I had a similar symptom. System Restore was archiving the pagefile.sys file
(which had reached 3.6GB at the time) in every restore point. Moved the page
file to a non-monitored partition.

"denmarfl" <denmarfl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks; b=as I wrote in my original message, I was able to determine that
> it
> was the System restore points that were causing me to lose 3 to 4GB of HDD
> space daily becuase when I turned off System restore, I regained a whole
> lot
> of space. However, the new restore points simply start again to be
> created
> in the same 3 to 4GB Size. I don't want to turn if off permanently, it a
> resource I may need some day. The issue is, and I hope someone has the
> answer, the PC is almost 2 yrs old and just about 3 weeks ago it started
> to
> save Restore points in this 3 to 4GB size, prior to that I could go a week
> and not lose 1GB. I have not installed\chnaged or altered anything on my
> PC
> so that is not the reason for the large restore Files. Hopefully someone
> knows what file ot files overnight grew so large as to cause the
> abnormally
> large size System Restore points on my PC....possibly that file(s) can be
> altered or deleted...afterall, my PC ran fine for 24 mos.....without the
> large File(s).
>
> "Peter Foldes" wrote:
>
>> See the following
>> http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how...restore_po.htm
>> --
>> Peter
>>
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>> "denmarfl" <denmarfl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:79F3044D-23B0-49BA-A0BF-A66F89DCE518@microsoft.com...
>> > Vista Home Prem 32bit. Has anyone come up with what is causing System
>> > Restore Points on a PC that has been running for almost 2 years where
>> > Restore
>> > points were Restore Points took 5 to 7 days to equal 1GB, and now
>> > suddenly
>> > over the past 3 weeks each restore Point is taking up 3 to 4GB of HDD
>> > space
>> > Daily? I know its System restore using up space, if I turn it off,
>> > which
>> > deletes all Points, I regain the Space lost....but the process than
>> > starts
>> > over again. There has to be a file(s) that grew in size in 1 day
>> > causing
>> > this......
>>
>>