System Volume information utilize 200 GB storage- help in reducing the same

When System Volume Information is consuming excessive space (200GB in your case), this is typically due to system restore points, shadow copies, or other system-maintained data. Here's how you can address this issue:

For Windows systems:

1. Reduce System Restore space allocation:

• Right-click on the drive (D:) and select Properties
• Go to the System Protection tab
• Click "Configure"
• Reduce the maximum disk space usage for system protection
• Consider clicking "Delete" to remove all existing restore points

2. Manage Shadow Copies:

• Open Command Prompt as Administrator
• Use the command "vssadmin list shadowstorage" to view shadow copy storage
• Use "vssadmin delete shadows /all" to delete all shadow copies
• Or set limits with "vssadmin resize shadowstorage"

3. Clean up Windows Update files:

• Use Disk Cleanup utility
• Select "Clean up system files"
• Check options related to Windows Update and system files

If this is an EC2 instance, you could also consider:

• Increasing the volume size through the AWS Management Console or CLI
• After increasing the EBS volume size, extend the partition and file system using Windows Disk Management

Remember to back up any important data before making significant changes to system files or storage configurations.
Sources
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Hi , Thanks for responding. Does not have to option to check System Protection . Shadow copy shows as below. the main problem we have is the system volume information has around 95 GB storage.