{"id":5438,"date":"2017-10-07T08:45:21","date_gmt":"2017-10-07T03:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=5438"},"modified":"2023-07-31T17:52:52","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T12:22:52","slug":"sysreset-folder-can-delete-c-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/sysreset-folder-can-delete-c-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"What is $SysReset Folder and Can I Delete it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If File Explorer is set to display hidden files, you may have noticed a hidden <strong>$SysReset<\/strong> folder on the C:\\ drive. What does this folder contain, and is it safe to delete?<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Windows creates the $SysReset folder when you perform a System Refresh or Reset on your Windows 10 computer. This folder contains information ranging from log files to migration XML documents, all of which provide useful information to a forensic investigator.<\/p>\n<p>This $SysReset folder also contains an additional folder called Logs which contains a .etl file. It also creates a <em>.etl<\/em> file of a different name (sysreset_exe_BootUX.etl) inside C:\\Recovery\\Logs which can help a user to find and collect the report and error.<\/p>\n<p>Using this report you can try troubleshooting steps to identify why the Reset operation may have failed.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the contents of the SysReset folder.<\/p>\n<pre><code>Folder PATH listing\r\nC:\\$SYSRESET\r\n\u251c\u2500\u2500\u2500CloudImage\r\n\u251c\u2500\u2500\u2500Logs\r\n\u2502&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; PushButtonReset.etl\r\n\u2502&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SessionID.xml\r\n\u2502&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; setupact.log\r\n\u2502&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; setuperr.log\r\n\u2502&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Timestamp.xml\r\n\u2502&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \r\n\u251c\u2500\u2500\u2500MDM\r\n\u251c\u2500\u2500\u2500OldOS\r\n\u2514\u2500\u2500\u2500Scratch<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t intend to utilize the logged information in the <strong>$SysReset<\/strong> folder, you may safely delete the folder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If File Explorer is set to display hidden files, you may have noticed a hidden $SysReset folder on the C:\\ drive. 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