System Information Folder size 538GB- vssadmin error the specified volume shadow copy storage association was not found

[AminMdRuhul]

Hi,

One of our servers particular drive has System Volume information folder consumed 538GB. upon executing the cmd- vssadmin list shadowstorage

Shadow Copy Storage association
For volume: (\\?\Volume{bb827194-f5d2-11e5-80b4-806e6f6e6963}\)\\?\Volume{bb827194-f5d2-11e5-80b4-806e6f6e6963}\
Shadow Copy Storage volume: (\\?\Volume{bb827194-f5d2-11e5-80b4-806e6f6e6963}
\)\\?\Volume{bb827194-f5d2-11e5-80b4-806e6f6e6963}\
Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 35.0 MB (10%)

Shadow Copy Storage association
For volume: (D\\?\Volume{aa42a475-a281-4527-ab1f-274762b9f4f9}\
Shadow Copy Storage volume: (D\\?\Volume{aa42a475-a281-4527-ab1f-274762b9f4
f9}\
Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 20.0 GB (5%)

Shadow Copy Storage association
For volume: (E\\?\Volume{566d554a-b99f-4d5b-a46e-9662a4450b64}\
Shadow Copy Storage volume: (E\\?\Volume{566d554a-b99f-4d5b-a46e-9662a4450b
64}\
Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 60.0 GB (10%)

Shadow Copy Storage association
For volume: (F\\?\Volume{8b4a6007-001a-46ff-9cda-c8f1039d10b6}\
Shadow Copy Storage volume: (F\\?\Volume{8b4a6007-001a-46ff-9cda-c8f1039d10
b6}\
Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 60.0 GB (10%)

Shadow Copy Storage association
For volume: (G\\?\Volume{1bbc080f-9254-488c-84f9-d69209d0f8a2}\
Shadow Copy Storage volume: (H\\?\Volume{f99d0007-932b-4345-9a19-3b6968fe87
54}\
Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 535 GB (48%)
Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 538 GB (48%)
Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: UNBOUNDED (1561987953%)

Shadow Copy Storage association
For volume: (H\\?\Volume{f99d0007-932b-4345-9a19-3b6968fe8754}\
Shadow Copy Storage volume: (H\\?\Volume{f99d0007-932b-4345-9a19-3b6968fe87
54}\
Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 90.0 GB (8%)

Shadow Copy Storage association
For volume: (I\\?\Volume{d6b9448c-1a59-4256-a088-685f3d362b94}\
Shadow Copy Storage volume: (I\\?\Volume{d6b9448c-1a59-4256-a088-685f3d362b
94}\
Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 9.99 GB (4%)

Shadow Copy Storage association
For volume: (J\\?\Volume{a7b67f53-e615-481c-a074-8308b95419ac}\
Shadow Copy Storage volume: (J\\?\Volume{a7b67f53-e615-481c-a074-8308b95419
ac}\
Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 210 GB (30%)

Shadow Copy Storage association
For volume: (C\\?\Volume{bb827195-f5d2-11e5-80b4-806e6f6e6963}\
Shadow Copy Storage volume: (C\\?\Volume{bb827195-f5d2-11e5-80b4-806e6f6e69
63}\
Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 0 bytes (0%)
Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 9.96 GB (10%)

Then I have tried to change the MaxSize using the cmd- vssadmin Resize ShadowStorage /For=G: /On=G: /Maxsize=10%

Output- vssadmin error the specified volume shadow copy storage association was not found

What should I do to reduce the folder size?

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