Disk Cleanup ... doesn't

J

J44xm

I wish to expunge some of my old System Restore backups, so I went into Disk
Cleanup. I start it, but it freezes at the following box:
Disk Cleanup is calculating how much space you will be able to free on
My Laptop (C:). This may take a few minutes to complete.

Calculating ...
[progress bar at about 7%]
Scanning: Compress old files
Click to expand...

I let it sit for almost half an hour, and nothing. This is its usual
behavior on my machine. Any ideas? Can I safely erase System Restore backups
independently of Disk Cleanup? Many thanks for your help.
 
J

Jason Haynes

You can disable system restore, reboot, and reenable it. All previous
restore points will be deleted.

J44xm said:
I wish to expunge some of my old System Restore backups, so I went into Disk
Cleanup. I start it, but it freezes at the following box:
Disk Cleanup is calculating how much space you will be able to free on
My Laptop (C:). This may take a few minutes to complete.

Calculating ...
[progress bar at about 7%]
Scanning: Compress old files
Click to expand...

I let it sit for almost half an hour, and nothing. This is its usual
behavior on my machine. Any ideas? Can I safely erase System Restore backups
independently of Disk Cleanup? Many thanks for your help.
Click to expand...
 

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