System Restore

[Sam]

Windows XP Pro, SP2.

I have used System Restore to restore to an earlier time. I was under the
impression that personal data files would not be deleted. However, I have
found that after a system restore, folders and files created AFTER the
restore point but BEFORE the system restore operation were deleted.

How can I prevent the deletion of files I want to keep?

Sam

 

[Ken Blake]

In

I have used System Restore to restore to an earlier time. I
was
under the impression that personal data files would not be
deleted. However, I have found that after a system restore,
folders and files
created AFTER the restore point but BEFORE the system restore
operation were deleted.

That's not correct. System Restore didn't do this. If this was
your experience, look elsewhere than System Restore for the
source of your problem.

 

[Ron Bogart]

In

Windows XP Pro, SP2.

I have used System Restore to restore to an earlier time. I was
under the impression that personal data files would not be deleted.
However, I have found that after a system restore, folders and files
created AFTER the restore point but BEFORE the system restore
operation were deleted.
How can I prevent the deletion of files I want to keep?

Sam

Where did you store these 'personal documents?' If they were in the My
Documents folder then System Restore didn't do this - if they were stored
elsewhere then they weren't protected.

 

[Sam]

Sorry to burst your bubble, but it DID do it!!!

Sam

 

[Sam]

I do not use My Documents folder. I use an entirely separate drive for my
data. I don't mean just a separate partition, but an entirely second hard
drive.

So how do I protect those files from deletion?

Sam

 

[Ron Bogart]

In

I do not use My Documents folder. I use an entirely separate drive
for my data. I don't mean just a separate partition, but an entirely
second hard drive.

So how do I protect those files from deletion?

Sam

You can go to System Properties - System Restore Tab - uncheck any drive you
want to exclude from System Restore.

 

[Sam]

Thanks Ron.

Sam

In

You can go to System Properties - System Restore Tab - uncheck any drive
you want to exclude from System Restore.

--
Ron Bogart {} ô¿ô¬
Associate Expert
Expert Zone -
"Life is what happens while we are making other plans."

 

[Ron Bogart]

In

Thanks Ron.

Sam

No Problem