Eli Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Hi System restore disk space at C(win.operating sys,docs,programs)-9600MB (12%) System restore disk space at D -8714MB (12%) It appears to me an awful lot of disk space.(Please see my sys.details below) Is it recommended to adjust sys.restore to a lower disk space?, if yes ,please specify. Other than gaining some disk space , is there any additional benefit from diminishing sys.restore? Thanking you in advance EP OS : MS windows XP pro sp3 Processor : AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual core 3800, 2009Mhz.Mother board : Gygabyte M61 PM-S2 Ram : 3GBDisk space : 649.05 GB Default browser: FirefoxProtection : Sandboxie, MBam free version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 HiSystem restore disk space at C(win.operating sys,docs,programs)-9600MB (12%) System restore disk space at D -8714MB (12%) It appears to me an awful lot of disk space.(Please see my sys.details below) Is it recommended to adjust sys.restore to a lower disk space?, if yes ,please specify. Other than gaining some disk space , is there any additional benefit from diminishing sys.restore? Thanking you in advance EP Howdy Eli, It just depends how far back you want to go with System Restore. I wasn't sure if you get space allocated for it on another Hard Drive or is that a partition. You are ahead of me there if it's either one. I have approx. 60 Restore Points going back to May 01,2008 taking approx 2.26 GB. Your mileage may vary. I have 5% of my 80 GB HD allocated. That's 3.7 GB. Looks like I can cut it back some more from the original 12%. Your Restore Points may be a lot larger than mine. How the allocation affects other things I don't know. I do know that Windows Disk Defragmenter ignores defraging those files.Some other defraggers do not. 18 GB of Restore points goes back how far? You see what I am getting at? Good luck, davey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted June 2, 2008 Moderators Share Posted June 2, 2008 I would not advise people to turn off system restore unless they had other means of recovering their data. However some people may suggest that you turn off system restore on drives other than the one you have windows installed on. Instructions are here http://bertk.mvps.org/html/drivedisable.html If you decide to adjust the slider of your drive with windows on, be aware that this can result in the oldest restore points being deleted as the space is reduced. http://bertk.mvps.org/html/diskspace.html Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Posted June 2, 2008 Author Share Posted June 2, 2008 Howdy Eli,It just depends how far back you want to go with System Restore. I wasn't sure if you get space allocated for it on another Hard Drive or is that a partition. You are ahead of me there if it's either one. I have approx. 60 Restore Points going back to May 01,2008 taking approx 2.26 GB. Your mileage may vary. I have 5% of my 80 GB HD allocated. That's 3.7 GB. Looks like I can cut it back some more from the original 12%. Your Restore Points may be a lot larger than mine. How the allocation affects other things I don't know. I do know that Windows Disk Defragmenter ignores defraging those files.Some other defraggers do not. 18 GB of Restore points goes back how far? You see what I am getting at? Good luck, davey Hi Davey It`s 9600MB+8714MB=18314MB = 1.83 GB I`m going back to February 18th, 29 backups. Regards Eli OS : MS windows XP pro sp3 Processor : AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual core 3800, 2009Mhz.Mother board : Gygabyte M61 PM-S2 Ram : 3GBDisk space : 649.05 GB Default browser: FirefoxProtection : Sandboxie, MBam free version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 (edited) Hi DaveyIt`s 9600MB+8714MB=18314MB = 1.83 GB I`m going back to February 18th, 29 backups. Regards Eli You are off by only 1 decimal place. No wonder you can go back so far. You must not be rebooting very often. Your average Restore Point must be pretty large. I forgot about that website that Hazel suggested.It is the place to go for good System Restore info. XP or Vista. P.S. Or maybe you only fire up you PC every couple of days. Nothing wrong with that either. davey Edited June 2, 2008 by davey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Posted June 2, 2008 Author Share Posted June 2, 2008 I would not advise people to turn off system restore unless they had other means of recovering their data. However some people may suggest that you turn off system restore on drives other than the one you have windows installed on. Instructions are here http://bertk.mvps.org/html/drivedisable.html If you decide to adjust the slider of your drive with windows on, be aware that this can result in the oldest restore points being deleted as the space is reduced. http://bertk.mvps.org/html/diskspace.html Hi Hazelnut Thank you for the info Eli OS : MS windows XP pro sp3 Processor : AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual core 3800, 2009Mhz.Mother board : Gygabyte M61 PM-S2 Ram : 3GBDisk space : 649.05 GB Default browser: FirefoxProtection : Sandboxie, MBam free version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Posted June 2, 2008 Author Share Posted June 2, 2008 Other than gaining some disk space , is there any additional benefit from diminishing sys.restore? Regards Eli OS : MS windows XP pro sp3 Processor : AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual core 3800, 2009Mhz.Mother board : Gygabyte M61 PM-S2 Ram : 3GBDisk space : 649.05 GB Default browser: FirefoxProtection : Sandboxie, MBam free version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Other than gaining some disk space , is there any additional benefit from diminishing sys.restore? Regards Eli Maybe when defragging or doing backups. When I updated to SP3 I backed up everything including the Restore points. Of course you could also end up with 29 copies of some malware in your System Restore points. Oh yes, it will also increase some security scan times. Well, always better too many than too few.You can never Restore what you don't have. davey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Hi DaveyIt`s 9 AM. I`m going back to February 18th. Regards Eli Don't forget to pack some snowshoes and gloves! See you in the future! - Davey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted June 2, 2008 Moderators Share Posted June 2, 2008 If it's any help, I have system restore turned off for my partition. There's nothing "installed" there, so there's nothing I would want restoring. Invariably Registry Mechanic picks up a lot of invalid "System Volume Information" entries all pertaining to stuff I've binned off the partition. Just thought I'd throw that last sentence in for info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Posted June 3, 2008 Author Share Posted June 3, 2008 Thank you all for the info Eli OS : MS windows XP pro sp3 Processor : AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual core 3800, 2009Mhz.Mother board : Gygabyte M61 PM-S2 Ram : 3GBDisk space : 649.05 GB Default browser: FirefoxProtection : Sandboxie, MBam free version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 I would not advise people to turn off system restore unless they had other means of recovering their data. However some people may suggest that you turn off system restore on drives other than the one you have windows installed on. Instructions are here http://bertk.mvps.org/html/drivedisable.html If you decide to adjust the slider of your drive with windows on, be aware that this can result in the oldest restore points being deleted as the space is reduced. http://bertk.mvps.org/html/diskspace.html Hi Hazelnut I have reduced the sys.restore from 1.8 GB to 900mb ,rebooted and still have the same 29 restore points... Do you have any idea what is going on? Thanks .Eli OS : MS windows XP pro sp3 Processor : AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual core 3800, 2009Mhz.Mother board : Gygabyte M61 PM-S2 Ram : 3GBDisk space : 649.05 GB Default browser: FirefoxProtection : Sandboxie, MBam free version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted June 5, 2008 Moderators Share Posted June 5, 2008 It will mean that your machine still has space for restore points left even after reducing the amount of space available for them. Only when the space gets full does it start deleting them. Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 It will mean that your machine still has space for restore points left even after reducing the amount of space available for them. Only when the space gets full does it start deleting them. Thanks Hazelnut. Eli OS : MS windows XP pro sp3 Processor : AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual core 3800, 2009Mhz.Mother board : Gygabyte M61 PM-S2 Ram : 3GBDisk space : 649.05 GB Default browser: FirefoxProtection : Sandboxie, MBam free version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpty Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Remove Restore PointsTo remove all restore points except the most recent restore point, follow these steps: 1. Click Start, and then click My Computer. 2. Right-click the disk in which you want to free up space, and then click Properties. 3. Click the General tab, and then click Disk Cleanup. 4. Click the More Options tab, and then under System Restore, click Clean up. 5. Click Yes to remove all but the most recent restore point. 6. Click OK, click Yes to proceed with this action, and then click OK. MS Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 MS Article Thank you Humpty. Eli OS : MS windows XP pro sp3 Processor : AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual core 3800, 2009Mhz.Mother board : Gygabyte M61 PM-S2 Ram : 3GBDisk space : 649.05 GB Default browser: FirefoxProtection : Sandboxie, MBam free version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Thank you Humpty.Eli It is usually good to run the Windows defrag after cleaning out the old restore points. "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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