Vista Disk Space

[Birk Binnard]

Apparently the disk space problem I encountered is well known. There is
a nice fix for it however - an undocumented (naturally) command that
lets you set the max diskspace used for the restore points (called
shadow copies.)

Here's the reference in case your computer guy wants to see it:

http://www.watchingthenet.com/how-to-reduce-disk-space-used-by-windows-vista-system-restore.html

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Birk

Also here:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/diskspacev.html

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[Justin]

Apparently the disk space problem I encountered is well known. There is a
nice fix for it however - an undocumented (naturally) command that lets
you set the max diskspace used for the restore points (called shadow
copies.)

Here's the reference in case your computer guy wants to see it:

http://www.watchingthenet.com/how-to-reduce-disk-space-used-by-windows-vista-system-restore.html

Restore points aren't shadow copies. That settings changes how much HDD
space is available to the Shadow Copy environment which is also used for
Restore Points. It doesn't JUST affect Restore Points. Shadow Copy will
allow you to right click any file and restore that file to a previous
version. As well as folders as well as restoring deleted files.

If you alter this setting then understand that it affects both Restore
Points as well as Shadow Copy.

From MS:

Shadow Copy
Have you ever accidentally saved over a file you were working on? Accidental
file deletion or modification is a common cause of data loss. The Business,
Ultimate, and Enterprise editions of Windows Vista include a useful
innovation to help you protect your data: Shadow Copy. This feature
automatically creates point-in-time copies of files as you work, so you can
quickly and easily retrieve versions of a document you may have accidentally
deleted.

 

[Jill Zoeller [MSFT]]

See the System Restore team's blog at
http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/ar...used-for-restore-points-in-windows-vista.aspx
for additional info.