Is it safe to delete system restore back-up files?

[Guest Joshua]

When I do a system restore I get back up files in the "documents and

settings" folder. The back-up files are numbered each time I do a restore and

are in a folder that look something like this: "Owner.YOUR-US67PI6LUV.010".

These folder's take up a lot of space, sometimes a few gigabytes. I want to

free up some space on my computer.

 

My question is:

Is it safe to delete these folders? at least the older ones from older

system restore's?

 

when I do a new restore I got all the back-up I need for that restore, so is

it safe for me to delete the old restore back-up files to free up some space

on my hard drive?

 

Thanks

[Guest Joshua]

RE: Is it safe to delete system restore back-up files?

 

This is Joshua again,

correcting myself: instead of "system restore" I actually ment "system

recovery". on an hp computer it is called "HP pc system recovery" in the "HP

pavilion pc tools".

I hope someone can help, thanks

 

"Joshua" wrote:

> When I do a system restore I get back up files in the "documents and

> settings" folder. The back-up files are numbered each time I do a restore and

> are in a folder that look something like this: "Owner.YOUR-US67PI6LUV.010".

> These folder's take up a lot of space, sometimes a few gigabytes. I want to

> free up some space on my computer.

>

> My question is:

> Is it safe to delete these folders? at least the older ones from older

> system restore's?

>

> when I do a new restore I got all the back-up I need for that restore, so is

> it safe for me to delete the old restore back-up files to free up some space

> on my hard drive?

>

> Thanks

[Guest Malke]

RE: Is it safe to delete system restore back-up files?

 

Joshua wrote:

> This is Joshua again,

> correcting myself: instead of "system restore" I actually ment "system

> recovery". on an hp computer it is called "HP pc system recovery" in the

> "HP pavilion pc tools".

> I hope someone can help, thanks

>

> "Joshua" wrote:

>

>> When I do a system restore I get back up files in the "documents and

>> settings" folder. The back-up files are numbered each time I do a restore

>> and are in a folder that look something like this:

>> "Owner.YOUR-US67PI6LUV.010".

>> These folder's take up a lot of space, sometimes a few gigabytes. I want

>> to free up some space on my computer.

>>

>> My question is:

>> Is it safe to delete these folders? at least the older ones from older

>> system restore's?

>>

>> when I do a new restore I got all the back-up I need for that restore, so

>> is it safe for me to delete the old restore back-up files to free up some

>> space on my hard drive?

 

You are asking about two entirely different things.

 

1. Windows System Restore will restore a limited set of things like the

registry (no data). You can remove all but the last System Restore point

from Disk Cleanup>More Options. See MVP Bert Kinney's information about

Windows System Restore for all the details: http://bertk.mvps.org

 

2. The HP System Recovery partition is a special partition holding an image

of your operating system, drivers, and programs. It is used to return your

computer to factory condition. HP provides a method of creating physical

restore disks from this image and if you haven't already done this, you

should do so immediately.

 

If you have the physical restore disks, you probably don't need the System

Recovery partition, however the HP System Recovery partition is very small.

If you are that cramped for space, you should back up/remove data to get it

off your hard drive, uninstall programs you don't use, and/or purchase a

larger hard drive. You would use the System Recovery disks you created to

install Windows on your new hard drive.

 

Malke

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[Guest Joshua]

RE: Is it safe to delete system restore back-up files?

 

im not talking about deleting the recovery partition. Im asking if it is safe

to delete the back up files created when I do a HP recovery. These files are

located in the "documents and settings" folder and are in folders that look

like this "Owner.YOUR-US67PI6LUV.010" There are about ten of them now

because I did about ten recoveries and they contain back up data. Is it safe

to delete the older backup data folders? if i delete them will it mess up any

future recoveries?

 

thanks

 

"Malke" wrote:

> Joshua wrote:

>

> > This is Joshua again,

> > correcting myself: instead of "system restore" I actually ment "system

> > recovery". on an hp computer it is called "HP pc system recovery" in the

> > "HP pavilion pc tools".

> > I hope someone can help, thanks

> >

> > "Joshua" wrote:

> >

> >> When I do a system restore I get back up files in the "documents and

> >> settings" folder. The back-up files are numbered each time I do a restore

> >> and are in a folder that look something like this:

> >> "Owner.YOUR-US67PI6LUV.010".

> >> These folder's take up a lot of space, sometimes a few gigabytes. I want

> >> to free up some space on my computer.

> >>

> >> My question is:

> >> Is it safe to delete these folders? at least the older ones from older

> >> system restore's?

> >>

> >> when I do a new restore I got all the back-up I need for that restore, so

> >> is it safe for me to delete the old restore back-up files to free up some

> >> space on my hard drive?

>

> You are asking about two entirely different things.

>

> 1. Windows System Restore will restore a limited set of things like the

> registry (no data). You can remove all but the last System Restore point

> from Disk Cleanup>More Options. See MVP Bert Kinney's information about

> Windows System Restore for all the details: http://bertk.mvps.org

>

> 2. The HP System Recovery partition is a special partition holding an image

> of your operating system, drivers, and programs. It is used to return your

> computer to factory condition. HP provides a method of creating physical

> restore disks from this image and if you haven't already done this, you

> should do so immediately.

>

> If you have the physical restore disks, you probably don't need the System

> Recovery partition, however the HP System Recovery partition is very small.

> If you are that cramped for space, you should back up/remove data to get it

> off your hard drive, uninstall programs you don't use, and/or purchase a

> larger hard drive. You would use the System Recovery disks you created to

> install Windows on your new hard drive.

>

> Malke

> --

> MS-MVP

> Elephant Boy Computers

> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com

> Don't Panic!

>

[Guest Malke]

RE: Is it safe to delete system restore back-up files?

 

Joshua wrote:

> im not talking about deleting the recovery partition. Im asking if it is

> safe to delete the back up files created when I do a HP recovery. These

> files are

> located in the "documents and settings" folder and are in folders that

> look

> like this "Owner.YOUR-US67PI6LUV.010" There are about ten of them now

> because I did about ten recoveries and they contain back up data. Is it

> safe to delete the older backup data folders? if i delete them will it

> mess up any future recoveries?

 

Oh, you mean from the HP partial recoveries, not the full "return your

computer to factory condition" recoveries. I would suppose so but really I

have no idea. This is a perfect question for HP tech support since they

know what their recovery system depends upon.

 

Malke

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