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Disable System Restore. The re-enable System Restore. This will clean all older restore points.
Description of the System Volume Folder
Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Utilities, System Restore.
Disable it. Okay your way out.
Then go back and enable it.
You stored system restore points will be gone.
Description of the System Volume Folder
Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Utilities, System Restore.
Disable it. Okay your way out.
Then go back and enable it.
You stored system restore points will be gone.
Run the Disk Cleanup tool and use the "More Options" tab to remove all but the most recent restore point.
You don't really want Restore Points going back too far as they will more than likely uninstall all programs or settings you have changed since your "go back point" causing you more problems than it may fix.
The average restore point is 25mb+ with a "first in, first out" policy on restore points. They contain mainly deleted or altered exe, dlls, shortcuts and a registry backup and user profile details. They do not contain users data.
Keeping restore points for a week seems adequate. Amount of disk space used depends on the size of your restore points. Some restore points can be as large as 500mb after major alterations to a system (ie a new service pack or several hefty program installs, or running SFC /Scannow).
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You don't really want Restore Points going back too far as they will more than likely uninstall all programs or settings you have changed since your "go back point" causing you more problems than it may fix.
The average restore point is 25mb+ with a "first in, first out" policy on restore points. They contain mainly deleted or altered exe, dlls, shortcuts and a registry backup and user profile details. They do not contain users data.
Keeping restore points for a week seems adequate. Amount of disk space used depends on the size of your restore points. Some restore points can be as large as 500mb after major alterations to a system (ie a new service pack or several hefty program installs, or running SFC /Scannow).
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