Deleting old dates from System Restore

[Guest doowopper10]

1) Is it a good idea to delete old restore dates from System Restore? I have

some listed there that are so old I will never use them to restore my

computer.

2) If so, how do I do it?

Thanks.

Richard

[Guest JS]

Re: Deleting old dates from System Restore

 

Use the "System Restore Settings", in the 'Drive Settings' box choose the

drive letter (usually C:) and then click the 'Settings' button and then move

the slider to the left to reduce the amount of disk space System Restore

will use.

 

JS

 

 

"doowopper10" <doowopper10@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> 1) Is it a good idea to delete old restore dates from System Restore? I

> have

> some listed there that are so old I will never use them to restore my

> computer.

> 2) If so, how do I do it?

> Thanks.

> Richard

[Guest smlunatick]

Re: Deleting old dates from System Restore

 

On Aug 28, 2:59 pm, doowopper10

<doowoppe...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> 1) Is it a good idea to delete old restore dates from System Restore? I have

> some listed there that are so old I will never use them to restore my

> computer.

> 2) If so, how do I do it?

> Thanks.

> Richard

 

If System Restore is correctly configured, then the older date will

automatically be removed. System Restore will only store a certain

fixed amount of restore dates.

[Guest Kayman]

Re: Deleting old dates from System Restore

 

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:59:01 -0700, doowopper10 wrote:

> 1) Is it a good idea to delete old restore dates from System Restore? I have

> some listed there that are so old I will never use them to restore my

> computer.

 

In this case it is a good idea.

> 2) If so, how do I do it?

 

Remove Restore Points

To 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.

[Guest Lem]

Re: Deleting old dates from System Restore

 

doowopper10 wrote:

> 1) Is it a good idea to delete old restore dates from System Restore? I have

> some listed there that are so old I will never use them to restore my

> computer.

> 2) If so, how do I do it?

> Thanks.

> Richard

 

1. No.

2. By default, SR makes a restore point about every 24 hours if the

computer is on. It will keep as many restore points as the allocated

space will permit. When the allocated space fills up, SR automatically

deletes the oldest restore points to make room for new ones. By

default, the space allocated for SR points is 12% of the partition size.

If you have a large drive with a single partition, as is most common,

you probably have too much space allocated. Right click on "My

Computer", select Properties, and then select the System Restore tab.

Select the system drive (usually C:\) and click Settings. Move the

slider to the left until the allocated space is approximately 1 GB. If

other partitions are listed under "Available drives", turn off SR for

those other partitions.

 

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[Guest Twayne]

Re: Deleting old dates from System Restore

 

> 1) Is it a good idea to delete old restore dates from System Restore?

> I have some listed there that are so old I will never use them to

> restore my computer.

> 2) If so, how do I do it?

> Thanks.

> Richard

 

To clear them all out, turn restore off, restart and turn them back on.

You cannot selectively remove them but you can get rid of the oldest by

making their storage area smaller. I see other posts indicating how to

do that.

 

HTH