Deleting old dates from System Restore

[doowopper10]

1) Is it a good idea to delete old restore dates from System Restore? I have
some listed there that are so old I will never use them to restore my
computer.
2) If so, how do I do it?
Thanks.
Richard

 

[JS]

Use the "System Restore Settings", in the 'Drive Settings' box choose the
drive letter (usually C and then click the 'Settings' button and then move
the slider to the left to reduce the amount of disk space System Restore
will use.

JS

 

[smlunatick]

1) Is it a good idea to delete old restore dates from System Restore? I have
some listed there that are so old I will never use them to restore my
computer.
2) If so, how do I do it?
Thanks.
Richard

If System Restore is correctly configured, then the older date will
automatically be removed. System Restore will only store a certain
fixed amount of restore dates.

 

[Kayman]

1) Is it a good idea to delete old restore dates from System Restore? I have
some listed there that are so old I will never use them to restore my
computer.

In this case it is a good idea.

2) If so, how do I do it?

Remove Restore Points
To remove all restore points except the most recent restore point, follow
these steps:
1.Click Start, and then click My Computer.
2.Right-click the disk in which you want to free up space, and then click
Properties.
3.Click the General tab, and then click Disk Cleanup.
4.Click the More Options tab, and then under System Restore, click Clean
up.
5.Click Yes to remove all but the most recent restore point.
6.Click OK, click Yes to proceed with this action, and then click OK.

 

[Lem]

1) Is it a good idea to delete old restore dates from System Restore? I have
some listed there that are so old I will never use them to restore my
computer.
2) If so, how do I do it?
Thanks.
Richard

1. No.
2. By default, SR makes a restore point about every 24 hours if the
computer is on. It will keep as many restore points as the allocated
space will permit. When the allocated space fills up, SR automatically
deletes the oldest restore points to make room for new ones. By
default, the space allocated for SR points is 12% of the partition size.
If you have a large drive with a single partition, as is most common,
you probably have too much space allocated. Right click on "My
Computer", select Properties, and then select the System Restore tab.
Select the system drive (usually C:\) and click Settings. Move the
slider to the left until the allocated space is approximately 1 GB. If
other partitions are listed under "Available drives", turn off SR for
those other partitions.

--
Lem -- MS-MVP

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[Twayne]

1) Is it a good idea to delete old restore dates from System Restore?

I have some listed there that are so old I will never use them to
restore my computer.
2) If so, how do I do it?
Thanks.
Richard

To clear them all out, turn restore off, restart and turn them back on.
You cannot selectively remove them but you can get rid of the oldest by
making their storage area smaller. I see other posts indicating how to
do that.

HTH