System Restore

External Since: May 22, 2005 Posts: 51

Question about space... I was looking in help and on the internet to find
out how much space system restore takes.. and it appears that it takes about
200MB+ .. my question is... is that for each restore point I create.. every
check point too? I have 6.1gig left on my C drive.. 17.8 left on my D
Drive.

Also it appears that old restore points are purged to make room for new
ones.. How far back does it go? any help appreciated.. Rainy

External Since: Feb 19, 2004 Posts: 2972

Rainy wrote:

> Question about space... I was looking in help and on the internet to
> find out how much space system restore takes.. and it appears that it
> takes about 200MB+ .. my question is... is that for each restore
> point I create..

It varies. Some Restore Points take more than others.

> every check point too?

I don't know what you mean by "check point."

> I have 6.1gig left on my C
> drive.. 17.8 left on my D Drive.
>
> Also it appears that old restore points are purged to make room for
> new ones.. How far back does it go?

Until it's used the space you've allocated to it (12% of your drive by
default, but you can lower that), subject to a maximum of 90 days.

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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