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wwongma

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[XP] Getting space back after reducing System Restore

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

WW
permalink · 2003-12-01 10:37:51 · Print · Reply to this

midranger4
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Re: [XP] Getting space back after reducing System Restore

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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permalink · 2003-12-01 10:52:18 · Reply to this
wwongma

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Re: [XP] Getting space back after reducing System Restore

Sorry, can someone confirm the path mentioned above. Not sure where to go for this. Don't see it.

Thanks

WW
permalink · 2003-12-05 11:22:55 · Reply to this

heels_fan
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Re: [XP] Getting space back after reducing System Restore

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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permalink · 2003-12-05 12:14:21 · Reply to this
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said by wwongma See Profile:
Sorry, can someone confirm the path mentioned above. Not sure where to go for this. Don't see it.
For XP:
Start-->All Programs-->Accessories-->System Tools-->Disk Cleanup-->Select Drive-->More Options-->System Restore-->Cleanup-->Yes
permalink · 2003-12-05 12:19:37 · Reply to this

MagMan
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Westlake, OH		 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!
permalink · 2003-12-01 19:30:55 · Reply to this

midranger4
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Re: [XP] Getting space back after reducing System

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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permalink · 2003-12-01 19:51:49 · Print · Reply to this

heels_fan
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Re: [XP] Getting space back after reducing System Restore

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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