system restore points

[Sam]

Exactly how long do system restore points stay on XP? I
know they are not there for permanently. However, my
system restore points are not there the next day.
Yesterday, I had only seen a few. So, exactly how long do
they usually stay?

 

[Patrick]

Exactly how long do system restore points stay on XP? I
know they are not there for permanently. However, my
system restore points are not there the next day.
Yesterday, I had only seen a few. So, exactly how long do
they usually stay?

Mine go back to 27th August 2003
(all rather unpredictable, I suppose)

 

[Tom Harvey]

As I recall, there is a way to set the file size for system restore, so the
number of restore points saved will depend on what you set there, and that
in turn will be dependent on how much of your hard drive you want to
allocate to this. I would try looking in help to see what you can find
about settings for system restore. Sorry I can't be more precise, but it
has been several months since I last visited this issue.

Tom

 

[Patrick]

As I recall, there is a way to set the file size for system restore,
so the number of restore points saved will depend on what you set
there, and that in turn will be dependent on how much of your hard
drive you want to allocate to this. I would try looking in help to
see what you can find about settings for system restore. Sorry I
can't be more precise, but it has been several months since I last
visited this issue.

Tom

'Control Panel' / 'System' icon / 'Restore' tab / 'Settings' button / slider
(max=12% drivespace)