Restore point

[Corvet]

hot to delete Restore point created? How much space takes Restore point on
hard drive?
Would be correct to delete Restore point if I see that target application
(Restore pint created for) works OK?

thank you.

 

[Dave \Crash\ Dummy]

hot to delete Restore point created? How much space takes Restore point
on hard drive?
Would be correct to delete Restore point if I see that target
application (Restore pint created for) works OK?

1) Open "Help and Support" on the Start menu.
2) Enter "Restore points" in the search box.
3) Activate search.

 

[Jeff Layman]

hot to delete Restore point created? How much space takes Restore point on
hard drive?
Would be correct to delete Restore point if I see that target application
(Restore pint created for) works OK?

thank you.

From W7 Help info:

'Delete a restore point'
"You cannot delete an individual restore point, but you can either
delete all restore points or all but the most recent restore point.
Deleting restore points temporarily frees up disk space. As new restore
points are created, disk space will be used again. For information about
how to adjust the disk space that is used by restore points, see How
much disk space does System Restore require?"

'How much disk space does System Restore require?'
To store restore points, you need at least 300 megabytes (MB) of free
space on each disk that is 500 MB or larger.
System Restore might use between three and five percent of the space on
each disk. As the amount of space fills up with restore points, it
deletes older restore points to make room for new ones."

 

[Corvet]

From W7 Help info:

'Delete a restore point'
"You cannot delete an individual restore point, but you can either delete
all restore points or all but the most recent restore point. Deleting
restore points temporarily frees up disk space. As new restore points are
created, disk space will be used again. For information about how to
adjust the disk space that is used by restore points, see How much disk
space does System Restore require?"

'How much disk space does System Restore require?'
To store restore points, you need at least 300 megabytes (MB) of free
space on each disk that is 500 MB or larger.
System Restore might use between three and five percent of the space on
each disk. As the amount of space fills up with restore points, it deletes
older restore points to make room for new ones."

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I confused.

delete all restore points or all but the most recent restore point.

So if I want delete the specific restore point I created, I need delete all
restore points?
Or Windows will rewrite this restore point? I have large amount of space on
hard drive, so Windows will not rewrite my restore point, but store next
restore pont on new space?

 

[Ed Cryer]

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I confused.
So if I want delete the specific restore point I created, I need delete
all restore points?
Or Windows will rewrite this restore point? I have large amount of space
on hard drive, so Windows will not rewrite my restore point, but store
next restore pont on new space?

You can look at all your restore points.
Computer, Properties, System Protection, System Restore, Next.

But Windows won't let you delete individual ones. You can delete the lot
(by turning System Restore off then on again), or all but the latest one.

Many people do the following for tidying up;
1. Create a restore point - A.
2. Delete all but the latest.

Restore points are stored chronologically; a, b, c, d ...... When disk
space runs out it will calculate how much space it needs for the new one
and delete oldest ones to get that space.

Ed

 

[Cash]

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I confused.
So if I want delete the specific restore point I created, I need
delete all restore points?
Or Windows will rewrite this restore point? I have large amount of
space on hard drive, so Windows will not rewrite my restore point,
but store next restore pont on new space?

Download CCleaner from CCleaner.com and this *WILL* give you the facility to
remove individual Restore Points.

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

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I confused.
So if I want delete the specific restore point I created, I need delete all
restore points?

Yes, or all but one (the latest).

Or Windows will rewrite this restore point?

No. Eventually a new restore point will be created, but it will be new.

I have large amount of space on
hard drive, so Windows will not rewrite my restore point, but store next
restore pont on new space?

Yes.

See the other replies in this thread as well.

 

[Stubbo of Oz]

Download CCleaner from CCleaner.com and this *WILL* give you the facility to
remove individual Restore Points.

Decreasing the amount of space allocated to System Restore will delete
some of the ealier points.

 

[Stubbo of Oz]

Download CCleaner from CCleaner.com and this *WILL* give you the facility to
remove individual Restore Points.

I used CCleaner to delete the two oldest restore points.

CCleaner shows them gone.

Windows restore program shows them still there!!

Same after a reboot.

What gives?

Using Windows 7 SP1 all updates and CCleaner 3.08.1475

 

[Nil]

I used CCleaner to delete the two oldest restore points.

CCleaner shows them gone.

Windows restore program shows them still there!!

Same after a reboot.

What gives?

I will guess that there's an index of Restore Points that CCleaner
isn't updating, but that the restore points are really gone.

 

[J. P. Gilliver (John)]

I will guess that there's an index of Restore Points that CCleaner
isn't updating, but that the restore points are really gone.

That sounds dangerous to me: presumably if you then tried to restore to
one of those, there's a chance of a major upset. (Though IIRR system
restore does let you "undo" a restore.)

 

[Char Jackson]

That sounds dangerous to me: presumably if you then tried to restore to
one of those, there's a chance of a major upset. (Though IIRR system
restore does let you "undo" a restore.)

I doubt there'd be a major upset. How many times have you tried to do
a System Restore and were told that the Restore Point you've selected
is not available, please choose another one? I think that's all that
would happen. I can't test it here because I always disable System
Restore as part of initial setup.

 

[Nil]

I doubt there'd be a major upset. How many times have you tried to
do a System Restore and were told that the Restore Point you've
selected is not available, please choose another one? I think
that's all that would happen. I can't test it here because I
always disable System Restore as part of initial setup.

I've hardly ever used System Restore, and I don't remember finding one
that wasn't available. I wouldn't expect that to be a catastrophic
error in of itself - I'd expect it to be similar to what happens when
you have an entry in Installed Programs, where it tells you that that
particular Restore Point isn't available, then offers to remove the
entry from the list.

I just tested this, but with Windows XP. The Restore Point that I
deleted with CCleaner doesn't show up any more in Windows' list of
available RPs. Maybe Windows 7 deals with missing Points differently.

 

[GlowingBlueMist]

I've hardly ever used System Restore, and I don't remember finding one
that wasn't available. I wouldn't expect that to be a catastrophic
error in of itself - I'd expect it to be similar to what happens when
you have an entry in Installed Programs, where it tells you that that
particular Restore Point isn't available, then offers to remove the
entry from the list.

I just tested this, but with Windows XP. The Restore Point that I
deleted with CCleaner doesn't show up any more in Windows' list of
available RPs. Maybe Windows 7 deals with missing Points differently.

Tried the latest CCleaner using Windows 7 Pro and it worked the same as
your XP. I did have to exit the Windows Restore and go back into it
before the deleted entry was gone, but then that is just the way I
expected it to work.

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

I will guess that there's an index of Restore Points that CCleaner
isn't updating, but that the restore points are really gone.

(I'm not sure the best place in the thread for this.)

I have a free program called Shadow Explorer that might help figure out
which restore points actually exist. Or who knows - it might crash in
the above situation.

It also allows for individual files to be extracted from a restore
point.

http://www.shadowexplorer.com

 

[Zaidy036]

Yes, or all but one (the latest).


No. Eventually a new restore point will be created, but it will be new.


Yes.

See the other replies in this thread as well.

Most restore needs are actually a need to restore the registry and
nothing else.

look at the free ERUNT here
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/
which will also do the job and use less space on your HD.

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

Most restore needs are actually a need to restore the registry and
nothing else.

look at the free ERUNT here
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/
which will also do the job and use less space on your HD.

Did you mean to reply to someone else?