Press return (to open a command prompt)

- Type D:

--- Press return (use the correct letter for your USB stick)

- Type dir /AH

--- Press return, this should show a list of hidden files, including System Volume Information

- Type rmdir /S "System Volume Information"

---- Make sure you have the double quotes and press return and then Y when prompted

The hidden folder has now been deleted, it will come back as soon as you add/delete/move files on the USB stick

Example here if pictures helps:

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Thanks for the reply and suggested steps, however this method also does not work. My computer refuses to display the 'system volume information' file and refuses to accept any way of deleting or preventing it from coming up. The only way I have found to get rid of it is to put the memory stick into an old Windows XP laptop, which shows the file and allows me to delete it. I wish Windows 10 would do the same. Every time I plug it back into my laptop it adds the damn file again!!

Ah I have now managed to make my Windows 10 laptop show the 'system volume information' file. My problem is that it still refuses to delete it even using the method I was told above. Any other ideas on how to stop Win 10 from creating this file. I have to keep using XP to delete it so that the MDI in my Rapid won't show it.

So what happened when you tried the method using the command prompt?

 

A screenshot would be great as I can't imagine why it wouldn't work Did dir /AH show the folder?

Could he need an elevated command prompt in this case?. He may not have full admin on his account?.

So what happened when you tried the method using the command prompt?

A screenshot would be great as I can't imagine why it wouldn't work Did dir /AH show the folder?

It showed the file but said something about being unable to delete it because the file is not empty. I went into it and tried to delete an index file from within but it wouldn't even do that.

Edited 17 July, 20169 yr by Guest