[XP] Getting space back after reducing System Restore in Microsoft Help http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r8654221 en Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:02:51 EDT Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:02:51 EDT Re: [XP] Getting space back after reducing System Restore http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8696043 Fat City :
said by wwongma See Profile:
Sorry, can someone confirm the path mentioned above. Not sure where to go for this. Don't see it.


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Start-->All Programs-->Accessories-->System Tools-->Disk Cleanup-->Select Drive-->More Options-->System Restore-->Cleanup-->Yes]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8696043 Fri, 05 Dec 2003 12:19:37 EDT Re: [XP] Getting space back after reducing System Restore http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8695998 heels_fan : start>all programs accessories>system tools>disk cleanup>then select the disk you want to cleanup then click ok. Then click the more options tab at the top.
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[BBR]Heel_fan ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8695998 Fri, 05 Dec 2003 12:14:21 EDT Re: [XP] Getting space back after reducing System Restore http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8695960 heels_fan : no!!! They do not have the MS patch that fixed a bug in WinME ans system restore
»support.microsoft.com/default.as···ct=winme
The dates on the calender for system restore will be wrong. MS says it will fail when trying to restore, but I have seen it do a good restore.
So, no it didn't go back 3 years, the date may look like it did but it really didn't
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[BBR]Heel_fan ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8695960 Fri, 05 Dec 2003 12:10:31 EDT Re: [XP] Getting space back after reducing System Restore http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8695539 wwongma : Sorry, can someone confirm the path mentioned above. Not sure where to go for this. Don't see it.

Thanks

WW]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8695539 Fri, 05 Dec 2003 11:22:55 EDT Re: [XP] Getting space back after reducing System http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8659431 midranger4 : You can define the amount of space used by system restore which will impact the number of restore points available at any given time. I don't think you can mark a restore point for permanent retention.

I suppose it's possible although highly improbable that a restore point three years old would be available for restoration purposes.

I'm unsure but I think a restore point is created every day and when updates are applied to the system so if this machine you speak of was powered down for a couple years I guess it would be possible.

Would I use such a restore point? Not a chance.

Then again I use Norton Ghost which is my version of system restore ;)
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Democracy is the illustion of Freedom ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8659431 Mon, 01 Dec 2003 19:51:49 EDT Re: [XP] Getting space back after reducing System Restore http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8659208 MagMan : Speaking of system restore is there such a thing as windows being able to system restore back three years.Somebody told me they did this the other day they have window's mil? Is this possible!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8659208 Mon, 01 Dec 2003 19:30:55 EDT Re: [XP] Getting space back after reducing System Restore http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8654324 midranger4 : You can delete all but the most recent restore point. I'm on a Windows 2000 PC right now but if I remember correctly it's :

Disk Cleanup/Advanced/Delete all but most recent restore point.
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Democracy is the illustion of Freedom ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8654324 Mon, 01 Dec 2003 10:52:18 EDT [XP] Getting space back after reducing System Restore http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8654221 wwongma : Hi, was checking my machine for where space (have 40G HD on laptop) has been going using the shareware utility treeview (which I recommend) and noticed that system restore is taking a good chunk of it, close to 3G. Checked the setting and I have it set to the max (the default, 12%) I reduced it to be set to half (6%, could reduce it more but for now did half) but yet when I check again, the space taken has not changed. How do I go about reducing the size it is currently taking up or will it eventually since I have reduced the setting?

Thanks for any help

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