anonymoth

I like to use system restore before installing software that I'm unsure if I want to keep. I certainly don't use it as a backup. As far as the System Volume Information folder, I took ownership of it in order to gain access. I thought I might be able to delete the files manually, but this is not possible in Windows 10 as it was with previous versions. I was happy to hear that CCleaner had an option for this, but it would appear that it doesn't work the way I had hoped. I honestly don't see the point of clearing the menu of the option, without deleting the actual restore point to gain disk space. I mean, what if when you emptied your recycle bin, Windows only cleared the entries from file explorer, but the files still remained hidden, taking up space?

Ok, so can you please clarify? CCleaner does not delete restore points. It deletes the reference to the restore point only, which means the restoration file still exists but can no longer be accessed in System Restore. Therefore if you are looking to save disk space by removing restore point(s), that will not happen. Is ths true?

I just installed CCleaner v5.24.5841 (64bit) for Win10 Pro x64. CCleaner does not delete the actual restore point file in the System Volume Information folder. It only removes the entry from the selection list. So when viewed in System Restore, the RP appears to be gone, but when I look in the SVI folder, the file is still there. That's not the normal behavior is it? The whole point of deleting a RP is to gain space. I've tried multiple times and restarted the PC, and the files are never actually deleted.