System Restore Points

Hi,

I have a 120gb hard drive with around 20gb free at any one time. I have
noticed that most of the time I only have one automatically created restore
point. I am aware that the number of restore points is dependant on free hard
drive space, however I had many more available restore points under Windows
XP with same amount of free hard drive space. Is there a way I can increase
the amount of space available to System Restore? I have looked at the
settings and can't find anything. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi,

Yes, you can alter the amount of space allotted using vssadmin from the
command prompt. The default is 15%, which would be about 18GB of your hard
drive space. However, if you only have 20GB remaining, then Vista will try
to maintain that as it needs a certain amount of free space for defragging,
paging, indexing, and other system processes. If necessary, space allotted
to other processes may be reduced as a result.

When you check restore points available, first click the line to "choose a
different restore point", click next, then enable the box to show points
older than 5 days. You may find more available than you think.

See this link using vssadmin to change the amount of space allocated to
system restore:
http://vistasupport.mvps.org/decreas...em_restore.htm

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"adyf" <adyf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9E467FC9-5CCE-451E-86AB-DEFFA09C1F7B@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I have a 120gb hard drive with around 20gb free at any one time. I have
> noticed that most of the time I only have one automatically created
> restore
> point. I am aware that the number of restore points is dependant on free
> hard
> drive space, however I had many more available restore points under
> Windows
> XP with same amount of free hard drive space. Is there a way I can
> increase
> the amount of space available to System Restore? I have looked at the
> settings and can't find anything. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi Rick,

Thanks for the reply. In my case if system restore is set to 15% of hard
drive space then I don't think changing it with 20gb free will help out too
much. I'm interested in your other observation 'choose a different restore
point'. I can't see that option anywhere. I only had one automatically
created restore point, so I created one manually to see if it would give me
that option but I still can't see it.

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Yes, you can alter the amount of space allotted using vssadmin from the
> command prompt. The default is 15%, which would be about 18GB of your hard
> drive space. However, if you only have 20GB remaining, then Vista will try
> to maintain that as it needs a certain amount of free space for defragging,
> paging, indexing, and other system processes. If necessary, space allotted
> to other processes may be reduced as a result.
>
> When you check restore points available, first click the line to "choose a
> different restore point", click next, then enable the box to show points
> older than 5 days. You may find more available than you think.
>
> See this link using vssadmin to change the amount of space allocated to
> system restore:
> http://vistasupport.mvps.org/decreas...em_restore.htm
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "adyf" <adyf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9E467FC9-5CCE-451E-86AB-DEFFA09C1F7B@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a 120gb hard drive with around 20gb free at any one time. I have
> > noticed that most of the time I only have one automatically created
> > restore
> > point. I am aware that the number of restore points is dependant on free
> > hard
> > drive space, however I had many more available restore points under
> > Windows
> > XP with same amount of free hard drive space. Is there a way I can
> > increase
> > the amount of space available to System Restore? I have looked at the
> > settings and can't find anything. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>

Hi,

That option appears on the second screen, after selecting the option to
choose a different restore point (not the default, most recent one) and
clicking next.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"adyf" <adyf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:88B63225-AC73-44A6-BDA1-6F3218E913B6@microsoft.com...
> Hi Rick,
>
> Thanks for the reply. In my case if system restore is set to 15% of hard
> drive space then I don't think changing it with 20gb free will help out
> too
> much. I'm interested in your other observation 'choose a different restore
> point'. I can't see that option anywhere. I only had one automatically
> created restore point, so I created one manually to see if it would give
> me
> that option but I still can't see it.
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Yes, you can alter the amount of space allotted using vssadmin from the
>> command prompt. The default is 15%, which would be about 18GB of your
>> hard
>> drive space. However, if you only have 20GB remaining, then Vista will
>> try
>> to maintain that as it needs a certain amount of free space for
>> defragging,
>> paging, indexing, and other system processes. If necessary, space
>> allotted
>> to other processes may be reduced as a result.
>>
>> When you check restore points available, first click the line to "choose
>> a
>> different restore point", click next, then enable the box to show points
>> older than 5 days. You may find more available than you think.
>>
>> See this link using vssadmin to change the amount of space allocated to
>> system restore:
>> http://vistasupport.mvps.org/decreas...em_restore.htm
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>
>> "adyf" <adyf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:9E467FC9-5CCE-451E-86AB-DEFFA09C1F7B@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I have a 120gb hard drive with around 20gb free at any one time. I have
>> > noticed that most of the time I only have one automatically created
>> > restore
>> > point. I am aware that the number of restore points is dependant on
>> > free
>> > hard
>> > drive space, however I had many more available restore points under
>> > Windows
>> > XP with same amount of free hard drive space. Is there a way I can
>> > increase
>> > the amount of space available to System Restore? I have looked at the
>> > settings and can't find anything. Any help would be greatly
>> > appreciated.
>>
>>

Hi,

I don't get the option to choose a diferent restore point. I see a table
with different restore points and nothing else. If I highlight one then the
next stage is to proceed with the restore.


