deleting system restore

[Terry]

I think I located my system restore folder.
C:\System Volume Information\_restore{593172EE-14D9-4262-8426-24BF2115D284}

There are many, many sub folder (quite large). Can I safely delete them?
What is the best way to delete older restore folders?

 

[Bill in Co.]

Control Panel, System, System Restore, and disable it there (and click OK on
the way out). Then go back and re-enable it again, so you can start
afresh.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I think I located my system restore folder.
C:\System Volume Information\_restore{593172EE-14D9-4262-8426-24BF2115D284}

There are many, many sub folder (quite large). Can I safely delete them?
What is the best way to delete older restore folders?

These are your System Restore points. Don't try to delete them from
there. If you want to get rid of them (which I don't recommend) turn
off System Restore and turn it back on. If you want to decrease the
amount of space it uses, you can do it, and it's usually a good idea.

 

[Gerry]

Rich

That could be dangerous advice as the System Volume Information Folder
contains more than restore points. Having said that Terry may not figure
how to gain access to the folder as it is protected. You can turn off
System Restore and then turn it back on. The best solution, however, is
Disk CleanUp.

Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp,
More Options, System Restore and remove all but the latest System
Restore point.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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[Gerry]

Terry

Leave the System Volume Information folder alone. The folder has special
protection so you may not have discovered how to access the folder. The
folder contains more than restore points. There are other and better
ways to increase free disk space which I suspect prompted your interest
in the folder.

The default allocation to System Restore is 12% on your C partition
which is over generous. I would reduce it to 700 mb. Right click your My
Computer icon on the Desktop and select System Restore. Place the cursor
on your C drive select Settings but this time find the slider and drag
it to the left until it reads 700 mb and exit. When you get to the
Settings screen click on Apply and OK and exit.

Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp to
Empty your Recycle Bin and Remove Temporary Internet Files. Also
select Start, All Programs, accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp,
More Options, System Restore and remove all but the latest System
Restore point. Run Disk Defragmenter.

How large is your C drive / partition and how much free disk space does
it have? Do you have other drives / partition? If yes please provide
details.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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[Terry]

Thank you for the info. I thought there was something like your info
available. My main drive has 51 GB free and my second drive has 79 GB free.
Initially, I was only wondering about all the system restores I had. Seem
like 5 or 6 should be sufficient.