Restore Points

[Guest]

Hi. I hope someone can help me. I am at the max space allowed, 12%. If I
free up some hard drive space will I be able to use the function again? Also,
why does it not let me restore, is it due to the space being limited?
Also, I am getting an error MDATA.DAT not installed. Does anyone know what
that is?

 

[peter]

12% does not mean anything to us since we do not know the size of your
HD........but on most systems 5-8% is adequate.
The number of restore points saved depends upon the space available...the
newer points push out the older points...but going back to a restore point
made 2 weeks ago as an example is not a smart thing to do...god knows what
has been installed since then.
What message do you get when you try to restore??
why are you trying to restore??.............how far back are you trying to
go??
mdata.dat is related to your mouse drivers.....try going to control
panel/add&remove and remove the mouse driver.....reboot and then reinstall
the drivers.

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi,

Reduce the disk space used to 1GB. This will purge the oldest restore point
and leave as many existing restore points as space allows. And yes, this
function will alway be available.

What message are you receiving when a restore fails?

Here are some troubleshooting steps to take when System Restore fails to
restore:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html

The mdata.dat file may have been removed in the restore process. This file
may be part of mouse software. Try reloading the mouse software.

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org

 

[Guest]

Peter,

Thank you very much. I am trying to find out why my network adapter has
failed. I wondered if it had anything to do with the mdata.dat file, but I
guess not. I believe that I can get another adapter since mine is under
warranty. But my thinking was the filethat is missing may be related somehow
to the adapter.

 

[Guest]

Bert,


Thanks so much, that helps alot.

Hi,

Reduce the disk space used to 1GB. This will purge the oldest restore point
and leave as many existing restore points as space allows. And yes, this
function will alway be available.

What message are you receiving when a restore fails?

Here are some troubleshooting steps to take when System Restore fails to
restore:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html

The mdata.dat file may have been removed in the restore process. This file
may be part of mouse software. Try reloading the mouse software.

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org

 

[Bert Kinney]

You're welcome.

Test System Restore to confirm it is functioning correctly.

How do I test System Restore:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#3

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Hi. I hope someone can help me. I am at the max space allowed, 12%.

The default (and maximum) of 12% of the drive is a very poor one. . In
practice you can seldom go back more than a week or two, because any
more than that and your registry gets out of synch with everything
else. So allocating space for more than a dozen or so restore points
is a waste. All you need for that is 1-2GB at the most.

If I
free up some hard drive space will I be able to use the function again?

No, the problem has nothing to with the amount of space.

Also,
why does it not let me restore, is it due to the space being limited?

No.

Read here for more info: http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html