"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> That option appears on the second screen, after selecting the option to
> choose a different restore point (not the default, most recent one) and
> clicking next.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "adyf" <adyf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:88B63225-AC73-44A6-BDA1-6F3218E913B6@microsoft.com...
> > Hi Rick,
> >
> > Thanks for the reply. In my case if system restore is set to 15% of hard
> > drive space then I don't think changing it with 20gb free will help out
> > too
> > much. I'm interested in your other observation 'choose a different restore
> > point'. I can't see that option anywhere. I only had one automatically
> > created restore point, so I created one manually to see if it would give
> > me
> > that option but I still can't see it.
> >
> > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Yes, you can alter the amount of space allotted using vssadmin from the
> >> command prompt. The default is 15%, which would be about 18GB of your
> >> hard
> >> drive space. However, if you only have 20GB remaining, then Vista will
> >> try
> >> to maintain that as it needs a certain amount of free space for
> >> defragging,
> >> paging, indexing, and other system processes. If necessary, space
> >> allotted
> >> to other processes may be reduced as a result.
> >>
> >> When you check restore points available, first click the line to "choose
> >> a
> >> different restore point", click next, then enable the box to show points
> >> older than 5 days. You may find more available than you think.
> >>
> >> See this link using vssadmin to change the amount of space allocated to
> >> system restore:
> >> http://vistasupport.mvps.org/decreas...em_restore.htm
> >>
> >> --
> >> Best of Luck,
> >>
> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> >> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
> >>
> >> "adyf" <adyf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:9E467FC9-5CCE-451E-86AB-DEFFA09C1F7B@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > I have a 120gb hard drive with around 20gb free at any one time. I have
> >> > noticed that most of the time I only have one automatically created
> >> > restore
> >> > point. I am aware that the number of restore points is dependant on
> >> > free
> >> > hard
> >> > drive space, however I had many more available restore points under
> >> > Windows
> >> > XP with same amount of free hard drive space. Is there a way I can
> >> > increase
> >> > the amount of space available to System Restore? I have looked at the
> >> > settings and can't find anything. Any help would be greatly
> >> > appreciated.
> >>
> >>
>
>

Well, apparently you are already making maximum use of the allotted space.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"adyf" <adyf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8114E91A-1BE1-4F04-AA91-0A77CFDCD33D@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I don't get the option to choose a diferent restore point. I see a table
> with different restore points and nothing else. If I highlight one then
> the
> next stage is to proceed with the restore.
>
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> That option appears on the second screen, after selecting the option to
>> choose a different restore point (not the default, most recent one) and
>> clicking next.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>
>> "adyf" <adyf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:88B63225-AC73-44A6-BDA1-6F3218E913B6@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi Rick,
>> >
>> > Thanks for the reply. In my case if system restore is set to 15% of
>> > hard
>> > drive space then I don't think changing it with 20gb free will help out
>> > too
>> > much. I'm interested in your other observation 'choose a different
>> > restore
>> > point'. I can't see that option anywhere. I only had one automatically
>> > created restore point, so I created one manually to see if it would
>> > give
>> > me
>> > that option but I still can't see it.
>> >
>> > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> Yes, you can alter the amount of space allotted using vssadmin from
>> >> the
>> >> command prompt. The default is 15%, which would be about 18GB of your
>> >> hard
>> >> drive space. However, if you only have 20GB remaining, then Vista will
>> >> try
>> >> to maintain that as it needs a certain amount of free space for
>> >> defragging,
>> >> paging, indexing, and other system processes. If necessary, space
>> >> allotted
>> >> to other processes may be reduced as a result.
>> >>
>> >> When you check restore points available, first click the line to
>> >> "choose
>> >> a
>> >> different restore point", click next, then enable the box to show
>> >> points
>> >> older than 5 days. You may find more available than you think.
>> >>
>> >> See this link using vssadmin to change the amount of space allocated
>> >> to
>> >> system restore:
>> >> http://vistasupport.mvps.org/decreas...em_restore.htm
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Best of Luck,
>> >>
>> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> >> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> >> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>> >>
>> >> "adyf" <adyf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:9E467FC9-5CCE-451E-86AB-DEFFA09C1F7B@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hi,
>> >> >
>> >> > I have a 120gb hard drive with around 20gb free at any one time. I
>> >> > have
>> >> > noticed that most of the time I only have one automatically created
>> >> > restore
>> >> > point. I am aware that the number of restore points is dependant on
>> >> > free
>> >> > hard
>> >> > drive space, however I had many more available restore points under
>> >> > Windows
>> >> > XP with same amount of free hard drive space. Is there a way I can
>> >> > increase
>> >> > the amount of space available to System Restore? I have looked at
>> >> > the
>> >> > settings and can't find anything. Any help would be greatly
>> >> > appreciated.
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>

adyf;659297 Wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I don't get the option to choose a diferent restore point. I see a
> table
> with different restore points and nothing else. If I highlight one then
> the
> next stage is to proceed with the restore.
>
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
> > > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > That option appears on the second screen, after selecting the option
> > to
> > > choose a different restore point (not the default, most recent one)
> > and
> > > clicking next.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Best of Luck,
> > >
> > > Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> > > 'Microsoft Most Valuable Professional'
> > (http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/)
> > > Windows help - 'Nutcase's Home' (http://www.rickrogers.org)
> > > My thoughts 'Life and other stuff' (http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com)
> > >
> > > "adyf" <adyf@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > news:88B63225-AC73-44A6-BDA1-6F3218E913B6@xxxxxx
> > >
> > > > >


Adyf, you said " I see a table with different restore points ". In that
window look at the bottom, click the button BACK. It will bring you to a
different window. Now look carefully, somewhere near the bottom, there
is a little blank circle next to it is CHOOSE A DIFFERENT RESTORE POINT.
Tick that little dot (circle) then NEXT.
On this same window there is also the option to create a restore point
OPEN SYSTEM PROTECTION, click that and you can create a rest. point. All
those options have to be there, whether you have enough GB or not.
Please reply afterwards. Thank you.


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