How to free up space for Systen Restore

I was wondering if anyone had any ideas about System Restore, I have so many put in and also auto put in that I think maybe it must be getting full. So is there a way to delete a few older entry's I wonder, I think I know there
is a way to delete all but a few (how many?) but am not too sure. Thanks for any help given, regards Roy.

 

If you launch your System Restore program and go into 'System Restore Settings', you can set how much hard drive space will be dedicated to restore points. As this space fills up, I think the older restore points drop off as new ones are added. There may be other methods, but that's what I do.

shotsi

 

Right click on my computer>properties>system restore>settings. Sliding the bar back a bit will delete only some of the restore points (oldest first). I don't know of a way to delete a specific number of points but it would seem to make sense that if it's set to the default of 12% and you slide it back to 6 it would delete half of them or at least free up half the space being used by SR. Once you've done that click ok and get out. Then, go back and move the slider back to where it was.

 

Go to start/ run and type
cleanmgr
hit enter.
Select drive and wait.
Click the more options tab.
system restore section
cleanup
It will remove all but the last restore point.

Remember, system restore is not a "backup" utility. It does not take a snapshot of your system.
The System Restore feature of Microsoft Windows XP enables administrators to restore their computers to a previous state without losing personal data files (e.g. Word documents, graphic files, e-mail). System Restore actively monitors system file changes and some application file changes to record or store previous versions before the changes occurred.
System Restore monitors only a core set of specified system and application file types (e.g. .exe, .dll etc),
System Restore does not monitor changes to or recover users' personal data files such as documents, graphics, e-mail, and so on. System data contained in System Restore's restore points are available to restore to for only a limited period (restore points older than 90 days are deleted by default you can edit the registry to change this number).

So, while system restore checks each time you boot and each time you install or uninstall something, and "creates a restore point" often these are empty and dissappear the next day.
I never did it this way, but I think you can go to start./programs/ accessories/ system tools/ system restore
choose the restore to previous settings and select a restore point and delete instead of the option to restore to that point.

 

oshwyn5,
often these are empty and dissappear the next day.
It never "disappears" the next day and it's not "empty ".

That's not like any System Restore I ever ran. Where are getting this from?

Regards - Charles

 

Thankyou Gentlemen. I gues I am now a full bottler on System Restore, many points covered which I did not know too, especially the deletion of some as it gets filled and also after 90 days. It is a very good thing that XP uses and it has saved my bacon two times already since I changed to XP. I find that XP is so much more advanced (and so it should be) than the older 98 I used before. With many thanks Roy.

 

Mine do on all my systems and those I maintain.
I get one which stays only when I do a major change like Install google earth, or a windows update. Of course I never have had to format and reinstall so some are several years old, well past ninety days run time.

You must have something changing things on a daily basis.

 

Hi oshwyn5,

System data contained in System Restore's restore points are available to restore to for only a limited period (restore points older than 90 days are deleted by default you can edit the registry to change this number). Sure, that's the standard cycle for RP's.

From your last post: Of course I never have had to format and reinstall so some are several years old, well past ninety days run time.
That's puzzling to say the least. Did you do the registry hack to change that?

You must have something changing things on a daily basis.
Yes, of course things change on a daily basis. Haven't met up with a static system yet.

System Restore does not monitor changes to or recover users' personal data files such as documents, graphics, e-mail, and so on.
Mostly true with some exceptions: Monitored File Name Extensions

Regards - Charles